A huge limestone rock with a natural arch

Gaspé Peninsula Quiz: Percé Rock and the Forillon Coast

Jacques Cartier planted a cross at Gaspé Bay in 1534, and this Gaspé Peninsula quiz follows the coastal road around Quebec's far eastern tip. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Perce Rock, Bonaventure Island, Forillon National Park, Cap Gaspe, Route 132, the Chic-Choc Mountains, Miguasha's fossil fish and the Reford Gardens.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Province
In which province is the Gaspé Peninsula?
Rock
What is Percé Rock?
Birds
Which seabird nests in huge numbers on Bonaventure Island?
Park
Which national park covers the tip of the peninsula?
Explorer
Which explorer landed at Gaspé in 1534?
Road
Which highway loops around the peninsula?
Mountains
Which mountain range rises in the interior?
Fossils
Which UNESCO site preserves fossil fish?
Gardens
Which famous gardens lie near Grand-Metis?
Trail
Which long-distance trail ends at Cap Gaspé?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which province is the Gaspé Peninsula?
Answer: Quebec
It juts into the Gulf of St Lawrence.
Q2: What is Percé Rock?
Answer: A huge limestone rock with a natural arch
Percé means pierced.
Q3: Which seabird nests in huge numbers on Bonaventure Island?
Answer: Northern gannet
Its colony is one of the largest.
Q4: Which national park covers the tip of the peninsula?
Answer: Forillon National Park
It opened in 1970.
Q5: Which explorer landed at Gaspé in 1534?
Answer: Jacques Cartier
He planted a cross claiming land for France.
Q6: Which highway loops around the peninsula?
Answer: Route 132
It hugs the coast.
Q7: Which mountain range rises in the interior?
Answer: The Chic-Choc Mountains
They are part of the Appalachians.
Q8: Which UNESCO site preserves fossil fish?
Answer: Miguasha National Park
Its fish date from the Devonian.
Q9: Which famous gardens lie near Grand-Metis?
Answer: The Reford Gardens
Elsie Reford created them.
Q10: Which long-distance trail ends at Cap Gaspé?
Answer: The International Appalachian Trail
It extends the Appalachian Trail north.

Gaspé Peninsula Quiz – Percé Rock and the Forillon Coast

The Gaspé Peninsula is Quebec's far eastern region, stretching into the Gulf of St Lawrence. Route 132 loops around its coast, passing fishing villages, cliffs and the Chic-Choc Mountains.

Percé Rock, a huge limestone monolith with a natural arch, stands off the town of Percé. Nearby Bonaventure Island hosts one of the world's largest northern gannet colonies. Forillon National Park, created in 1970, protects the peninsula's tip, where the International Appalachian Trail ends at Cap Gaspé.

Jacques Cartier landed at Gaspé in 1534. Miguasha National Park, a UNESCO site, preserves Devonian fossil fish, and the Reford Gardens near Grand-Metis are famous for blue poppies.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travelers will enjoy these questions.

Where the Gaspé is
Which landmarks stand out
Which wildlife lives there
Which history happened there
Which parks protect it

Did You Know?

Whales are often seen offshore.
Gaspé means land's end in Mi'kmaq.
Seafood such as lobster is a local specialty.
Mont Jacques-Cartier is among Quebec's highest peaks.
Boat tours circle Percé Rock.