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Canadian Quiz.... for those interested

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special/canquiz2005/
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13 outta 20, ok for a Yank with a weak wrister?
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I did the same. I've never thought we were much different. \:D/
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Don't feel bad Yankee's I only scored 11-20 :cheers:
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:muhaha: :muhaha: :muhaha: :muhaha:
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I suck...only 9 out of 20! :D
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LiftedAWDAstro wrote:I suck...only 9 out of 20! :D
I did worse than that... :toimonster:
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Got 8 out of 20.Still will drink Labatt's.Does that count??.
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I got 16. I'm guessing I may actually be canadian. Zam you disappoint me :muhaha:
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8 of 20. Guess I'll keep living down in the states, but I'll come up and visit sometime.
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potskie wrote:I got 16. I'm guessing I may actually be canadian. Zam you disappoint me :muhaha:
Hey, APPLES are HEALTHIER than YOGURT o.k :poke:

Now if the quiz was about something truly CANADIAN like BEER and umm I don't know maybe "All things Hockey Rink" then I do believe I would have faired a little bit better :D
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astrozam wrote:
potskie wrote:I got 16. I'm guessing I may actually be canadian. Zam you disappoint me :muhaha:
Hey, APPLES are HEALTHIER than YOGURT o.k :poke:

Now if the quiz was about something truly CANADIAN like BEER and umm I don't know maybe "All things Hockey Rink" then I do believe I would have faired a little bit better :D

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i got 6 out of 20... niiiiiiice.. lol

btw.. they spelled yogurt wrong... they spelled it yoghurt
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Woohoo! 20 out of 20!







Of course that was the 2nd time around....
The 1st time I only got 7 out of 20 :dunce:
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yoghurt is another way to spell yogurt

its kind of like colour and color, honour and honor and all that.

I got 16 when I first took it, and I am with Zam apples are better! :canuk:
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