# Quebec & contests

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-contests/540>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 25, 1999, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-contests/540 "1999-05-25T05:24:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 1999, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-contests/540/1 "1999-05-25T05:24:00Z")

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A recent TV ad extolling the joys of three fast food joints and a sci-fi extravaganza offers a contest open to all 50 states, US territories and possessions, and Canadians, except residents of Quebec. Did they secede when no one was looking ? Is gambling illegal in Francophone Canada ? Or is it some arcane payback for French traffic signs ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 1999, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-contests/540/2 "1999-05-25T21:44:00Z")

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This question has been asked on another thread. By me. So I know.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 1999, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-contests/540/3 "1999-05-28T08:29:00Z")

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I searched the other threads by “Quebec” and “contests” and “matt\_mcl”. Didn’t find it, but I tried. Please enlighten.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 1999, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-contests/540/4 "1999-06-02T13:41:00Z")

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Go here.

[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000682.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000682.html)