1

What did Emmelie de Forest have to do to win Eurovision 2013?(hint: check out photo below)

a. Impersonate Michael Jacksonb. A reverse 2 ½ somersault with 1 ½ twists c.Gaze longingly at a pipe player without cracking upd. Pretend to be a fish

2

What is it about Milan Stankovic?

a. He has unusal cheek bonesb. His Aunty Rada lives in Sydneyc. He was 26 years old when he performed in Eurovsion 2010d. All of the above

3.

Which country has won Eurovision a record-breaking SEVEN times?(hint: it stars with ‘I’)

a. Irelandb. Iraqc. Italyd. Israel

4.

What flag is this?

a. Norwayb. Latviac. Maltad. Poland

5.

In Eurovision 2009, Radoslav Banga from the Czech Republic dressed up as Super Gypsy. The result?

a. He became honorary President of the UK’s Freddie Mercury Look Alike Society

b. Zero points c. Groin injury d. Legal battle over shoulder pad design

6.

Who was spotted in a café in Helsinki in early 2014? (hint: photo may be intentionally misleading)

a. Benedict Cumberbatch, who is not FINNISH but perhaps has FINNISH ancestry (pure speculation).

b. Mr Lordi, lead singer of Lordi, the FINNISH heavy metal band who won Eurovision 2006 for FINLAND

c. Jari Sillanpää, FINNISH megastar who represented FINLAND in Eurovision 2004 and whose self-titled debut album is the biggest selling album of all time in FINLAND

d. Legendary 80 year old FINNISH singer/composer/conductor Lars Anders Fredrik "Lasse" Mårtenson, who represented FINLAND in 1964 and remains a sentimental FINNISH favourite

7.Cezar singing ‘It’s My Life’ like he means it, Eurovision 2013

Apart from his fetching black outfit and incredible vocal range,

what else is special about Cezar?

a. He owns a golden Jaguar XKR-S cabriolet b. He has a Yorkshire terrier puppyc. He was Romanian Scrabble champion in 2006d. He has worked as a barrister and a barista

8.

What country is this?a. Icelandb. Estoniac. Maltad. Latvia

9.

Rona Nishliu, Albania, Eurovision 2012

What IS she singing about?

a. Her airplane landing on your soul's unlit runwayb. A black cat melting in the savanna of endless timec. The nutritional value of wholemeal versus multigraind. Her hairstylist’s superannuation fund

10

Which of these is NOT a suggestion from the official Eurovision website for the interval act for Eurovision 2014?

a. Everyone in the world will eat Danish sausages at the same time

b. Send all the song files into outer space in a time capsulec. Mermaids sitting on rocks like The Little Mermaid dive down

into a giant aquarium and perform a sensual underwater dance.d. Everyone in Denmark will release a red or white balloon at the

same time.

11

Zdob și Zdub singing ‘So Lucky’, Eurovision 2011

Where does the name Zdob și Zdub come from ?

a. It’s Romanian for the sound of a drumb. It’s Romanian for the sound of a bumble

beec. It means ‘Over and Under’d. Zdob + Zdub were two cartoon cats on

Romanian television in the 1970’s.

12

It’s Laka from Bosnia Herzegovina!

What is he singing?a. “ABBA will not rule the world” b. “1 2 3 4 5 6…” over and over againc. “Ne klepeci nanulama” roughly translated as “Don’t make

noise with your sandals”d. “Ja sam ne Robert Downey Junior” roughly translated as “I

am not Robert Downey Junior”13How many people world-wide watch Eurovision?

a. 5 million b. 125 million c. About 12 d. 60 million

14

Dima Bilan doing his best for Russia, Eurovision 2008

Who is the bloke on the right?

a. Evgeni Plushenko , psych nurse from Gorki 8 Clinic in Moscowb. Evgeni Plushenko , grandson of Boris Yeltsinc. Evgeni Plushenko, Olympic figure skater d. Evgeni Plushenko , virtuoso vibraphone player

15

It’s Dustin the Turkey, Eurovision 2008!

In honour of Ireland’s Dustin the Turkey, which statement is NOT true?

a. Dustin the Turkey has sung a duet with Bob Geldofb. Dustin sings in English but he also sings in Polishc. Dustin sings: “We’re sorry for Riverdance…”d. Dustin had a hit single called “Poultry in Motion”

16

Aisha from Latvia sang the following at Eurovision 2008:

“I’ve asked my uncle JoeBut he can't speakWhy does the wind still blow?And blood still leak?”

Why can’t Uncle Joe speak?

a. He is a ghostb. He is a deaf mutec. Who knows?

d. His mouth has been sealed with the blood of nations

17

what country bought you sparkly shorts and diamante blindfolds?

a. Lithuaniab. Georgiac. Estoniad. Serbia

18 Barbara Dex trying hard – or not? – for Belgium, Eurovision 1993

What is her claim to fame?

a. She inspired the annual Barbara Dex award for the worst dressed Eurovision performer

b. Her dress was designed by Yves St Laurent although you wouldn’t know it

c. Her real name is Barbra Striezundtd. All of the above

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Ukraine needs you…

What happened to Ruslana (the one in the middle) after winning Eurovision 2004 with her snappy little number “Wild Dances”?

a. She starred in an award-winning toothpaste commercialb. She made an unsuccessful attempt to climb Mt Everestc. She became a Ukrainian MP d. Nothing much

20

Who IS this? Come on, Europe...la, la la-la-la-la-la, la la la la-la-la-la-la la la la-la-la-la-la la la la la la la la…

a. Robin Stjernberg from Sweden b. Robin the Boy Wonder from Batmanc. Dr No from Dr Nod. Verka Serduchka from Ukraine

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