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2013 Year in Review Quiz

Test your knowledge of Prince Edward Island news with our annual news quiz

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Posted: December 24, 2013


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  1. 1. A veteran's widow defied the law by wearing her husband's medals during Remembrance Day ceremonies. In what countries is this allowed?

    2. Veteran's widow will defy law and wear war medals A Charlottetown woman intends to break the law to honour her late husband this Remembrance Day.

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  2. 2. Under proposed legislation, how many drunk driving convictions are required before installation of a drunk driver plate?

    3. Drunk driver plates to have no obvious markings Special P.E.I. licence plates for convicted drunk drivers will be marked for police to recognize, not the general public, says Transportation Minister Robert Vessey.

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  3. 3. Charlottetown police released news of a major breakthrough in the Byron Carr murder case this year. What was it?

    1. Byron Carr murder accomplice identified by police Charlottetown police have gathered evidence that a second man helped Byron Carr's murderer clean up evidence the night after the 1988 murder.

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  4. 4. A new TV series in Japan will tell the story of the woman who translated Anne of Green Gables into Japanese. How many episodes will there be?

    4. Japan airing 156-part series on Green Gables translator P.E.I. is hoping to draw more tourists from Canada in 2014, but it’s also relying on a new TV series in Japan to help attract many more fans to Anne of Green Gables.

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  5. 5. The Stanhope resort, lost to fire in April, was the first hotel on P.E.I. What year did it open?

    2. Historic P.E.I. resort lost to fire When Stanhope Beach Resort burned to the ground on Tuesday P.E.I. lost both an important business and a historical landmark.

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  6. 6. How old are fossil footprints found in Belfast, P.E.I. this year believed to be?

    1. P.E.I. fossil footprints could be 290 million years old A geology student from Halifax is investigating a set of fossil tracks he found on the South Shore of P.E.I. that may be 290 million years old.

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  7. 7. Lobster fishermen stopped fishing in May to protest low prices. How else did they protest?

    4. Fishermen blockade lobster plant Some P.E.I. fishermen set up a blockade of a lobster plant in eastern P.E.I. Wednesday afternoon.

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  8. 8. What did a Charlottetown store supply to the set designer for the TV series Mad Men?

    3. Mad Men shops for P.E.I. vintage bed sheets A Charlottetown entrepreneur was on the line recently with a high profile customer.

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  9. 9. In order from highest to lowest, which P.E.I. senators spent the most on expenses from Sept. 2010 to Feb. 2013?

    4. P.E.I. senators' expenses With the nation scrutinizing the expenses of Island Senator Mike Duffy, CBC P.E.I. thought it would be interesting to have a look at the expenses of all four of the province's senators to see how they stacked up.

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  10. 10. Why did a P.E.I. woman appeal being denied employment insurance benefits?

    1. Protesting P.E.I. single mother wins EI appeal A Montague, P.E.I., woman who received national attention after her employment insurance claim was denied has won her appeal.

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  11. 11. What regulatory hurdle did AquaBounty clear in Canada for the selling of its genetically-modified salmon?

    2. Genetically-modified salmon eggs approved commercially Environment Canada has given AquaBounty Technologies the go-ahead to produce genetically-modified salmon eggs on a commercial scale at its P.E.I. facility, the company has announced.

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