About PEI
What's the population of PEI?
178,500
What is the name of the bridge to PEI?
Confederation Bridge
Who was the first European explorer that landed in PEI?
Jacques Cartier
What is confederation?
The formation of Canada
What color is the sand on most of the beaches in PEI?
Red
This real PEI town inspired the fictional “Avonlea” in Anne of Green Gables.
Cavendish
When you leave PEI and drive across the bridge, what Province are you in?
New Brunswick
Who was already living in PEI?
Mi’kmaq
What city was the meeting held to discuss for formation of Canada?
Charlottetown
What is the name of the book about a red haired girl from PEI called?
Ann of Green Gables
What is the capital city of PEI?
Charlottetown
What year did the Confederation Bridge open to public?
1997
What is one of the greatest ways PEI makes money?
Farming potatoes, fishing and Tourism
Did PEI join confederation with the original 4?
No
What is the name of the water park on PEI?
Shining Waters
Name 2 of the Atlantic provinces.
PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland
PEI has only one river officially designated as “heritage” under the Canadian Heritage Rivers System.
Hillsborough River
What number was PEI to join Canada?
5
What 4 provinces first joined Canada?
NS, NB, Quebec, Ontario
What is the name of the amusement park in PEI?
Sandspit
PEI’s highest natural point is near this community.
Glen Valley
This tiny PEI island, accessible only by boat and home to a now‑abandoned lighthouse, was once proposed as a national park site before the idea shifted to Greenwich.
Panmure Island
Built in 1880, this PEI mansion—nicknamed “The Taj Mahal of the Island”—was home to a wealthy shipping family and is now a museum in Montague.
What year did confederation take place?
1867
Before potatoes dominated, this crop—used for linen production—was a major PEI export in the early 1800s.
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