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Eurovision 2008 - 2018

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the last city that isn't its country's capital to host the ESC? It was in 2013.

a)

Malmö

b)

Lyon

c)

Porto

d)

Munich

2.

When Francesco Gabbani of Italy performed his song 'Occidentali's Karma' in 2017 he danced with someone dressed as what?

a)

a gorilla

b)

a donkey

c)

a rat

d)

a horse

3.

Poland's staging of their 2014 entry 'My Slowianie' was controversial for two activities being performed suggestively. One was washing clothing on a washboard, but what was the other one?

a)

Milking a cow

b)

Slurping borscht

c)

Licking a lollypop

d)

Churning butter

4.

Who won Eurovision 2016?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What is the record most number of countries to compete in ESC?

a)

50

b)

43

c)

46

d)

39

6.

Which of the following countries, as of 2018, has still never won the ESC?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Ireland

c)

Norway

d)

Azerbaijan

7.

During ESC 2017, there was an incident that occurred during the "halftime show". What was it?

a)

A woman climbed onto the stage and flashed her bare chest to a live camera

b)

A man climbed onto the stage, took the microphone, and said the British media were Nazis

c)

A man climbed onto the stage and began dancing with the performer

d)

A man climbed onto the stage and mooned the audience

8.

For ESC 2016, a very special American guest performed as an interval act. They were...

a)

Katy Perry

b)

Justin Timberlake

c)

Brad Paisley

d)

Ariana Grande

9.

When Ukrainian singer Ruslana won Eurovision in 2004, she was rewarded with...

a)

a broken trophy

b)

a bouquet of flowers she was deathly allergic to

c)

a seat in Parliament

d)

a sapling to plant in her home country

10.

In 2008, one country sent a song in a made-up language. Which country was it?

a)

Belgium

b)

Switzerland

c)

Ukraine

d)

Romania

11.

The winner of ESC 2009 was...

a)

Yohanna from Iceland with "Is It True?"

b)

Anastasiya Prikhodko from Russia with "Mamo"

c)

Alexander Rybak from Norway with "Fairytale"

d)

Gipsy.cz from the Czech Republic with "Aven Romale"

12.

What Russian city did ESC 2009 take place in?

a)

Moscow

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Omsk

d)

Ekaterinburg

13.

What popular meme stems from the Moldovan entry for ESC 2010?

a)

the Rich Kid meme

b)

Epic Sax Guy

c)

Planking

d)

the Trollol Face

14.

Which country won in 2010?

a)

Romania

b)

France

c)

Serbia

d)

Germany

15.

In 2011, which country won for the very first time?

a)

Azerbaijan

b)

Romania

c)

Cyprus

d)

Iceland

16.

The host country of ESC 2011, Germany, sent their winner from 2010 again that year. What was her name?

a)

Luisa

b)

Petra

c)

Lena

d)

Lila

17.

The Russian entry to ESC 2012 was unique enough for being a group of singing 'babushki,' or grandmothers. What made them more unique, though?

a)

They churned butter onstage

b)

They did laundry onstage

c)

They butchered a pig onstage

d)

They baked bread onstage

18.

Who hosted ESC 2013, as well as co-hosted in 2016?

a)

Måns Zelmerlöw

b)

Petra Mede

c)

Edward af Sillén

d)

Valentina Monetta

19.

The winner of ESC 2014 was controversial. Why?

a)

It was a bearded lady.

b)

She broke the 'no overt political statements' rule during her performance.

c)

There were allegations that the voting may have been tampered with.

d)

The winner made a homophobic statement immediately after he won.

20.

One country was consistently booed during the course of Eurovision 2014. Which one was it?

a)

Azerbaijan

b)

Russia

c)

Serbia

d)

Israel

21.

The Netherlands got 2nd place in 2014. What genre was their song in?

a)

Traditional Dutch Electronic Folk

b)

Rock

c)

Pop

d)

Country

22.

The Latvian entry for 2014 was called '______ to Bake'.

a)

Cookies

b)

Baby

c)

Cake

d)

Strudel

23.

Which country outside Europe was invited to participate in the contest in 2015?

a)

Australia

b)

Israel

c)

Morocco

d)

Canada

24.

Who won in 2015?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

The winner of ESC 2016 had a song about the 'ethnic cleansing' of the Crimean Tatars. Both the year this occurred and the song's title are:

a)

1845

b)

1972

c)

1944

d)

1899

26.

Salvador Sobral, the winner of 2017, was met with criticism when he said what in his victory speech?

a)

"I dedicate this win to the Syrian refugees."

b)

"I knew I would win if the public only had good taste."

c)

"At least Spain is not up here rather than me."

d)

"Music is not fireworks, it's feeling."

27.

Which country was forced to withdraw by host country Ukraine in 2017?

a)

Belarus

b)

Russia

c)

Azerbaijan

d)

Turkey

28.

The winning song in 2017 was titled 'Amar pelos dois'. What language are the lyrics and title written in?

a)

Portuguese

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Italian

29.

Which act from 2017 received media attention for having a man in a horse mask standing at the top of a ladder in its staging?

a)

Ilinca, ft. Alex Florea | "Yodel It!"

b)

Kristian Kostov | "Beautiful Mess"

c)

Dihaj | "Skeletons"

d)

Omar Naber | "On My Way"

30.

2018 had more of a definite theme than previous years. What was it designed after?

a)

The Forest

b)

The Sea

c)

The Garden

d)

The Desert

31.

In 2018, which country's broadcaster was banned from broadcasting more of ESC when it was found out they had cut Albania's and Ireland's acts for being "too lewd"?

a)

Israel

b)

the U.S.

c)

Kazakhstan

d)

China

32.

Which previous winner came back to represent their country in 2018?

a)

Alexander Rybak

b)

Waylon

c)

ABBA

d)

Dima Bilan

33.

As of 2018, which country is the most recent winner?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Ireland

c)

Sweden

d)

Israel

34.

As of 2018, which country has the most wins under its belt?

a)

Sweden

b)

Ireland

c)

France

d)

Poland