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Eurovision Quiz

The document is a 20 question Eurovision quiz that tests knowledge about the history and details of the long-running song competition. It covers information like the first host country, repeat winners, interval acts, cancellations, representative countries and artists, and winners from countries like Ireland, the UK, Finland, and the Netherlands.

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Eurovision Quiz

The document is a 20 question Eurovision quiz that tests knowledge about the history and details of the long-running song competition. It covers information like the first host country, repeat winners, interval acts, cancellations, representative countries and artists, and winners from countries like Ireland, the UK, Finland, and the Netherlands.

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Eurovision Quiz

Questions
1.Which country hosted the first ever Eurovision Song Contest in 1956? Switzerland

2.Which Irish performer is the only person to win Eurovision three times – twice as a singer
and once as a songwriter? Johnny Logan

3.How many times has the UK won Eurovision? (Bonus points if you can name the artists
and songs!)

Five times – Sandie Shaw with Puppet on a String in 1967,

Lulu with Boom Bang-a-Bang in 1969 (tied),

Brotherhood of Man with Save Your Kisses for Me in 1976,

Bucks Fizz with Making Your Mind Up in 1981

Katrina and the Waves with Love, Shine a Light in 1997.

4.Which dance troupe shot to fame after providing the interval entertainment in 1994?
Riverdance

5.What is the name of the iconic Austrian act who won in 2014 with the song Rise Like a
Phoenix? Conchita Wurst

6.Before 2020, how many times had Eurovision been forced to cancel?

Zero – this is the first year it won’t take place

7.ABBA won Eurovision in 1974, with which song? Waterloo

8.Which non-European country joined the contest in 2015? Australia

9.Which Canadian superstar won Eurovision in 1988, representing Switzerland?

Celine Dion

10.Hard rock band Lordi secured a surprise victory for which country in 2006? Finland

11.Which twins, who found fame on The X Factor, twice represented Ireland at Eurovision?
Jedward

12.The UK last hosted Eurovision in 1998 at the Birmingham NEC. Who were our hosts?

Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson


13.Which country won Eurovision last year? The Netherlands

14.Former Sugababe Jade Ewen finished fifth for the UK in 2009, with a song written by
which famous composer? Andrew Lloyd Webber

15.Which singer has twice represented the UK, finishing 2nd in 1968 and 3rd in 1973?
Cliff Richard

16.Which of these countries has never won Eurovision: Cyprus, Spain or Greece? Cyprus

17.Which Australian singer represented the UK in 1996 with “Ooh Aah Just A Little Bit”?
Gina G

18.How many points did the UK give to ABBA in 1974? Nul points!

19.How many countries competed in the first ever Eurovision? Seven

20.Which country has won Eurovision the most times? Ireland – seven times

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