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1. Gaelic is a member of which of the following world language families?
   1. Amerindian
   2. Celtic
   3. Germanic
   4. Italic
   5. Slavic

2. What Gaelic languages are spoken in the world today?
   1. Irish, Scottish and British
   2. Irish, Scottish and Italian
   3. Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx
   4. Irish, Scottish and Hebrew

3. In what regions/countries are Gaelic languages spoken?
   1. Ireland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Scotland and Nova Scotia
   2. Ireland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Scotland and Boston, Il 
   3. Ireland, Scotland, Nova Scotia, Boston, Il 
   4. Ireland, Scotland, Nova Scotia, Northeast USA

4. In what year did the first Gaelic speaking settlers arrive in Nova Scotia from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland?
   1. 1621
   2. 1773
   3. 1801
   4. 1850

5. What word(s) listed below do Gaelic speakers in Nova Scotia use to refer to themselves?
   1. Highlander
   2. Highland Scot
   3. Gàidheal or Gàidheil
   4. Scot

6. In communities in jurisdictions now referred to as Colchester, Pictou, Antigonish, Guysborough, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria Counties & CBRM early Gaelic speaking settlers made their homes. What is the one town outside of these jurisdictions listed that boasts Gaelic street signs?
   
   1. Liverpool
   2. Yarmouth
   3. Digby
   4. Pugwash

7. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". What is the Gaelic for Nova Scotia?
   1. Eilean a' Phrionnsa
   2. Eilean nan Trosg
   3. Eilean Cheap Breatainn
   4. Alba Nuadh

8. What is the Gaelic word for "poet"?
   1. saor
   2. saighdear
   3. iasgair
   4. bàrd

9. What famous Gaelic poet first settled at Barney's River in Pictou County in 1819?
   1. John MacLean
   2. Alex D. MacDonald
   3. Alexander MacLean Sinclair

10. Which poem below is considered his most famous work?
    1. A' Choille Ghruamach
    2. Am Bàl Gàidhealach
    3. Bithibh Aotrom 's Togaibh Fonn

11. What does the Gaelic word "lite" mean?
    1. soup
    2. toast
    3. jelly
    4. porridge 

12. What are "maragan"?
    1. potatoes
    2. beans
    3. carrots
    4. turnips
    5. a pudding made of oats, suet and spices

13. Gaelic speakers call New Glasgow "Am Baile Beag", Antigonish, "Am Baile Mór" and Sydney, "Baile Shudnaidh". What does the word "Baile" mean?
    1. town
    2. place
    3. city
    4. clearing 

14. The pipes and the fiddle are instruments found in the music of many European cultures. When played traditionally in Nova Scotia, many believe that you can hear this in their music?
    1. feet tapping
    2. long Gaelic tales
    3. ghost stories
    4. the Gaelic language sung  
       

Answers
1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a, 4 – b, 5 – c, 6 – d, 7 – d, 8 – d, 9 – b, 10 – a, 11 – d, 12 – e, 13 – a,
14 - d

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