What is the Lighthouse Route?

A scenic drive along the South Shore

Nova Scotia Lighthouses Quiz: Peggy's Cove and Beyond

Granite boulders, crashing waves and a white tower with a red lantern make one Canadian lighthouse among the most photographed anywhere, and this Nova Scotia lighthouses quiz starts there. Play 10 interactive questions on Peggy's Cove, Sambro Island, Louisbourg, Cape Forchu, Cape d'Or above the Bay of Fundy, the Lighthouse Route and the Swissair 111 memorial.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Peggy
When was the current Peggy's Cove lighthouse built?
Post
What unusual service did the Peggy's Cove lighthouse once house?
Rocks
What are the huge boulders around Peggy's Cove?
Oldest
Which Nova Scotia lighthouse is the oldest surviving one in the Americas?
French
Where did the French build Canada's first lighthouse in 1734?
Route
What is the Lighthouse Route?
Tides
Which bay with the world's highest tides does Cape d'Or overlook?
Forchu
Near which town is Cape Forchu lighthouse?
Memorial
Which tragedy is remembered near Peggy's Cove?
Law
What did a 2008 Canadian law protect?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: When was the current Peggy's Cove lighthouse built?
Answer: 1915
It replaced an earlier tower.
Q2: What unusual service did the Peggy's Cove lighthouse once house?
Answer: A post office
It operated in summer for years.
Q3: What are the huge boulders around Peggy's Cove?
Answer: Granite left by glaciers
Ice Age glaciers scattered them.
Q4: Which Nova Scotia lighthouse is the oldest surviving one in the Americas?
Answer: Sambro Island Light
It guards Halifax Harbour.
Q5: Where did the French build Canada's first lighthouse in 1734?
Answer: Louisbourg
It served the fortress town.
Q6: What is the Lighthouse Route?
Answer: A scenic drive along the South Shore
It links fishing villages.
Q7: Which bay with the world's highest tides does Cape d'Or overlook?
Answer: The Bay of Fundy
Tides there can exceed 15 meters.
Q8: Near which town is Cape Forchu lighthouse?
Answer: Yarmouth
It has an apple-core shaped tower.
Q9: Which tragedy is remembered near Peggy's Cove?
Answer: Swissair Flight 111 in 1998
A memorial overlooks the sea.
Q10: What did a 2008 Canadian law protect?
Answer: Heritage lighthouses
Communities can nominate lighthouses.

Nova Scotia Lighthouses Quiz – Peggy's Cove and Beyond

Nova Scotia's long coastline is dotted with around 150 lighthouses. The most famous stands at Peggy's Cove, where the current tower was built in 1915 among granite boulders left by glaciers, and for years housed a summer post office.

Sambro Island Light, first lit in 1758 at the entrance to Halifax Harbour, is the oldest surviving lighthouse in the Americas. The French built Canada's first lighthouse at Louisbourg in 1734, though today's tower is newer.

The Lighthouse Route follows the South Shore, Cape Forchu stands near Yarmouth and Cape d'Or overlooks the Bay of Fundy, home to the world's highest tides. Canada's Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act of 2008 helps preserve these towers.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travelers and history fans will enjoy these questions.

Which lighthouses are famous
How old they are
Where they stand
Which routes link them
How they are protected

Did You Know?

Many lighthouses are now automated.
Lobster fishing villages surround many towers.
Fog is common along the coast.
Some lighthouses offer tours and museums.
Visitors are warned to stay off wet black rocks.