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A very Canadian news quiz
Celebrate Canada Day weekend with our patriotic quiz show
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Because News all-stars take the news quiz
Ashley Botting, Anand Rajaram and Rebecca Northan take this week's news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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Comedian Alice Moran takes the news quiz
Tom Howell, Alice Moran and Anand Rajaram takes this week's news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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The Debaters' Steve Patterson takes the news quiz
Steve Patterson, Jesse Wente and Ashley Botting take this week's news quiz.
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Comedian Bruce McCulloch takes the news quiz
Kid in the Hall Bruce McCulloch, Ann Pornel and Kris Siddiqi take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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Comedian Scott Thompson takes the news quiz
Kid In The Hall Scott Thompson, Ali Hassan and Rebecca Northan take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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Best of Because News: May 19, 2018
Kris Siddiqi, Candy Palmater and Grace Lynn Kung take the news quiz.
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Kim's Convenience star Andrew Phung plays the news quiz
Martha Chaves, Tom Howell and Andrew Phung take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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Winnipeg Jet or 'West Side Story' Jet?
It's hard to distinguish between crews. Can you tell your Jets apart?
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Baroness von Sketch Show's Carolyn Taylor takes the news quiz
Carolyn Taylor, Tom Howell and Kris Siddiqi take the news quiz.
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The Beaverton's Miguel Rivas takes the news quiz
Grace Lynn Kung, Andrew Cheng and Miguel Rivas take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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Comedian Martha Chaves takes the news quiz
Kris Siddiqi, Ashley Botting and Martha Chaves take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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Opera star Ben Heppner sings his way through the news quiz
Opera star Ben Heppner, Martha Chaves and Tom Howell take the news quiz with Gavin Crawford.
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Which of these weird Canadian coins are real?
The mint just made a Manitoba UFO coin.
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New quiz: April 7, 2018
Jesse Wente, Tom Howell, and Jan Caruana take the news quiz with Gavin Crawford
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Best of Because News: March 31, 2018
Eric Peterson, and The Beaverton's Emma Hunter and Miguel Rivas take the news quiz.
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Maestro Fresh Wes takes the news quiz
Juno nominees Jess Moskaluke, Charlie Demers and Maestro Fresh Wes take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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Who has the most Junos? Leonard or Loverboy?
Play the interactive game
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The Beaverton's Emma Hunter takes the news quiz
The Beaverton's Emma Hunter, Candy Palmater and Kris Siddiqi take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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Kim's Convenience star Andrew Phung takes the news quiz
Kim's Convenience star Andrew Phung, Ann Pornel, and Ashley Botting take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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It's time you learned about K-pop
It's one of the biggest music phenomenons in the world.
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News Quiz: March 3, 2018
Tom Howell, Ashley Botting and Kris Siddiqi take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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Are Virtue and Moir a couple? Their friend Johnny Reid tells us
Johnny Reid, Tom Howell and Martha Chaves take the news quiz with host Gavin Crawford.
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Best of Because News: Feb 17, 2018
Jim Cuddy and the Baronesses of Baroness von Sketch Show take the news quiz
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