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Quiz about ABBA Minutiae
Quiz about ABBA Minutiae

ABBA Minutiae Trivia Quiz


This is my first foray into the quizmaking field. These ABBA facts are trivial indeed--but I think that the true ABBA-maniac should do well enough. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by SixOfOne. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
SixOfOne
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
259,618
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1035
Last 3 plays: Guest 14 (9/10), Guest 65 (7/10), comark2000 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. ABBA's springboard to fame was of course winning the 1974 Eurovision song contest with "Waterloo." At post time (to use a racing term), what odds could you get on Sweden to win the contest? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The group's name was derived from its members' first initials, but before they could use it, they had to get permission from what business that had the same name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. ABBA have always considered that they were a comparative failure in the United States, where their only Number One single was Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The oldest of the four is Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the group (if any) was the product of a liaison between his/her Norwegian mother and a German soldier? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In what year were ABBA inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. VH1 compiled a list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll in 1999. Where did Agnetha and Frida finish (they were taken collectively)? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Five of ABBA's eight albums charted in the Top 40 in the United States. Three went gold, and one made it to platinum. Name the album. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 1974's "Waterloo" wasn't ABBA's first try at Eurovision. What was their entry in 1973? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Arguably the world's foremost ABBA authority is this man, who wrote what must be the group's definitive biography "Bright Lights, Dark Shadows." His name is Hint



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1. ABBA's springboard to fame was of course winning the 1974 Eurovision song contest with "Waterloo." At post time (to use a racing term), what odds could you get on Sweden to win the contest?

Answer: 20-1

ABBA (Sweden) opened at 6-1, joint favorite with Italy's Gigliola Cucinetti. Stig Anderson, ABBA's manager, bet 100 pounds on his group at those odds, then got another 20 pounds down on them when they lengthened to 20-1. This was the first time that Sweden had ever won the contest.
2. The group's name was derived from its members' first initials, but before they could use it, they had to get permission from what business that had the same name?

Answer: A canned fish company

The managing director of the fish company agreed, on condition that the group wouldn't discredit his company. (Condition met, I think!)
3. ABBA have always considered that they were a comparative failure in the United States, where their only Number One single was

Answer: none of these

"Dancing Queen" was their only U.S. chart-topper, in 1977. "Take A Chance On Me" made it to #3 in mid-1978. "Waterloo" was their next best outing, stopping at #6.
4. The oldest of the four is

Answer: Bjorn

Bjorn, 25 April 1945; Frida, 15 November 1945; Benny, 16 December 1946; and Agnetha, 5 April 1950.
5. Which of the group (if any) was the product of a liaison between his/her Norwegian mother and a German soldier?

Answer: Frida

Thousands of other children (referred to as "tyskerungen") were produced as a result of such relationships -- and they were stigmatized for many years afterward.
6. In what year were ABBA inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Answer: 2010

They were nominated in 2003, but failed to get in.
7. VH1 compiled a list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll in 1999. Where did Agnetha and Frida finish (they were taken collectively)?

Answer: 70th

They were 70th, between Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos; and ahead of the Go-Go's, Petula Clark, and Olivia Newton-John, among others. Number One on their list? Aretha Franklin.
8. Five of ABBA's eight albums charted in the Top 40 in the United States. Three went gold, and one made it to platinum. Name the album.

Answer: The Album

"Arrival", "Voulez-Vous", and "Super Trouper" were the three golds; The "Visitors" fizzled out at Number 29 in early 1982.
9. 1974's "Waterloo" wasn't ABBA's first try at Eurovision. What was their entry in 1973?

Answer: Ring Ring

"Ring Ring" didn't even make it out of the national trials, finishing third, but it was a big hit in many European countries. (Luxembourg won that year, with "Tu Te Reconnaîtras", performed by Anne-Marie David)
10. Arguably the world's foremost ABBA authority is this man, who wrote what must be the group's definitive biography "Bright Lights, Dark Shadows." His name is

Answer: Carl Magnus Palm

I can heartily recommend "Bright Lights, Dark Shadows" to fans everywhere. Roger Palm played drums on the albums "Ring Ring" and "Arrival"; Bengt Palmers was a Swedish producer and musician.
Source: Author SixOfOne

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