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1.Tied with Sweden, what's the country with the most ESC wins?
France
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Ireland
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Norway
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Ukraine
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Ireland won 7 times in 1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996. France won 5 times and Norway and Ukraine both won 3 times each.
2.Which of these famous bands started their worldwide sucess by winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest?
Måneskin
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Katrina & the Waves
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ABBA
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Lordi
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ABBA won in 1974 for Sweden, Måneskin won for Italy in 2021, Katrina & the Waves won in 1997 for the UK and Lordi won for Finland in 2006
3.Who was the first non-white contestant?
Eduardo Nascimento
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Anneke Grönloh
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Sandra Reemer
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Milly Scott
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Anneke Grönloh represented The Netherlands in 1964, Milly Scott in 1996 and Sandra Reemer in 1972, 1976 and 1979. Eduardo Nascimento represented Portugal in 1967.
4.What was the first year to be broadcast in colour?
1968
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1969
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1966
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1971
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5.Which country waited the longest for their first win?
Finland
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Germany
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Belgium
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Portugal
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Portugal waited 49 years for their first win, Finland waited 40 years, Belgium waited 31 years and Germany waited 27 years
6.Where was the first Eurovision held?
Zurich
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Lausanne
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Lugano
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Bern
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7.Serafín Zubiri, the Spanish representitive in 1992 and 2000, was the first contestant to be...
Blind
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Deaf
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Autist
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Paraplegic
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8.What was the first duet to participate in Eurovision?
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
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Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
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Alice and Ellen Kessler
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Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler
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Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler represented Denmark in 1957. In 1959, Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson represented the UK and Alice and Ellen Kessler represented Germany. In 1963, Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann became the first winning duo also giving Denmark their first victory.
9.Nathalie Pâque is, to this day, the youngest participent ever. How old was she when she represented France in 1989?
12
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14
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13
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11
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She became the youngest participent by performing just 5 days before her 12th birthday.
10.Who was the first participant to have won the contest twice?
Loreen
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Johnny Logan
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Eimear Quinn
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Isabelle Aubret
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Despite Loreen also being the winner on two ocassions (2012 and 2023), Johnny Logan achieved the record first, winning in 1980 and 1987
11.When was the winning tiebreak rule used first?
1987
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1969
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1991
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1975
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After the 4-way tie for the win in 1969, the EBU created a tiebreak rule in 1970. This rule was only used in 1991 when Sweden and France tied for the win with 146 points each, ending in Sweden's third win
12.Which of these contestants took part in the contest on fewer than four occasions?
Valentina Monetta
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Corry Brokken
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Elisabeth Andreasson
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Fud Leclerc
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Corry Brokken represented The Netherlands a total of 3 times, with her second attempt ending in the first Dutch win. The other three represented 4 times each the countries of San Marino, Norway and Belgium respectively.
13.When was the first time that a country received 0 points?
1962
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1964
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1965
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1963
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This happened when Belgium, Spain, Austria and The Netherlands all didn't receive a single point from any jury.
14.Which country has ended in last place the most?
Finland
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Norway
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United Kingdom
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Germany
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Norway has finished last on 11 different ocassions, 4 of which, finishing with 0 points, Germany has finished last 10 times, Finland 9 times and the UK finishing last on only 5 different contests.
15.Which of these statements about Jacques Pills, that performed the first entry from Monaco, is false?
He was Monegasque
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He was married to Édith Piaf
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He was the first Eurovision contestant to die
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He was the father of Jacqueline Boyer, who won the 1960 Eurovision
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I am enjoying these quizzes and learning some stuff - thank you! Just a couple of things -
+ Question 12 is really confusingly phrased. You might say "which of these contestants took part in the contest on fewer than four occasions?"
+ George Nussbaumer is blind but he's not the first blind contestant. Serafin Zubiri took part in 1992. I'm not sure whether he is the first one though!
Nice Quiz! however it should be 4. "Broadcast" instead of "Broadcasted", 6. "Held" instead of "Helded", 7. "Autist" (noun) or "Autistic" (adjective) instead of "Austist" and 9. "How old was she when she represented France IN 1989?" not "IS 1989?" 10. (question description) "Despite Loreen also being the winner ON two oCCaSionS" not "in two ocassion". Still Awesome Quiz Though!
+ Question 12 is really confusingly phrased. You might say "which of these contestants took part in the contest on fewer than four occasions?"
+ George Nussbaumer is blind but he's not the first blind contestant. Serafin Zubiri took part in 1992. I'm not sure whether he is the first one though!
About question twelve, I will change. Now that I notice, yes, it is a bit confusing.
About the blind singer. I totally forgot about Serafín, I just don't like his songs (they are so boring). But thanks for noticing!