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Eurovision: 1971 Trivia Quiz

Take a step back in time and see what you remember about the 1971 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 #
307,933

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
166

Question 1 of 10

1. In which Irish city was the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest held?
Hint

Limerick

Cork

Dublin

Galway

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which country won the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Monaco

Germany

Spain

United Kingdom

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Question 3 of 10

3. The UK's 1971 entry was a song called "Jack In The Box". Who sang it?
Hint

Clodagh Rodgers

Sparrow

Sarah Herbert

Alma Cogan

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Question 4 of 10

4. There were two big changes with the 1971 Eurovision contest. One was the method of scoring. What was the other? Hint

All entries sung in alphabetical order of their country's name

Entries no longer restricted to soloists or duets

Wasn't changing the scoring bad enough? That was all...

Each song was to be accompanied by a video of their country

5. The current rules stated that each country had to sing in their own official language - but there are a number of countries with more than one official language. How many entries in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest were sung entirely in French?
Hint

five

three

four

two

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Question 6 of 10

6. For one country, the 1971 contest was their first. Which country had its debut at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Malta

Monaco

Yugoslavia

Finland

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Question 7 of 10

7. One or more countries returned to Eurovision after staying out for at least one year. How many returned this year?
Hint

five

three

two

one

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the presenter at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Siobhan McGarry

Fionnuala Sweeney

Rose Neill

Bernadette Ni Ghallchoir

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Question 9 of 10

9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Pride of Erin

Dave Allen

Bunratty Castle Entertainers

Julia Clifford

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Question 10 of 10

10. Eighteen countries vied for the 1971 Eurovision Song crown. That there should have been a first position, second position, third etc, all the way to 18th, right? Wrong - or is it? How many countries, if any, tied for position?
Hint

four

two

zero

six

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which Irish city was the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest held?

Answer: Dublin

The 1971 competition took place in the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The Gaiety, built in 1871, is the venue often used for operas and musicals.

2. Which country won the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Monaco

Monaco won with their entry "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" ("A Bench, A Tree, A Street"). This was the first win for Monaco, who won by twelve points. Interestingly, the song was written by French composers, conducted by a French conductor and sung in French by a French singer - who had never been to Monaco.

3. The UK's 1971 entry was a song called "Jack In The Box". Who sang it?

Answer: Clodagh Rodgers

Clodagh Rodgers was born in Ulster, Northern Ireland. She became a star in 1969 with her songs "Come Back and Shake Me" and "Goodnight Midnight".

Alma Cogan was a popular British singer of the 1950s and 1960s. I made up the other two options.

4. There were two big changes with the 1971 Eurovision contest. One was the method of scoring. What was the other?

Answer: Entries no longer restricted to soloists or duets

In previous years, all Eurovision entries had to be sung either by a solo singer or a duet. This year that rule was dropped, allowing groups of up to six singers to perform an entry.

The scoring change caused some problems. Each country had two judges - one over the age of 25, one under, and each could give each song between one and five points. Needless to say, some juries awarded very few points, in hopes that it would keep other entries from getting more points than theirs.

Answer: four

Four countries sang their entries in French this year. They were

France - "Un jardin sur la terre" ("A Garden on Earth")
Luxembourg - "Pomme, pomme, pomme" ("Apple, Apple, Apple")
Monaco - "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" ("A Bench, A Tree, A Seat") and
Switzerland - "Les illusions de nos vingt ans" ("The Illusions of Our Youth")

6. For one country, the 1971 contest was their first. Which country had its debut at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Malta

It was Malta. Malta has had a rather spotty history of entering the competition, with entries three times in the 1970s, then none in the 1980s.

7. One or more countries returned to Eurovision after staying out for at least one year. How many returned this year?

Answer: five

Five countries returned after an absence from the competition. They were Austria (after an absence of two years), Finland (one year), Norway (one year), Portugal (one year) and Sweden (one year).

8. Who was the presenter at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Bernadette Ni Ghallchoir

Bernadette Ni Ghallchoir presented the contest. Siobhan McGarry, Rose Neill and Fionnuala Sweeney are all Irish television presenters.

9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Bunratty Castle Entertainers

The Bunratty Castle Entertainers were, apparently, the singers from the Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet. They entertain the guests with medieval and traditional Irish songs and instrumentals. One presumes they entertained the Eurovision audience with something similar...

Dave Allen was an Irish comedian. Julia Clifford was a fiddler specialising in traditional Irish music. Pride of Erin is a non-profit organisation teaching Irish folk dance.

Answer: four

Four countries tied for position. They were Sweden and The Netherlands in sixth place and Belgium and Yugoslavia in fourteenth.

Source: Author CariM0952

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