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Quiz about Eurovision 1988
Quiz about Eurovision 1988

Eurovision: 1988 Trivia Quiz

Take a step back in time and see what you remember about the 1988 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.
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Author
CariM0952
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
310,793
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where was the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest held?
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2. Which country won the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest?
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Question 3 of 10
3. The UK's 1988 entry was a song called "Go". Who sang it?
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4. In an effort to attract a younger audience, the 1988 Eurovision Song contest included a rock video and two large screens where scores were projected as well as scenes of performers getting ready to go on stage. There was something different about the stage, too - what was it? Hint


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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 1988 Eurovision Song Contest were sung entirely in French?
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6. One country withdrew from the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. Which country was this? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. The outcome of the 1988 Eurovision Contest hung on a thread: one country had a five point lead over the second highest scoring country. But there was an upset: the final country to cast its votes gave none to the country in the lead, allowing the country in second place to take the win. Which country cast its votes last? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Who were the presenters at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest?
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Question 9 of 10
9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Twenty-one countries vied for the 1988 Eurovision Song crown. That means there should have been a 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd etc, all the way to 21st, right? Wrong - or is it? How many countries, if any, tied for position?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where was the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest held?

Answer: Ireland

 The 1988 competition was held in the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion in Dublin, Ireland. The Pavilion is the home of the Royal Dublin Society, founded in 1731.
2. Which country won the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Switzerland

 Switzerland won with its entry "Ne partez pas sans moi" ("Don't Leave Without Me"). It was sung by Canadian singer Celine Dion, who soon afterwards became one of the best-known singers on the international scene.
3. The UK's 1988 entry was a song called "Go". Who sang it?

Answer: Scott Fitzgerald

 Scott Fitzgerald sang the British entry. Born in Scotland, he had minor success in the British music industry, with one song, "If I Had Words" having hit the top ten in the UK Charts.
4. In an effort to attract a younger audience, the 1988 Eurovision Song contest included a rock video and two large screens where scores were projected as well as scenes of performers getting ready to go on stage. There was something different about the stage, too - what was it?

Answer: extremely large

 The stage took up most of the exhibition hall in which the contest was held. To give the illusion of a larger space, the room was kept very dark and the television cameras avoided the use of wide-angle lenses.
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 1988 Eurovision Song Contest were sung entirely in French?

Answer: four

 Four countries sang their entries in French. They were

Belgium - "Laissez briller le soleil" ("Let the Sun Shine")
France - "Chanteur de charme" ("Crooner")
Luxembourg - "Croire" ("Believe") and
Switzerland - "Ne partez pas sans moi" ("Don't Leave Without Me")
6. One country withdrew from the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. Which country was this?

Answer: Cyprus

 Cyprus had chosen its entry, "Thimame", but at a late point in the process they realised that the song had been entered in the country's competition to pick its 1984 entry. To enter it now would be a violation of both the country's own rules and of the Eurovision Song Contest rules, so they prudently withdrew from that year's competition.
7. The outcome of the 1988 Eurovision Contest hung on a thread: one country had a five point lead over the second highest scoring country. But there was an upset: the final country to cast its votes gave none to the country in the lead, allowing the country in second place to take the win. Which country cast its votes last?

Answer: Yugoslavia

 The United Kingdom had the five-point lead over Switzerland. Then the judges from Yugoslavia announced their points, starting with the lowest score. Everyone expected the United Kingdom to take the top points from that jury, but in fact they didn't award a single point to the UK!
8. Who were the presenters at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca

 Pat Kenney has presented a number of successful televion programmes for Irish television station RTE. Michelle Rocca is a model and occasional television presenter, also known for her relationships over the years with English footballer John Devine, Cathal Ryan (of RyanAir fame) and Van Morrison.
9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Hothouse Flowers

 Hothouse Flowers is an Irish rock group which incorporates traditional Irish, soul and gospel into its music.

Ninette de Valois was an Irish ballerina, John Sheahan is a fiddler in The Dubliners and Risteard Cooper is a comedian.
10. Twenty-one countries vied for the 1988 Eurovision Song crown. That means there should have been a 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd etc, all the way to 21st, right? Wrong - or is it? How many countries, if any, tied for position?

Answer: four

 Four countries tied for two positions. Sweden and Italy tied for twelfth position with fifty-two points each, while Belgium and Portugal shared eighteenth position with five points each.
Source: Author CariM0952

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