FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Eurovision: 1958 Trivia Quiz

Take a step back in time and see what you remember about the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest. If you like the quiz, please rate it - if not, please tell me why.

A multiple-choice quiz by CariM0952. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
CariM0952

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
310,474

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
176

Question 1 of 10

1. Where was the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest held?
Hint

Belgium

Italy

France

the Netherlands

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Which country won the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Sweden

Switzerland

France

Italy

3. A number of languages are normally heard during the Eurovision Song Contest, including French, English, German, Italian, Dutch, Danish and Swedish. Which one of these languages was not heard at the 1958 competition? Hint

Swedish

English

Dutch

German

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. One song did less well at the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest than it did elsewhere. The entry of which country went on to win several Grammy awards? Hint

Switzerland

Belgium

Italy

Luxembourg

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. How many entries in the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest were sung in French?
Hint

one

two

three

four

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. For one country, the 1958 contest was its first. Which country was this?
Hint

Austria

Sweden

Switzerland

Sweden

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. One song did not transmit properly to some of the juries, which this year remained in their home countries. Which country had to perform its entry a second time? Hint

Germany

Denmark

Belgium

Italy

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the presenter at the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Eva Herman

Patty Brard

Hannie Lips

Jacqueline Joubert

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Nederlands Dans Theater

Fred Kaps

Metropole Orkest

Michel Velleman

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Ten countries vied for the 1958 Eurovision Song crown. That there should have been a 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd etc, all the way to 10th, right? Wrong - or is it? How many countries, if any, tied for position?
Hint

two

four

none

three

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest held?

Answer: the Netherlands

The competition was held in the AVRO Studios in Hilversum, Netherlands. AVRO is the Netherlands' public broadcasting system. Hilversum is a nexus for the media, with many different broadcasters operating from the town.

2. Which country won the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: France

France won with its entry "Dors, mon amour" ("Sleep, My Love"). Sung by Andre Claveau, the song was written by Pierre Delanoe (composer) and Hubert Giraud (lyricist).

Answer: English

No song was sung in English. After having competed in 1957, the United Kingdom did not choose to compete this year.

4. One song did less well at the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest than it did elsewhere. The entry of which country went on to win several Grammy awards?

Answer: Italy

Italy's entry, "Nel blu dipinto di blu" ("Blue Painted in Blue") is popularly known as "Volare". Sung in Italian by Domenico Modugno, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first record to win Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards in 1959.

5. How many entries in the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest were sung in French?

Answer: three

Three of the entries were sung in French this year. They were

Belgium - "Ma petite chatte" ("My Little Sweetie")
France - "Dors, mon amour" ("Sleep, My Love") and
Luxembourg - "Un grand amour" ("A Great Love")

6. For one country, the 1958 contest was its first. Which country was this?

Answer: Sweden

Sweden took part for the first time this year. Their entry, "Lilla stjarna" ("Little Star") was performed by Alice Babs, a big star in Sweden. They finished fourth, with ten points.

7. One song did not transmit properly to some of the juries, which this year remained in their home countries. Which country had to perform its entry a second time?

Answer: Italy

The song performed twice (with neither instance being the winning song reprise) was Italy's. Their entry, "Nel blu dipinto di blu" ("Blue Painted in Blue"), was performed again after all the other songs had been presented.

8. Who was the presenter at the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Hannie Lips

Hannie Lips was born in Rotterdam in 1924. In addition to presenting the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest, she was in two television shows, "Hokus Pokus dat kan ik ook" and "Redt een kind".

9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Metropole Orkest

The Metropole Orkest is the The Metropole Orchestra which, according to its own website (www.en.metropoleorkest.nl) is "the world's largest professional pop and jazz orchestra". Based in Hilversum, it also is often heard performing scores for films.

Kaps and Velleman were both Dutch magicians.

Answer: four

Four countries tied for two positions. Belgium and Austria tied for fifth position with eight points each, and the Netherlands and Luxembourg fought over the dubious honour of coming in last, with one point each.

Source: Author CariM0952

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor Dalgleish before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.