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Eurovision Trivia Quiz

Forget Pop Idol! The Eurovision Song Contest has been testing performers since 1956. But how much do you know about it? Take this quiz and find out!

A multiple-choice quiz by MaggieG. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
MaggieG

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
179,810

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the only person to have won the competition twice? Hint

Cliff Richard

Johnny Logan

Vicky Leandros

Marie Myriam

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which country's jury memorably voted "nul points" to the Swedish entry in 1974? Hint

United Kingdom

Norway

Spain

France

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Question 3 of 10

3. Norway's entry for the competition in 1980 concerned what? Hint

A protest about a nuclear power station.

The life cycle of a butterfly.

A lovely horse.

The construction of a hydro-electric dam.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these is NOT a winning Eurovision song? Hint

Dick-A- Dum-Dum

La La La

A-Ba-Ni-Bi

Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which subsequently famous song writing team had their effort rejected as an entry by the UK in 1969? Hint

Liam and Noel Gallagher

Stock, Aitken and Waterman

Elton John and Bernie Taupin

Lennon and McCartney

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which international superstar made an appearance in the contest in 1970? Hint

Charles Aznavour

Julio Iglesias

Celine Dion

Tom Jones

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Question 7 of 10

7. There was no UK entry in the first contest in 1956. Why? Hint

Song was thought unsuitable.

Missed the plane.

Not invited.

Missed the deadline.

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Question 8 of 10

8. When the United Kingdom scored a humiliating "nul points" in the contest in 2003, who were the performers? Hint

Jim and I

Gemini

Jemini

Jem and I

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Question 9 of 10

9. When Cyprus participated for the first time, what action was taken by Turkish television? Hint

Finished the broadcast early.

Faked a blackout during the Cypriot song.

Cut to the adverts during the Cypriot song.

Deliberately tampered with the sound system.

10. Terry Wogan, that well known Irishman, provided the commentary on the song contest for British television viewers until 2008. His irreverent and laconic remarks were fuelled by what beverage during the event? Hint

Bailey's Irish Cream

Irish Whiskey

Guinness

Murphy's Stout

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the only person to have won the competition twice?

Answer: Johnny Logan

Johnny Logan won in 1980 with "What's Another Year?" and in 1987 with "Hold Me Now". Cliff Richard participated twice, coming second in 1968 with "Congratulations" and third in 1973 with "Power to All Our Friends". Vicky Leandros won in 1972 with "Come What May" and Marie Myriam in 1977 with "L'Oiseau et L'Enfant".

2. Which country's jury memorably voted "nul points" to the Swedish entry in 1974?

Answer: United Kingdom

In 1974 the contest was held in Brighton, England, and the United Kingdon jury, presumably transfixed by the outlandish clothes worn by the Swedish entry, gave them no points. The group was ABBA with the memorable song "Waterloo", and the rest, as they say, is history. One of the UK jury members is quoted as saying that they formed a support group to live with what they had done.

3. Norway's entry for the competition in 1980 concerned what?

Answer: The construction of a hydro-electric dam.

Needless to say it didn't do very well! Surprisingly enough, a nuclear protest was the basis for the Finnish entry two years later. But, sadly, "My Lovely Horse" never made it into the competition. It was an idea dreamed up by two priests in the comedy programme "Father Ted".

4. Which of these is NOT a winning Eurovision song?

Answer: Dick-A- Dum-Dum

While "Dick-A-Dum-Dum" was a hit, reaching number 14 in the UK popcharts in May 1969, it was not a Eurovision song. The singer was the incomparable Des O'Connor, who has, sadly, never graced the Eurovision stage. "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" won in 1978 for Israel, while "La La La" came first in 1968. "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" gave Herrey's of Sweden victory in 1984. Still, the British can hardly complain about the quality of song titles. "Boom-Bang-a-Bang" was joint first for Lulu in 1969.

5. Which subsequently famous song writing team had their effort rejected as an entry by the UK in 1969?

Answer: Elton John and Bernie Taupin

The song from the then unknown Elton John was entitled "Can't Go On Living Without You" and was rejected in favour of Lulu's entry "Boom-Bang-a-Bang".

6. Which international superstar made an appearance in the contest in 1970?

Answer: Julio Iglesias

Julio represented Spain in 1970 with his song "Gwendolyn" but lost out to Dana with "All Kinds of Everything".

7. There was no UK entry in the first contest in 1956. Why?

Answer: Missed the deadline.

The first contest was won by Switzerland. The selection process for the UK entry took so long that they missed the deadline.

8. When the United Kingdom scored a humiliating "nul points" in the contest in 2003, who were the performers?

Answer: Jemini

The stage monitors relaying the sound to the performers were too quiet which led to the entire first verse being sung completely out of tune. It was the first time that the UK has scored nothing at all -unlike Norway who have had that experience on several occasions.

9. When Cyprus participated for the first time, what action was taken by Turkish television?

Answer: Cut to the adverts during the Cypriot song.

Their action infuriated the Eurovision organisers who believe that the contest should promote harmony among the participating nations, and that any political differences should be laid aside for the competition. The UK commentary by Terry Wogan gave the true picture of how the competition works.

Answer: Bailey's Irish Cream

Terry Wogan says, "I don't touch the stuff except during Eurovision. We can judge the quality of the contest by how late we start drinking Bailey's. If the songs are good we hold off till about halfway through. If they're bad, we start earlier."

Graham Norton, another Irishman now presents the programme, maintaining Wogan's irreverent style of commentary.

Source: Author MaggieG

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