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Kingston, Ontario. The band was formed in 1983 and the band members and their families still reside in the greater Kingston, Ontario area.
A comedy skit. The band got its name from skit contained in the movie "Elephant Parts" by former Monkee Michael Nesmith.
Up to Here. The band released their self-titled EP "The Tragically Hip" in 1987. "Up to Here" was released in 1989.
| From what Ontario prison do the convicts escape from in the song "38 Years Old"? | The Tragically Hip
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Millhaven. The first line in the song is based on actual events that happened in the early '70's, but the remainder of the song is a flight of fancy, Gord imagining what it would have been like if this had happened in his family.
Chicken. "Baby eat that chicken slow, it's full up of them little bones."
| What famous member of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team is immortalized in the Hip song "Fifty Mission Cap"? | The Tragically Hip
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Bill Barilko. Bill Barilko scored the Stanley Cup winning goal in overtime in 1951 for the Leafs. Later that summer, he perished in a plane crash on a fishing trip to Northern Ontario. His remains were not found until early 1962, ironically the next year the Leafs won the Cup.
| In the Hip song "Wheat Kings", they refer to a city called the "Paris of the Prairies". To what city are they alluding? | The Tragically Hip
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Saskatoon, SK. The song tells the story of David Milgard, a Canadian teenager wrongly accused of murder in 1969. Milgard was released in 1994 after his mother's efforts proved he could not have committed the crime.
| In the song "Yawning or Snarling" from 1994's "Day for Night", what does a busload of kids give you? | The Tragically Hip
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The finger. This song is also based on true events. It happened to the band while on tour in El Paso, Texas in the early 1990's.
| In the song "Grace, Too", also from "Day for Night", what is Grace's profession? | The Tragically Hip
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Prostitute. Grace comes from downtown and was born ready for you. This song is often the first in the set of the band's live performances and is the author's personal favourite.
| What tragic musician is reincarnated as a husky sled dog in the song "Don't Wake Daddy"? | The Tragically Hip
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Kurt Cobain. This song is from the album "Trouble at the Henhouse", an eclectic set released in 1996.
| A prominent Canadian artist is referred to in the song "Three Pistols". Who is it? | The Tragically Hip
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Tom Thomson. "Tom Thomson came paddling past. I'm pretty sure it was him." Mr. Thomson drowned in Canoe Lake in Central Ontario. The cause of death was never proven, but some suspect he was murdered by a jealous husband.
| What guitar impresario does the narrator want to sing his eulogy in the fan favourite "At the Hundredth Meridian"? | The Tragically Hip
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Ry Cooder. The 100th meridian of longitude passes through Canada in the eastern section of the province of Manitoba. I have driven over it twice and the trees literally stop and the prairies begin.
France. This song is often said to be based on the raid on Dieppe, which took place on August 19, 1942. Of the 6,100 personnel in the attack, 5,000 were Canadian. It is believed that almost 4,000 of the Canadian soldiers lost their lives that day. If it was not for Dieppe, D-Day may never have happened in 1944. It has also been said to be based on the sinking of the German battleship, the "Bismarck".
Canada. Canada has many famous bands including The Guess Who and Neil Young.
New Orleans. Sort of self-explanatory and beyond its time, kind of prophetic. This song was banned from the radio shortly after Hurricane Katrina.
5. The Tragically Hip are Gordon Downie, Bobby Baker, Johnny Fay, Paul Langios and Gord Sinclair.
Hockey. Lacross eis actually Canada's official national sport. Hockey is what the song is about and the sport is usually associated with Canada. There is a line in the song "I stole this from a hockey card". I loved this song live!
1987. They started playing small clubs in Ontario, Canada.
The Tragically Hip. Three out of four of these titles names of their albums. Not "New Orleans is Sinkin'".
| The band filmed a video with a cult hit T.V. show filmed in Nova Scotia. What is the name of the show? | The Tragically Hip
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Trailer Park Boys. Mike Clattenberg who developed the series "Trailer Park Boys" also directed two of the Hip's videos, "Your Not The Ocean" and "The Darkest One".
| The Tragically Hip were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame; in what year were they inducted? | The Tragically Hip
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2005. The induction was during the Junos. The Tragically Hip have been recording since 1987.
Hugh Dylan. Hugh Dylan from the Headstones, who starred in the movie "Hard Core Logo" went to the same high school as Gord Downie.
Polar Bear. Mike Clattenberg of the "Trailer Park Boys" directs this video.
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