🎵 Eurovision Trivia Questions & Answers

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28 Eurovision trivia questions

1. Q1. Which Italian rock band won Eurovision 2021 with 'Zitti e Buoni'?

   Answer: Måneskin

   💡 Their Rotterdam win scored 524 points and sparked a global breakout for the Rome band.

2. Q2. Complete the ABBA song title: 'Waterloo', 'Dancing Queen', '____'.

   Answer: Mamma Mia

   💡 Mamma Mia (1975) became the first ABBA song to reach number one in the UK.

3. Q3. Which country does the band ABBA come from?

   Answer: Sweden

   💡 ABBA became so popular that their records outsold Volvo as Sweden's biggest export in the mid-1970s. The name is an acronym of the members' first names: Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid.

4. Q4. Finnish monster-costumed band Lordi shocked Eurovision by winning in 2006 with which anthem?

   Answer: Hard Rock Hallelujah

5. Q5. Nemo won Eurovision 2024 with 'The Code' for which country?

   Answer: Switzerland

   💡 Nemo became the contest's first openly non-binary winner, scoring 591 points.

6. Q6. Which non-European nation made its surprise Eurovision debut in 2015?

   Answer: Australia

   💡 Australia was handed automatic finalist status in its very first year.

7. Q7. What French nickname is given to the maximum score a country can award at Eurovision?

   Answer: Douze points

   💡 'Douze points' is French for twelve points, the top mark in the voting system.

8. Q8. Which 13-year-old Belgian became Eurovision's youngest-ever winner, in 1986?

   Answer: Sandra Kim

   💡 Her record is now unbeatable, since entrants must be at least 16 years old.

9. Q9. How many broadcasters took part in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956?

   Answer: 7

10. Q10. Eurovision is organised each year by which broadcasters' body, founded after World War II?

    Answer: The European Broadcasting Union

11. Q11. Conchita Wurst won Eurovision 2014 for Austria with which soaring power ballad?

    Answer: Rise Like a Phoenix

12. Q12. Riverdance debuted as a Eurovision interval act in 1994, hosted that year by which country?

    Answer: Ireland

13. Q13. Israel's Netta won Eurovision 2018 with a chicken-clucking, girl-power anthem called what?

    Answer: Toy

14. Q14. Who was the first woman to win Eurovision twice, in 2012 and 2023?

    Answer: Loreen

    💡 Her 2023 winner 'Tattoo' gave Sweden a record-equalling seventh Eurovision title.

15. Q15. Which Irishman was the first performer to win Eurovision twice as a singer?

    Answer: Johnny Logan

    💡 Nicknamed 'Mr Eurovision,' he won in 1980 and 1987 and also wrote the 1992 winner.

16. Q16. Which group of nations pays to skip Eurovision's semis and go straight to the final?

    Answer: The Big Five

    💡 France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK earn the spot via their large financial contributions.

17. Q17. Salvador Sobral gave which country its first-ever Eurovision win, in 2017?

    Answer: Portugal

    💡 'Amar pelos dois' won with a then-record 758 points, written by his sister Luísa.

18. Q18. Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 contest with 'Stefania' for which country?

    Answer: Ukraine

    💡 It was the first rap-led entry ever to win the contest, taking a record televote.

19. Q19. Which barefoot star gave the UK its first Eurovision win, in 1967?

    Answer: Sandie Shaw

    💡 'Puppet on a String' took 47 points, more than double the runner-up's tally.

20. Q20. Bucks Fizz won the 1981 contest for the UK with which song?

    Answer: Making Your Mind Up

    💡 Their winning routine featured a now-iconic skirt-ripping dance move in Dublin.

21. Q21. Which act scored the UK's most recent Eurovision win, back in 1997?

    Answer: Katrina and the Waves

    💡 'Love Shine a Light' won with 227 points; the UK has not won since.

22. Q22. Who won Eurovision 2019 for the Netherlands with the ballad 'Arcade'?

    Answer: Duncan Laurence

    💡 'Arcade' later went viral on TikTok, becoming a rare post-contest global hit.

23. Q23. Conchita Wurst's 2014 win was Austria's first Eurovision victory since which earlier year?

    Answer: 1966

24. Q24. Roughly how many people watched Riverdance's Eurovision interval performance in 1994?

    Answer: 300 million

25. Q25. When a Eurovision entry scores zero from everyone, what dreaded two-word nickname gets used?

    Answer: Nul points

    💡 It isn't quite correct French, but it's the phrase every act dreads hearing.

26. Q26. Which 16-year-old gave Italy its first Eurovision win, back in 1964?

    Answer: Gigliola Cinquetti

    💡 She won with 'Non ho l'età' by a huge margin, nearly triple the runner-up.

27. Q27. Which country has finished last in the Eurovision final more often than any other?

    Answer: Norway

    💡 As of 2024 Norway had finished last twelve times, in every decade it has competed.

28. Q28. Which country won its only Eurovision, in 2007, with 'Molitva'?

    Answer: Serbia

    💡 It was Serbia's debut as an independent nation after splitting from Montenegro.

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