TELEMIRACLE IS BACK IN TOWN
Test your smarts with our ultimate quiz
1 What’s the name of the Telemiracle mascot?
a) Ronald McDonald b) Money-maker McGee c) Telemiracle Teddy
2 How many phones are on the stage?
a) 25 b) 48 c) 60
3 How much does it cost to feed all the volunteers?
a) $2,000 b) $4,000 c) Nothing. All the food is donated.
4 In early years, besides cash donations, what were people encouraged to give?
a) Canned goods b) Wheat, oats and barley c) Volunteer hours
5 How much money has been raised by Telemiracle altogether?
a) $116 million b) $96 million c) $46 million
6 What female country music star has risen to the position of main Telemiracle host?
a) Reba McEntire b) Beverley Mahood c) Miranda Lambert
7 What was the first musical theme for Telemiracle?
a) All I Need is a Miracle by Mike and the Mechanics b) Money Talks by AC/DC c) Give A Little Bit by Supertramp
8 Who wrote the current theme song, You Are The Miracle?
a) Jeffery Straker b) Brad Johner and Donny Parenteau c) Bob McGrath
9 Bob McGrath of Sesame Street fame was the longest-serving guest star on Telemiracle, missing only one show in 39 years. What other Sesame Street star has appeared on the telethon?
a) Big Bird b) Oscar the Grouch c) The Count
10 What is the largest amount of money raised by Telemiracle?
a) $3,906,229 b) $4,906,229 c) $5,906,229
11 What world record did Telemiracle break?
a) Longest-running telethon in history b) Most money raised in 20 hours – first show c) Most individual donations in a single telethon
12 What was the biggest single donation in Telemiracle history?
a) $500,000 b) $1.4 million c) $2 million
13 Which service clubs created and run the telethon?
a) Kinsmen and Kinettes b) Rotary International c) Lions Clubs International
14 What is the money raised by Telemiracle used to fund?
a) Travel, meals and accommodations to help access medical treatment b) Special needs equipment for individuals and group homes c) New or innovative equipment for institutions or health foundations d) All of the above
15 When hosts want the call lines to light up during the telethon, what do they chant?
a) Ring those phones! b) Call us up! c) Hit the lines!
16 At what point in the show does the cast and crowd yell, “Where are we going? Higher!”
a) After every new total is posted b) At the top of every hour c) Every time a performer finishes a song
17 How many cast and crew does it take to put on Telemiracle each year?
a) 500 service club members, 100 television volunteers b) 300 service club members, 75 television volunteers c) 200 service club members, 50 television volunteers
18 About how many Saskatchewan acts have graced the Telemiracle stage?
a) Over 600 b) Over 1,200 c) Over 1,600
19 What Canadian singer — of Call Me Maybe fame — appeared on Telemiracle before she hit it big?
a) Carly Rae Jepsen b) Miley Cyrus c) Selena Gomez
20 How much does it cost to become part of the Telemiracle studio audience?
a) It’s free b) A toonie c) By donation
21 What Canadian icon, who died earlier this year, once sang with his then-wife Gloria Loring at Telemiracle?
a) Ronnie Hawkins b) Alan Thicke c) Tommy Hunter
22 What two sports legends were in the original Telemiracle cast?
a) Gordie Howe and Ron Lancaster b) George Reed and Bobby Hull c) Darian Durant and Steve Yzerman
23 What song wraps up the show each year?
a) O Canada b) God Save the Queen c) Rainbow Connection
24 How many hours does Telemiracle last?
a) 20 b) 24 c) 12