Bloggers Emerge Victorious on CBC’s Test the Nation!

Written by Erica. Filed Under television

Last night after Mic, Kate and I returned relaxed and stretched from our first yoga class (taught by our favorite yoga instructor Lara), and after our boys (two of them, at least) cooked us a delicious dinner of chicken cordon bleu, potato pancakes, fennel, and bruschetta, I caught the last 45 minutes of CBC’s Test the Nation.

There were 6 groups competing - Chefs, cab drivers, backpackers, flight crew, celebrity lookalikes, and bloggers. Naturally I wanted the bloggers to win - they were really the only group I felt an affinity with. If they had snowboarders, I probably would have gone with them instead. :) I thought the bloggers had a pretty good chance - most of us online seem to keep up with world events, especially those entertainment and pop culture related. I only saw one of the quiz segments (the last one - Indulge Me) and I’m happy to report that I scored perfect! When the questions and answers were reviewed, I was able to answer the majority of the questions before the answer was revealed. I think I would have made a great blogger team member

As you’ve probably figured out from the title of this post, the bloggers won with an average score of 50! Top score overall was earned by a blogger, one Rick Spence. Even the celebrity representing the bloggers - Samantha Bee, my favorite Daily Show correspondent - was the highest-scoring celebrity.

Reading through the Test the Nation website, I discovered that one of the 5 experts who devised the quiz itself is an old professor of mine - Tim Blackmore of the University of Western Ontario. My SEO blogging brain had also been wondering if all those bloggers got links to their blogs on the CBC website - indeed they did! I’ve discovered some great new Canadian blogs already.

Canadians - they are still looking for members for teams like Americans living in Canada, Armchair Athletes, Buskers, Mechanics, and many more. Hey Lauren, they’re even looking for cheerleaders!

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Comments

4 Responses to “Bloggers Emerge Victorious on CBC’s Test the Nation!”

Allan on January 21st, 2008 1:51 pm

Neat to read that viewers enjoyed the show.
HERE are some pictures from the event itself.
Of course you would have made a great team member!
Allan on January 21st, 2008 1:52 pm

Try again … http://teamakers.blogspot.com/
Rhys on January 21st, 2008 2:18 pm

We have a similar show here! If they asked for a bloggers category I’d apply (even though one of the hosts - Danny Wallace - is a blogger in himself)
mom on January 21st, 2008 5:43 pm

…checking my credentials…barber-nope, sailor (I only swear like one), car salesperson- um nope- Oh dear the closest I can come to fitting is…..drum roll…international model! haha
Why no farmer cat?