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Quiz: Which of these Maritime town names are real?

Green street name sign in Newfoundland. Photo by Joanne Dale/Shutterstock

Maritimers just seem to have a way with language—for better or for worse. They talk fast, they growl out their Rs, and they can curse a blue streak. To a Maritimer, rum is “screech,” your buddy is your “b’y,” and the word “very” has been replaced, for some reason, by “some.”

So is it any wonder that the town names in the Maritimes are a little unusual? To illustrate the point, we’re going to test your geographical knowledge of the country’s East Coast. Only true Maritimers will likely be able to get a full score on this quiz. After all, it’s some difficult.

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