From Abba to Bucks Fizz, dancing grannies to French diplomacy, our quiz requires some serious song contest chops to get 12 points – or a perfect 20
Vampires, naked apes and free booze! The wildest Eurovision performances ever
After last year’s hiatus, the Eurovision song contest is finally back on Saturday night at 8pm on BBC One, with all the glitz, glamour and camp delight that entails. To get you in the mood, take our fiendish Eurovision quiz. Can you avoid the dreaded nul points? Let us know how you do in the comments below …
Good evening, Europe! This is London calling! Can you spot the winner of the last contest to be held, in 2019? His name was Duncan Laurence
This one?
This one?
This one?
Or this?
Which of these acclaimed international stars has competed in Eurovision? Madonna, Celine Dion, Vanessa Paradis or Kate Bush?
Madonna
Celine Dion
Vanessa Paradis
Kate Bush
When was the very first Eurovision song contest held?
24 May 1956
12 March 1958
29 March 1960
23 November 1963
James Newman is the UK entry in 2021. But what is his song called?
Firefly
Flames
Embers
Dragonfire
For many years Norway was cursed as the only country to have scored the dreaded “nul points” on four separate occasions. But in 2015, another country equalled this dismal record. Who?
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Austria
Germany
Which country sent a bunch of grannies to represent it in 2012?
Russia
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
“Be it a mug, a goblet, a cup, a glass, or flute, raise it and toast the memory of the man who was and always will be the voice of Eurovision … the late great, Sir Terry Wogan.” In the UK, during which song is it a tradition to toast Terry?
Third
Fifth
Seventh
Ninth
Waterloo by Abba is arguably Eurovision’s most famous winning song. Which year did it win?
1971
1972
1973
1974
In the year that Abba won with Waterloo, the French entry was withdrawn from the contest. Why?
The death of the French president, Georges Pompidou
A dispute with the EBU over the competition being hosted in the UK
French broadcasters were concerned the entry could be seen as propaganda for a referendum campaign taking place
Because the song had been associated with signalling an attempt at a military coup
Bucks Fizz won the contest in 1981 with Making Your Mind Up. How many number one singles did the original Bucks Fizz line-up have in the UK in the 1980s?
None
One
Two
Three
Which original member of Eurovision-winning band Bucks Fizz stood in the 2019 UK general election to be an MP for the Brexit Party?
Jay Aston
Cheryl Baker
Bobby G
Mike Nolan
Verka Serduchka has become a Eurovision icon. But which country did they represent in 2007?
Belarus
Ukraine
Austria
Poland
Which is the most eastern city to have ever hosted the Eurovision final?
Helsinki
Tashkent
Baku
Moscow
In what year did Australia first compete in the Eurovision song contest?
1997
2009
2015
2017
Australia isn’t the only country not from Europe to have competed in the contest. Which African nation competed for its one and only time in 1980?
Morocco
Algeria
Egypt
South Africa
Which of these – among Europe’s smallest competing countries – has won the Eurovision song contest?
Malta
San Marino
Cyprus
Luxembourg
By the time he represented the UK in 1968 with Congratulations, Cliff Richard had already scored more than forty Top 40 hits in the UK. Where did Congratulations finish in the Eurovision song contest that year?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Which country had its entry for this year disqualified?
Belarus
Ukraine
Armenia
Bulgaria
The United Kingdom has hosted the contest in five different cities. Which of these has not had the honour of holding the final?
Brighton
Birmingham
Glasgow
Harrogate
This lot won Eurovision in 2006 for Finland with Hard Rock Hallelujah. What were they called?
Loki
Lordi
Kinda
Kooki
18 and above.
So close to a perfect score, but basically you are Cliff Richard coming 2nd in 1968
20 and above.
“Douze points!” – well, vingt points, but you get the point. Well done.
14 and above.
Excellent Eurovision knowledge – c’est une magnifique victoire
8 and above.
Good effort
0 and above.
“Nul points!” – you are the Norway of this quiz
1 and above.
This is the kind of score that is going to get you relegated to the semi-final for next year
