CBC’s Test the Nation: Trivia aired Sunday evening and One Degree’s editor-in-chief Kate Trgovac and contributor Alexa Clark, as well as other blogging luminaries like David Jones from PR Works and Rick Spence of Canadian Entrepreneur, were right there in the studio competing as part of the winning "Blogger" Team.
Easily the rowdiest team in the studio (especially during the technology section), the bloggers beat out cab drivers, flight crew, chefs, backpackers and celebrity look-alikes to take home the glittering 21st Century Trivia trophy. Wooo! Congratulations, bloggers!! Finally – all that time in front the computer is paying off.
It was a banner night all round for the bloggers – Rick Spence of Canadian Entrepreneur had the highest overall score and the blogger team’s celebrity coach, Samantha Bee of The Daily Show, had the best score among the celebrities.
The great thing about a whole team of bloggers is that you know most of them blogged about the whole experience seconds after it was over. Check out a full list of bloggers below the fold!
You bet I blogged about it.
But I did it HERE …
http://teamakers.blogspot.com/2008/01/test-nation-holding-pen.html#c8816541494508400578
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It was a blast. The blogger sweep was the icing on the cake. Big congrats to Rick Spence for being the top dog with 57 out of 60! He even beat the Jeopardy veteran on the backpacker team.
Congrats to all the bloggers! Well done.
I’m proud of you all. And I hope my question doesn’t take away from your achievement, but… can you tell us what we’re *really* dying to know?
What’s Samantha Bee like?
@Allan – great post!
@doctor_jones – it was so FUN! I can’t believe how rowdy we all were 🙂 To me, this totally flies in the face of how that grouchy Sask professor characterised all bloggers as solitary basement dwellers. Wonder if he was watching.
@Glenda – thanks! We were very proud.
@Rob – 🙂 She was lovely! A touch embarrassed by our unadulterated adoration – but she waved and shouted to “her people” during commercial breaks. Also, came over at the end of the show. I got a hug 🙂 She is quite petite in Real-Life. Very friendly.