Bloggers Emerge Victorious on CBC’s Test the Nation!

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!