Are bloggers smarter? Test the Nation thinks so
I spent Sunday night with a team of 30+ bloggers on a CBC-TV quiz show called Test the Nation. We, the bloggers, were pitted against five other teams - chefs, celebrity look-a-likes, taxi drivers, flight crews, and backpackers.
After two hours of answering a total of 60 question about the 21st Century, our team won the competition. Aside from sweet victory, the best part of the night was hanging out with other web-minded people (a loud and vocal bunch I might add).
Some folks have emailed to ask my score, and I will reveal it as soon as I find out (if it's good of course!). There are lots of entertaining pics up on Flickr, so check 'em out here.
Here I am above with fellow Canadian lady blogger Miss604. Of course the highlight of my night was when "Austin Powers" asked me to "shag behind the curtains" and when Borat penciled in my blog as a must-visit later that eve. Ah, just another Sunday night in Toronto!
Amber, how comes you look so tanned in this photo?
I know you have just got back from SF but didn't you moan that it was raining nearly all the time you where down there, so where did this tan come from? or is Miss604 just really pale from being indoors blogging all day?
Great victory by the way. 'The Iron Lady' would be proud of you, well your sort of from the UK, or at least Scotland, so we will claim you as ours. Sorry, but its the only way the UK will ever win anything.
L&L, Steve XX
Posted by:SteveintheUK | January 22, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Hey Amber!
I saw you up there in the front row on the show! Way to give us CDN bloggers a good name! :)
Cheers!
Mike.
Posted by:Mike Pegg | January 22, 2008 at 04:34 PM
ok amber, what's going on...????
is there something you are waiting to tell us ?
Posted by:hmmmmm | January 22, 2008 at 04:59 PM
lol, did Photon take his picture the same time Miss 604 did? Crazy. Congratulations on your win, what did you get as a prize?
Posted by:OncePiece | January 22, 2008 at 05:26 PM
Because I was avoiding being productive I hit up youtube and found a few clips from the show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q6DLPtxcBo
Posted by:jccalhoun | January 22, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Holy crap dark hair!
Posted by:Ryan | January 22, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Ms. Mac: I've been compiling disclosed blogger scores here; I've got about 15 brave people so far.
Posted by:Ryan Cousineau | January 24, 2008 at 04:12 PM
I was on "Reach For The Top" in 1984. You, me, Leo and one of the two Google guys could kick some serious ass in any game show.
As to your hair... Dude, great choice. But either way, you look great.
One last thing. WTF is happening to CITY? They're channeling Sportsnet for Catherine Humphrey's sports reports!
Posted by:Matt - the Harry Potter Guy | January 24, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Q: Do you know what software programmers call a blond that dyes her hair brown?
A: Artificial Intelligence. :P
Goodnight Toronto! I'll be here all week.. :P
Posted by:ulric | January 25, 2008 at 11:09 PM
The Giants beat the Packers.
Posted by:John Brady | January 26, 2008 at 04:59 PM