Province Quiz - Newfoundland and Labrador

Can you guess these facts about the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador?

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Capital of Newfoundland	St. John's
Group of people that tried to colonize Newfoundland around the year 1,000 A.D.	Vikings
Name of the settlement they established around 1000 A.D.	Vinland
Person who founded that settlement	Leif Erikson
Ship that sank 640 km off the coasts of Newfoundland	RMS Titanic
Cape Spear is the _______most point in North America	Eastern
Slang for someone from Newfoundland	Newfie
Large gulf Newfoundland borders to the west	Gulf of St. Lawrence
French overseas territory 20 km near Newfoundland	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Gander was once home to the world's largest _______, sometimes called the "Crossroads of the World"	Airport
Formerly rich fishing grounds off the island of Newfoundland	Grand Banks
Newfoundland shares the island of Killiniq with this territory	Nunavut
Newfoundland and Labrador is the least _______ populated province	Densely
Huge peninsula the mainland part of Newfoundland is situated on	Labrador
Politician who was the main force who brought the Newfoundland into the Canadian Confederation in 1949	Joey Smallwood
Economic crisis that made Newfoundland give up its independence in 1933	Great Depression
Second biggest population center	Corner Brook
Type of fish that ran the economy of Newfoundland during the 19th century	Cod
Most-visited national park	Gros Morne
Strait between Newfoundland and Labrador (hint: word for a beautiful girl)	Belle Isle

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Jul 27, 2022

Wow, very interesting about the airport!

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Apr 8, 2023

I'm from Newfoundland and didn't get them all

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