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Eurovision: 1972 Trivia Quiz

Take a step back in time and see what you remember about the 1972 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: 5 mins.

Author
CariM0952

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
307,811

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
194

Question 1 of 10

1. In which British city was the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest held?
Hint

Edinburgh

Cardiff

London

Birmingham

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which country won the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Italy

Spain

France

Luxembourg

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Question 3 of 10

3. The UK's 1972 entry was a song called "Beg, Steal or Borrow". Who sang it?
Hint

The New Seekers

The Move

Hot Chocolate

Renaissance

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Question 4 of 10

4. One country sang its entry in a language not used before. Which country did this? Hint

Ireland

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Austria

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 1972 Eurovision Song Contest were sung entirely in French?
Hint

four

two

three

five

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Question 6 of 10

6. The 1972 Eurovision competition was broadcast live for the first time to a new country or countries. In which part of the world was this broadcast? Hint

North America

SE Asia

South America

Africa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Yves Dessca, one of the lyricists of the winning song, was the first person to write a winning song two years in a row and the first person to write a winning song for two different countries. He was also the first person to be involved in a winning song more than once - but how many times had he been involved with a winning Eurovision entry?

Hint

three

two

four

five

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the presenter at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Moira Shearer

Judith Hann

Annabel Giles

Vera McKechnie

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Question 9 of 10

9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Les Freres Brosse

Royal Highland Regiment Band

Engish National Ballet

Tatto at Edinburgh Castle

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Question 10 of 10

10. Eighteen countries vied for the 1972 Eurovision Song crown. That there should have been a 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd etc, all the way to 18th, right? Wrong - or is it? How many countries, if any, tied for position?
Hint

none

four

two

six

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which British city was the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest held?

Answer: Edinburgh

The 1972 competition was held at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland. Usher Hall is the home of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and is famous for its organ.

It should have been held in Monaco, but that country was unable to provide the technical resources.

2. Which country won the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Luxembourg

Luxembourg won with its entry "Apres toi" ("After You"). Sung by Vicky Leandros, it was a ballad about a woman whose lover had gone.

3. The UK's 1972 entry was a song called "Beg, Steal or Borrow". Who sang it?

Answer: The New Seekers

The New Seekers were formed from the remnants of The Seekers, a folk group. The New Seekers' best-known hit was "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", in 1971.

4. One country sang its entry in a language not used before. Which country did this?

Answer: Ireland

Ireland sang its entry, "Ceol an Ghra" ("The Music of Love") in Irish Gaelic.

The other countries given could have sung their entries in offical languages not normally heard at the Eurovision competition, but didn't. The unheard languages could have been Welsh or Scottish Gaelic (or even Cornish) for the United Kingdom, Romansh for Switzerland and Slovene, Croatian or Hungarian for Austria.

Answer: five

They were

France - "Come-comedie" ("Come Comedy")
Switzerland - "C'est le chanson de mon amour" ("It's the Song of My Love")
Monaco - "Comme on s'aime" ("How We Love Each Other")
Belgium - "A la folie ou pas du tout" ("Passionately or Not At All") and
Luxembourg - "Apres toi" ("After You")

6. The 1972 Eurovision competition was broadcast live for the first time to a new country or countries. In which part of the world was this broadcast?

Answer: SE Asia

For the first time, the 1972 Eurovision competition was broadcast live to SE Asia. Japan, the Phillipines, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan were able to view the competition as it happened.

Answer: two

This was Dessca's second winner. The first was the 1971 winner, "Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue", written by him.

8. Who was the presenter at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer was a Scottish actress and ballet dancer. She allegedly accepted the job of Eurovision presenter for her children, who wanted to be able to tease her about it later (John Kennedy O'Connor's "The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History").

9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Tatto at Edinburgh Castle

The Tattoo is part of the annual Edinburgh Festival. It is essentially a military drill exposition with massed pipes and drums from regiments throughout the British military.

Answer: none

No countries tied for position this year. Malta scored at the bottom with their entry "L-Imhabba" ("Love"), garnering a mere forty-eight points.

Source: Author CariM0952

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