CASA

9/10/2010 10:43:56 PM

Quiz #7: Still More Geography
Author:
CASA

1. Which crop was once harvested on top of Percé Rock?

 

2. Which area of the Gaspé Coast has a train line that goes through a limestone tunnel? 

 

3. What is referred to as the ‘Jewel of the Gaspé’? 

 

4. Where on the coast would you find the formation of an Indian Head on a large rock? 

 

5. Where would you find the largest bird sanctuary? 

 

6. What Gaspesian town is named from the Indian word ‘Escomenag’? 

 

7. What village was known as the Queen of the Matapedia? 

 

8. Where did New Richmond get its name? 

 

9. Where did the Loyalists of New Richmond come from?

 

10. For whom was the town Maria named? 

 

11. In whose honour was Ste. Flavie named? 

 

12. What town (village) had the highest enlistment per capita in the First World War? 

 

13. Which river boasted the longest covered bridge in Quebec? 

 

14.What natural formation has been largely responsible for tourism of the Gaspé? 

 

15. Name the old counties of Gaspé Peninsula? 


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