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Stephen Harper: Jeopardy Contestants Fail To Guess Name Of Canada's Prime Minister (VIDEO)

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Stephen Harper Jeopardy Video
None of the contestants on Jeopardy were able to identify Stephen Harper as the answer to a question on Thursday night's show.

We know Americans aren't always experts when it comes to Canada, but we expect more from Jeopardy contestants.

On Thursday night's show, none of the competitors were able to identify Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

The question (or answer if you're picky) was: "At a 2009 black tie gala, Yo-Yo accompanied this prime minister of Canada, who sang 'With a Little Help from My Friends.'"

If you're Canadian, there is little hope you've managed to forget (no matter how hard you've tried) this musical moment. Americans? A different story.

This isn't the only Canadian fail on Jeopardy in recent memory. Watson, the IBM supercomputer who easily bested champion Ken Jennings, made headlines last year with his final answer on the show.

The category was U.S. cities, but Watson answered "Toronto" to a question on an airport named after a Second World War hero.

This also isn't the first time contestants have been asked about a Canadian PM. But in the past they usually answered correctly.

Check out other hilarious Harper moments in the slideshow below.

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  • Most Hilarious Harper Moments

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  • The Hat

    It seems the hat is balances carefully on the top of the head, rather than being worn. Stephen Harper, far left, watches a third round match between Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, and Serbia's Jelena Jankovic with his children Rachel, center, and Benjamin, right, at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York.

  • The Vest

    Who can forget this Calgary Stampede ensemble? (CP)

  • The Other Vest

    Harper, centre, chose to wear what amounts to a fishing vest on a trip to Mexico in 2006 (where he visited with U.S. President George Bush (left) and Mexican President Vincente Fox (right)). See how Bush and Fox are decked out in desert duds? Light linen shirts, khakis? Ya, that's what you wear in the desert. (CP)

  • The Headdress

    Harper wears a headdress after being made an honourary chief of the Blood tribe during a ceremony in Stand Off, Alberta in 2011.

  • The Brooding Teen

    Harper was a teenager once too.

  • The Beach Walk

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/04/17/stephen-harper-beach_n_1431449.html" target="_hplink">Harper took an awkward walk</a> along the beach in Colombia on a recent trip. (Getty)

  • If You Were A Vegetable?

    "I would choose to be a fruit, just what I am, sweet and colourful."

  • Harper Does Neil Diamond

  • Harper Does The Who

  • Harper Does The Rolling Stones

  • Harper Does The Proclaimers

  • Harper Does The Guess Who

  • Steve Harvey Gets Embarrassed

    On "Family Feud," you can be penalized for removing the filter between your brain and your mouth.

  • Incredible Solve

    This video, where a woman amazingly solved a long puzzled based on one "L", made the rounds on the Internet last year.

  • Classic

    In one of the most classic game show clips of all time, long rumored to be an urban legend, a "Newlywed Game" contestant gives an anatomical answer to the question: "What's the strangest place you've been tempted to make whoopee?"

  • Naked Grandma

    There's just something that delights "Family Feud" host Steve Harvey about the phrase "naked grandma."

  • Pill Pushers

    One of the funniest could-be-correct-but-isn't solves ever on "Wheel of Fortune."

  • Shita

    In this clip from "Jeopardy!" in the '80s, a European contestant takes a Japanese word a little too literally, much to Trebek's delight.

  • Decade

    This surprising moment happens when the "Newlywed Game" contestant proves she knows precisely how dumb her husband is, to the tee.

  • Banana

    The answer that this woman gives on "Crosswords" is beyond baffling.

  • One Letter

    Not as amazing as the woman solving the long puzzle with one letter, but in some ways it's harder to guess the shorter puzzles.

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We know Americans aren't always experts when it comes to Canada, but we expect more from Jeopardy contestants. On Thursday night's show, none of the competitors were able to identify Canada's Prim...
We know Americans aren't always experts when it comes to Canada, but we expect more from Jeopardy contestants. On Thursday night's show, none of the competitors were able to identify Canada's Prim...
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7Kats
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08:31 AM on 08/23/2012
He looks like an alien. Send him back to Uranus!
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DearOhDear
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11:53 AM on 04/26/2012
I wish Stephen Harper had never left the mail room at Imperial Oil and we'd never learned who he was, either.
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shortz1lla
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09:30 PM on 04/23/2012
Probably has something to do with him making ZERO contribution to the lives of the American populace. The only thing less interesting than who the Prime Minister of Canada is died of neglect some indeterminate amount of time ago.
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oceansat
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08:14 PM on 04/23/2012
Sorry guys.

After living in Canada for a few years I can safely say that Americans don't have a monopoly on stupidity, bigotry, or rudeness.

P.S. Let me know when you don't have a conservative PM.
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01:08 PM on 04/23/2012
"American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America"

Chris Hedges’s book examines how Christian dominionists are seeking absolute power and a Christian state. This movement bears a strong resemblance to the young fascist movements in Italy and Germany in the 1920s and ’30s.

http://www.democracynow.org/2007/2/19/chris_hedges_on_american_fascists_the

http://www.amazon.com/American-Fascists-Christian-Right-America/dp/0743284437
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japes
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11:59 AM on 04/23/2012
He sounds just like Kermit the Frog when he sings.
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2gyrl
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12:53 AM on 04/23/2012
Hah, we Canadians barely know who he is either!
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EnGarde
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03:44 AM on 04/22/2012
Not surprising they don't know him; half seriously couldn't point out Canada on a map.
Anyway, it's the quiet ones you have to worry about...who knew he could belt out The Who
or The Stones like that? I'm impressed, and I sang and played in a band for years. Go, Steven! Getcher ya ya's out.
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mikem5350
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05:39 PM on 04/22/2012
"half seriously couldn't point out Canada on a map" Reall?. Where did you get your information? Seriously, back up those facts next time, eh hoser?
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EnGarde
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06:34 PM on 04/22/2012
This is choice, and is mostly what I encountered; same as these Canadian guys. Quite funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqUb5D6qKNo
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A Tired Canadian
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08:14 AM on 04/23/2012
Wouldent surprise me one bit, remember a few years ago on Rick Mercers "Talking to Americans" that a Harvard prof. thought it would be a great idea if Canada had more than one time zone, then there was Bush in his bid for the White house that he appreciated PM Poutines best wishes!
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01:09 PM on 04/23/2012
OMG OMG how do I look? How do I look?
Stephen Harper meets George Bush Cartoon
http://youtu.be/mEtQmMnAbG8
3:19 min. long
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Thalin Lea
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11:25 PM on 04/21/2012
lol
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citizenkane07
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07:01 PM on 04/21/2012
Americans were never known for their knowledge of the world outside their borders. It just doesn't exist for them! It's why they come across as so ignorant to most of the rest of the world.
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mikem5350
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05:34 PM on 04/22/2012
Not really. We just don't care who the Prime Minister of Canada is. Not ignorant, unlike your statement there, scooter!
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citizenkane07
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10:39 PM on 04/22/2012
Thanks for making my point. Ignorant and somehow still proud of it. Most others would be embarrased by it.
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DeeW
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06:03 PM on 04/21/2012
they don't know him? lucky for them
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parrotfish
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04:43 PM on 04/21/2012
Steve who ? Never heard of him....next
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Tyler Austin
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04:07 PM on 04/21/2012
What is..for the lose?
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Billk29
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02:57 PM on 04/21/2012
Jeopardy ain't what it used to be.
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01:52 PM on 04/21/2012
Small blessings that the US doesn't know who Harpo is. I wish we didn't.
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