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Eurovision Multiple Choice Quiz

Answer the following questions about the Eurovision Song Contest!
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Last updated: January 22, 2019
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1. How many points did Salvador Sobral earn making him the highest-scoring winner?
212
512
758
1028
This is of course under the new voting system
2. What does the "EBU" stand for?
Eurovision Broadcast Universally
European Broadcasting Union
Eurovision Broadcasting Union
Eurovision Broadcasters' Union
It's an international alliance of public service media organisations which produces Eurovision
3. Which one of this countries did NOT take part in the competition at the very beginning?
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Switzerland
Spain
Spain only joined in 1961
4. Which country has been choosing their act through Festivali i Këngës?
Turkey
Italy
Albania
Bulgaria
It was first held in 1962, however Albania didn't join Eurovision until 2003/2004
5. What is NOT allowed during a performance?
Burning pianos
Six people on stage
Singing on playback
Kissing
6. Who won the jury vote in Eurovision 2018?
Israel (Netta - Toy)
Austria (Cesár Sampson - Nobody But You)
Sweden (Benjamin Ingrosso - Dance You Off)
Cyprus (Eleni Foureira - Fuego)
The overall winner Netta came in third in the jury vote
7. What was the only African country to ever take part?
Morocco
Algeria
Turkey
Egypt
8. How many countries tied for first place in 1969?
2
3
4
5
France, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were all declared joint winners then
9. Which of these countries has always qualified for the final?
Russia
Ukraine
Sweden
Switzerland
Both Russia and Sweden only failed to qualify once, Sweden in 2010 and Russia in 2018
10. Which one of these entries was NOT a runner-up (2nd position)?
Dami Im - Sound of Silence (Australia 2016)
Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine 2007)
Il Volo - Grande Amore (Italy 2015)
Buranovskiye Babushki - Party for Everybody (Russia 2012)
Il Volo won the televote but placed third overall
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Level 58
Aug 6, 2023
5. is now technically wrong since backing vocals can be pre-recorded, but lead vocal has to be live.

(Well except for Iceland and Australia in 2021 which was live-on-tape)