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Eurovision: 1985 Trivia Quiz

Take a step back in time and see what you remember about the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest. If you like the quiz, please rate it - if not, please tell me why.

A multiple-choice quiz by CariM0952. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
CariM0952

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
307,609

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
202

Question 1 of 10

1. In which Swedish city was the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest held?
Hint

Uppsala

Malmo

Stockholm

Gothenburg

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which country won the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Ireland

Norway

France

Denmark

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Question 3 of 10

3. The UK's 1985 entry was a song called "Love Is". Who sang it?
Hint

Pop!

Vikki

AllStars

Tight Fit

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Question 4 of 10

4. The audience was shocked when something happened with the presenter during the 1985 Eurovision contest... what was it? Hint

forgot which city was hosting the broadcast

fell off stage

skirt apparently ripped off

assigned points to wrong country

5. The current rules stated that each country had to sing in their own official language - but there are a number of countries with more than one official language. How many entries in the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest were sung entirely in French?
Hint

one

three

two

four

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which two countries withdrew from the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Turkey and Italy

Denmark and Portugal

Cyprus and Austria

Netherlands and Yugoslavia

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Question 7 of 10

7. Two countries returned to Eurovision after staying out for at least one year. Greece was one; which country was the other? Hint

Israel

Ireland

Malta

Turkey

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the presenter at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Lill Lindfors

Agneta Bolme Borjefors

Kristian Luuk

Eva Nazemson

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Question 9 of 10

9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?
Hint

Guitars Unlimited with Swedish Evergreens

Camilla Henemark

Ulla Andersson

Thore Skogman

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Question 10 of 10

10. Nineteen countries vied for the 1985 Eurovision Song crown. That means there should have been a 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd etc, all the way to 19th, right? Wrong - or is it? How many countries, if any, tied for their position ranking?
Hint

two

none

three

four

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which Swedish city was the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest held?

Answer: Gothenburg

The contest was held in the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. The Scandinavium is the major sporting arena in that city, and was the largest venue used by that date by the Eurovision competition.

2. Which country won the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Norway

Norway won with its entry, "La det swinge" ("Let It Swing"). They beat out second-place Germany by fifteen points.

3. The UK's 1985 entry was a song called "Love Is". Who sang it?

Answer: Vikki

While all are British pop groups, it was Vikki who sang the 1985 entry. Vikki is Victoria Watson, now known as Aeone. Her genre of music rapidly moved from pop to new age/Celtic.

4. The audience was shocked when something happened with the presenter during the 1985 Eurovision contest... what was it?

Answer: skirt apparently ripped off

During an act, the presenter's skirt seemed to have been ripped off. It was, of course, planned, but the audience wasn't expecting it.

Answer: two

Two countries sang their entries in French this year. They were

France - "Femme dans ses r�ves aussi" ("Woman in Her Dreams Too") and
Luxembourg - "Children, Kinder, Enfants" ("Children, Children, Children").

6. Which two countries withdrew from the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Netherlands and Yugoslavia

The Netherlands withdrew as the contest was held on a Dutch national holiday, the Day of Remembrance for the Dead. Yugoslavia did not compete either, as the date clashed with the anniversary of the death of Tito.

7. Two countries returned to Eurovision after staying out for at least one year. Greece was one; which country was the other?

Answer: Israel

Greece returned after an absence of one year, as did Israel. Turkey hadn't been absent since 1979, Ireland since 1983 and Malta still wasn't back since their last entry in 1975.

8. Who was the presenter at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Lill Lindfors

Lill Lindfors presented the competition. She is a Finnish-Swedish singer. She and Svante Thuresson were the performers for the Swedish entry at the 1966 Eurovision competition.

9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Guitars Unlimited with Swedish Evergreens

Guitars Unlimited with Swedish Evergreens performed during the intermission. One is unable to either remember the performance or find information related to it.

Ulla Andersson is a Swedish singer/songwriter/actress, Camilla Henemark is a Swedish actress and singer, and Thore Skogman was a Swedish entertainer.

Answer: four

Four countries tied for two positions. Spain's "La fiesta termin�" ("The Party's Over") and Turkey's "Didai didai dai" (no translation) tied for fourteenth place, while Cyprus' "To Katalava Arga" ("I Realised It Was Too Late") and Greece's "Miazoume" ("We Are Alike") tied for sixteenth.

Source: Author CariM0952

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