[HxHD] Saturday Night (Eurovision) Quiz - 7pm!

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Hey! Do you have yourself down as a Eurovision-freak? Or do you have a Eurovision-fanatic next to you who can give you all the answers, y'know same thing? Or are you even just a human being! If any of these apply to you then come on down to the Saturday Night [Eurovision] Quiz at 7pm GMT.

Because this is a special themed quiz and there will be 30 questions, the top prize will be 20c and the runner-up will receive 5c! But that's not all; anyone else who gets a question right (and you have 30 opportunities to do so) will be given 2c, because we're nice like that

So what are you waiting for (besides 50 more minutes...)? Get on down to the HxHD by searching Absently

Hope to catch you there!

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Thanks to all those who took part! Bolt660 was our winner and our runner-up was Samanfa

The full list of questions and answers was as follows:

1. Who was the first country to host Eurovision?
Switzerland


2. What year did the UK first host?
1960


3. What is the theme/slogan for this year's contest?
Celebrate Diversity (unless you're a Russian contest from Crimea)


4. Which country holds the record for the most wins?
Ireland


5. What number contest is this year's Eurovision?
62 / 62nd


6. What was the name of the song Ukraine won with in 2016?
1944


7. Correctly spell the name of the famous entrant who sang 'dancing lasha tumbai'
Verka Serduchka


8. How many countries are entering this year (including those who failed to qualify)
42


9. What is the entry for UK this year [SINGER AND SONG]?
Lucie Jones, never give up on you


10. What year did Australia debut in the contest?
2015


11. What years did Jedward compete for Ireland?
2011 and 2012


12. In 2009 which country received the highest amount of points (under old voting system) and HOW MANY?
Norway, 387


13. Which of these countries has never won; Spain, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Denmark


14. What song did ABBA sing in the 1974 Eurovision contest?
Waterloo


15. In 2016 a country went from 7 Jury votes to 229 including the public - which country?
Poland


16. How many points did Ukraine win by in 2016?
23


17. In 1969 four countries won Eurovision due to a tie; which four countries?
Spain, The Netherlands, France, UK


18. Which country's last Eurovision appearance was in 1993?
Luxembourg


19. The Belarusian entry this year is titled "Historyja majho žyccia" - what is the English translation?
Story of my life


20. In 2015, 2 countries received nul points; which 2 countries (hint; they have the same national language)
Germany, Austria


21. Valentina Monetta has competed four times for San Marino; how many times did she qualify?
3


22. Which country has only ever competed once in Eurovision?
Morocco


23. We all remember the Russian Grannies from 2012, but what was the name of their song?
Party For Everybody


24. Which country were disqualified for their politically motivated song 'we don't wanna put in' in 2009?
Georgia


25. Which country allegedly tried to cheat and buy votes for the 2008 competition?
Azerbaijan


26. What was the title of the gibberish song performed by Germany in 2000?
Wadde hadde dudde da?


27. How many times has the UK won eurovision?
5


28. How many times has the UK come last?
3


29. What is the name of the Australian entrant for last year's eurovision?
Dami Im


30. Super hard question: how many letters are in the word 'Eurovision'?
10

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