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A short quiz on 2005's Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21st of May, 2005.

A multiple-choice quiz by alan03. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
alan03

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
204,211

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Following Ruslana's victory in 2004, in which Ukrainian city was the 2005 ESC held? Hint

Lviv

Donetsk

Sevastopol

Kyiv

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which country won the 2005 ESC? Hint

Greece

Romania

Malta

Germany

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Question 3 of 10

3. The 2005 contest saw the ESC reach a special landmark: the __th contest. Hint

60th

25th

50th

40th

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these countries came through the qualifying round to reach the final? Hint

Germany

Greece

Russia

Croatia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which country was taking part in the competition for the first time in 2005? Hint

Monaco

Moldova

Macedonia

Belarus

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which non-European country was to have taken part in the ESC but withdrew prior to the competition due to an inability to conform to the contest rules? Hint

Tunisia

Egypt

Morocco

Lebanon

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which artist represented the UK at the 2005 ESC? Hint

Gina G

Katie Price

Javine

Andy Scott-Lee

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many countries took part in the 2005 contest in total (final and semi-final)?

Answer: (numeric answer)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who were the first and last countries to perform at the 2005 ESC final? Hint

UK and Ukraine

Denmark and Sweden

Malta and Latvia

Hungary and France

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Estonian band Vanilla Ninja did not represent Estonia. Which country did they represent? Hint

Finland

Germany

Russia

Switzerland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Following Ruslana's victory in 2004, in which Ukrainian city was the 2005 ESC held?

Answer: Kyiv

Ruslana appeared as a special guest at the 2005 contest which was hosted by Pavlo Shylko (DJ Pasha) and Maria Efrosnina (Masha).

2. Which country won the 2005 ESC?

Answer: Greece

The Greek entry, "My Number One" sung by Helena Paparizou won with 230 votes to Malta's 192. Germany came last in the final with only 4 votes.

3. The 2005 contest saw the ESC reach a special landmark: the __th contest.

Answer: 50th

The first contest was held in Switzerland in 1956 and was won by the Swiss entrant, Lys Assia.

4. Which of these countries came through the qualifying round to reach the final?

Answer: Croatia

Russia and Greece qualified for the final automatically by finishing among the nine highest-scoring entries in 2004. Germany, along with France, Spain and the UK automatically qualify for the final by virtue of the fact that those countries pay the most money into the staging of the contest.

5. Which country was taking part in the competition for the first time in 2005?

Answer: Moldova

Belarus took part in the contest for the first time in 2004, Macedonia for the first time in 1996 and Monaco took part in 2004 for the first time in 25 years.

Moldova finished a respectable 6th in the overall competition.

6. Which non-European country was to have taken part in the ESC but withdrew prior to the competition due to an inability to conform to the contest rules?

Answer: Lebanon

Lebanon withdrew from the contest because it would not agree to a rule which decrees that the competition must be screened by each participating national TV station in full. T�l�-Liban, the Lebanese TV station, could not, according to Leabanese law, screen the Israeli entry.

7. Which artist represented the UK at the 2005 ESC?

Answer: Javine

Javine's song, which she co-wrote, was "Touch My Fire". She won the right to represent the UK in a television competition held in March 2005, beating Katie Price (also known as Jordan), Andy Scott-Lee, Tricolore and Gina G (who represented the UK back in 1996).

8. How many countries took part in the 2005 contest in total (final and semi-final)?

Answer: 39

The previous record of 36 was achieved in 2004. All in stark contrast to the seven countries which took part in 1956.

Twenty-five countries took part in the semi-final on the 19th of May, 2005. The top ten of those progressed to the final where they joined the fourteen automatic finalists two days later.

9. Who were the first and last countries to perform at the 2005 ESC final?

Answer: Hungary and France

The Hungarian entry was Nox while the French entry was Ortal.

10. The Estonian band Vanilla Ninja did not represent Estonia. Which country did they represent?

Answer: Switzerland

Swtzerland won the competition in 1988 with a song sung by Canadian C�line Dion.

Source: Author alan03

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