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Eurovision 1956-2021
Eurovision 1956-2021
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A question from every Eurovision Song Contest
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Practice quiz
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Questions
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1
1974: The contest was broadcasted late in Italy
False
True
2
1998: Which country had the "long time ago" fail during the voting?
Belgium
Sweden
Uk
Netherlands
3
2000: Which flags did PingPong wave?
Syria & Israel
Israel & Lebanon
Sweden & Israel
Sweden & Denmark
4
1988: what was the gap between 1st and 2nd?
2pts
3pts
1pt
Tie
5
2002: A slogan featured this year for the first time. What was it?
A Modern Fairytale
Awakening
Magical Rendez-vous
Feel the Rhythm!
6
1966: On which attempt did Udo Jurgens win the contest?
3rd
2nd
1st
4th
7
2006: What was left out to save some time?
Points 1-7
Postcards
Opening number
Green room breaks
8
2011: Which country returned after an absence of nearly 15 yrs?
Italy
Morocco
Monaco
Luxembourg
9
1971: Who did RTÉ have to borrow cameras from?
BBC
RTVE
RAI
ARD
10
1999: Dana International dropped the trophy
False
True
11
1978: What "first " occurred this year?
2 hosts
Winner not defending their title
2 wins in a row
Points announced in ascending order
12
2008: Which river feature was in the slogan?
Estuary
Confluence
Delta
Source
13
1969: Which country completed the top 5?
Sweden
Monaco
Switzerland
Portugal
14
1984: How many languages did Desirée use?
5
3
4
2
15
2021: Which of these entries was NOT revamped?
Karma
Zitti e buoni
Shum
Dark Side
16
1970: Why was there a mass withdrawal this year?
Political issues in the Netherlands
4 way tie the previous year
Recession in Europe
Didn't submit songs in time
17
1982: Where is Harrogate?
Swansea
Glasgow
Manchester
Yorkshire
18
1956: Where was the first Eurovision held?
Zurich
Lausanne
Lugano
Bern
19
2013: The parade of flags returned this year. When was it last seen?
1983
1987
1979
1991
20
1980: Ralph Siegel had entries for more than 1 country
False
True
21
1964: What is the only surviving footage of the contest?
Interval act
Voting
Winner's reprise
Whole contest
22
2009: There was a different hosting lineup for the semis and final
True
False
23
2017: A person dressed as what accompanied the Italian entry
Gorilla
Elephant
Chicken
Tiger
24
1960: Last year's winner hosted the contest
False
True
25
1992: What was behind the performers on stage?
The orchestra
Flags
Longboat
Concentric circles
26
2016: Why did Romania withdraw?
Unpaid debts to EBU
Song released too early
They had to organise a major sporting event
Tensions in the country
27
1989: What is different about the Danish entry?
The artist was pregnant
2 conductors
Her dress lit up
Partially in Swedish
28
2019: The jury vote on the night was correct
False
True
29
1961: How many countries debuted?
3
2
5
4
30
1991: How was the tie between France and Sweden broken?
Most countries
Most 12s
Most 10s
Both winners
31
1958: Which entry won a Grammy?
Lilla stjärna
Giorgio
Volare
Dors mon amour
32
1975: Which voting system was used?
2 jurors per country rating each song out of 5
5-1 for top 5
12 point system
3, 2, 1 for top 3
33
1957: Both the longest and shortest songs in ESC history were performed this year
False
True
34
2018: Who received the first "douze points"
Cyprus
Italy
Israel
France
35
1962: 4 countries failed to score
False
True
36
2001: The Swedish entry was accused of plagiarism.
True
False
37
1987: Which duo did Terry Wogan compare the Lazy Bums to?
Olsen Brothers
Blues Brothers
Ant & Dec
Lilo & Stitch
38
1979: Yardena Arazi hosted this year. Which one of her entries placed higher?
Ben Adam
Emor Shalom
39
2020: Who would have represented Denmark this year?
Ben & Tan
Cosmic Twins
Leonora
Fyr øg Flamme
40
1973: What percentage of the maximum points did Anne Marie David get?
81.2%
80.8%
80.6%
81%
41
1959: Why did the host get annoyed during the voting?
A spokesperson went too fast
She lost contact with a spokesperson
Scoreboard malfunctioned
She dropped her pointing stick
42
1985: The host had to deal with a wardrobe malfunction.
True
False
43
2007: Which country won the Barbara Dex award?
Switzerland
Denmark
Ukraine
Uk
44
1968: What language was " La la la" originally in?
Basque
Spanish
English
Catalan
45
1965: The Eurovision logo (at the time ) formed part of the stage
False
True
46
2003: Which country did Russia blame for them not winning?
Turkey
Ukraine
Romania
Ireland
47
1972: This was the only Uk contest held outside England
True
False
48
1967: which country did the host forget to call?
Austria
UK
Ireland
France
49
1996: France did not send a song in French
False
True
50
2010: Which internet legend competed this year?
Liza Koshy
JackSepitcEye
PewDiePie
Epic Sax Guy
51
1963: How many countries gave an incorrect set of votes first time?
3
1
2
4
52
1990: The hosts were almost replaced
True
False
53
2004: Who was exempt from the semi final?
Top 10
Top 10 + Big 4
Big 4
Winner only
54
1977: Why was the contest delayed?
General election
Tension between countries
Cameraman strike
Power failure
55
2015: Who won the televote?
Latvia
Russia
Sweden
Italy
56
1986: How old did Sandra Kim claim to be?
14
16
15
13
57
1997: Which group was Ronan Keating a member of?
Westlife
A-ha
Boyzone
U2
58
1995: How many words are in "Nocturne"?
23
21
22
24
59
2012: What was the combined age of the Buranovskiye Babushki?
464
474
484
494
60
1993: What was used for the last time this year?
Physical scoreboard
The orchestra
Jury only voting
Calling the spokesperson on phone
61
1983: There were no returning artists this year.
False
True
62
2005: All of the top 3 had competed before
True
False
63
1981: Which country didn’t have their votes when called?
Israel
Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Uk
64
1994: What was the interval act this year?
Jupiter
Hothouse Flowers
Riverdance
Lumen
65
1976: which former Dutch winner hosted?
Corry Brokken
Getty Kaspers
Lenny Kuhr
Teddy Scholten
66
2014: What was the former use of the B&W Hallerne?
Theatre
Warehouse
Arena
Shipyard