What is special about Prince Edward Island's size?

It is Canada's smallest province

Why is the island called the Birthplace of Confederation?

The 1864 Charlottetown Conference met there

Canada's first king was born there

Prince Edward Island Quiz: Red Sand Beaches and Anne Country

This Prince Edward Island quiz crosses to Canada's smallest province, with its red cliffs and green fields. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on iron-rich red sand, the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, Anne of Green Gables and Cavendish, the Confederation Bridge, potatoes, mussels, lobster suppers and the singing sands of Basin Head.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Size
What is special about Prince Edward Island's size?
Red
What makes the island's soil and beaches red?
Birth
Why is the island called the Birthplace of Confederation?
Book
Which novel is set on the island?
Author
Who wrote Anne of Green Gables?
Bridge
Which bridge links the island to New Brunswick?
Record
What record does the bridge hold?
Crop
Which crop is the island famous for?
Sea
Which shellfish from the island are sold worldwide?
Sands
What is special about the beach at Basin Head?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is special about Prince Edward Island's size?
Answer: It is Canada's smallest province
It sits in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Q2: What makes the island's soil and beaches red?
Answer: Iron oxide
It is rusty iron in the sandstone.
Q3: Why is the island called the Birthplace of Confederation?
Answer: The 1864 Charlottetown Conference met there
Leaders discussed uniting colonies.
Q4: Which novel is set on the island?
Answer: Anne of Green Gables
It was published in 1908.
Q5: Who wrote Anne of Green Gables?
Answer: L. M. Montgomery
She grew up in Cavendish.
Q6: Which bridge links the island to New Brunswick?
Answer: Confederation Bridge
It opened in 1997.
Q7: What record does the bridge hold?
Answer: Longest bridge over ice-covered water
It is about 12.9 km long.
Q8: Which crop is the island famous for?
Answer: Potatoes
Red soil suits them.
Q9: Which shellfish from the island are sold worldwide?
Answer: Mussels
They grow on ropes in bays.
Q10: What is special about the beach at Basin Head?
Answer: Its sand squeaks when you walk
It is called singing sand.

Red Sand, Green Gables and Confederation

Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province, set in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Its soil, cliffs and many beaches are red because the sandstone contains iron oxide, which is rust. The rich soil grows the potatoes the island is famous for.

In 1864 the Charlottetown Conference met in the island's capital, beginning talks that led to Canada's confederation, so the island is called the Birthplace of Confederation. Since 1997, the Confederation Bridge, about 12.9 km long and the longest bridge over ice-covered water, has linked it to New Brunswick.

L. M. Montgomery set her 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables in Cavendish, and fans visit Green Gables Heritage Place. Islanders farm mussels on ropes in sheltered bays and serve lobster at community suppers. At Basin Head, the sand squeaks underfoot, earning the name singing sands.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travel fans will enjoy these questions.

How big the island is
Why the beaches are red
What happened in 1864
Which book is set there
Which foods it produces

Did You Know?

Islanders often call it PEI or the Island.
Lighthouses dot the coastline.
Ferries also link the island to Nova Scotia.
The Confederation Trail follows an old railway.
Prince Edward Island National Park protects dunes and beaches.