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Quiz about Eurovision 1999
Quiz about Eurovision 1999

Eurovision: 1999 Trivia Quiz


Take a step back in time and see what you remember about the 1999 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.
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Author
CariM0952
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
313,750
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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169
Question 1 of 10
1. In which Israeli city was the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest held?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Which country won the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest?
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Question 3 of 10
3. The UK's 1999 entry was a song called "Say It Again". Who sang it?
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Question 4 of 10
4. The European Broadcasting Union decided to release a recording of the Eurovision entries following this year's competition. Four countries failed to provide their written release in time so their entries were not included. Three of the countries were Cyprus, Poland and the Netherlands. Which was the fourth? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. For the first time in many years, Eurovision entries could be sung in any language, not just an official language of the participating country. How many of the entries in 1999 were sung entirely in English? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. One of the presenters promised that the winning entry in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest would not suffer the indignity of being reprised while the credits were being run on the screen. What took the place of the reprise? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What change was made in the rules regarding backing music for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The 1999 Eurovision Song Contest had three presenters, rather than the usual two. Two of them were Yigal Ravid and Sigal Shahamon. Who was the third? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Twenty-three countries vied for the 1999 Eurovision Song crown. That means there should have been a 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd etc, all the way to 23rd, right? Wrong - or is it? How many countries, if any, tied for position?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In which Israeli city was the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest held?

Answer: Jerusalem

The competition took place in the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. The largest convention centre in the Middle East at the time, it was sometimes known as the "National Ruin" for the length of time it took to be completely built.
2. Which country won the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Sweden

Sweden won with its entry "Take Me to Your Heaven". Sung in English by Charlotte Nilsson, it was written by Lars Diedricson and Marcos Ubeda.
3. The UK's 1999 entry was a song called "Say It Again". Who sang it?

Answer: Precious

Precious was an British girl band, with members Louise Rose, Anya Lahiri, Sophie McDonnell, Kalli Clark-Sternberg and Jenny Frost. The band only had one album with four singles released. One of the singles, the song entered in the Eurovision contest, went silver at number six on the UK Singles chart. The other singles did not do as well, and the band split up in 2000.
4. The European Broadcasting Union decided to release a recording of the Eurovision entries following this year's competition. Four countries failed to provide their written release in time so their entries were not included. Three of the countries were Cyprus, Poland and the Netherlands. Which was the fourth?

Answer: United Kingdom

The UK didn't file the paperwork in time for their entry to be included on this year's CD. Due to being unable to include the four entries, a new rule was created that each country must have a recorded version of their entry ready to include in the compilation recording.
5. For the first time in many years, Eurovision entries could be sung in any language, not just an official language of the participating country. How many of the entries in 1999 were sung entirely in English?

Answer: twelve

A whopping twelve of the twenty-three entries were sung entirely in English. The countries choosing that language were Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Two countries included English in their entries - Israel's was sung in English and Hebrew, while Germany's was sung in German, Turkish and English.
6. One of the presenters promised that the winning entry in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest would not suffer the indignity of being reprised while the credits were being run on the screen. What took the place of the reprise?

Answer: all participants sang the Israeli 1979 winning song

Twenty years prior to this year's competition a bombing of a transmitter in Yugoslavia prevented Yugoslavian television broadcasting that year's Eurovision competition. As a tribute to the people of that country, all the participants in this year's contest sang the 1979 Eurovision winning song from Israel, "Hallelujah", in English.
7. What change was made in the rules regarding backing music for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: host country no longer had to provide an orchestra

This year the rule was changed so the host country now had the option whether or not to provide an orchestra to accompany the entries. In recent years the orchestra was compulsory, use of it optional, but this year the venue was small and it would have been difficult to fit an orchestra plus a decent-sized stage in it.
8. The 1999 Eurovision Song Contest had three presenters, rather than the usual two. Two of them were Yigal Ravid and Sigal Shahamon. Who was the third?

Answer: Dafna Dekel

Yigal Ravid, Dafna Dekel and Sigal Shahamon were the official presenters of the 1999 competition. Shahamon had been a backing singer in the Israeli competition for their entry in a previous year, and Ravid is a journalist. Dekel performed the 1992 Isreali entry, "Ze Rak Sport" ("It's Just Sports"), which placed sixth in the contest.
9. There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Dana International

Dana International was the performer of the previous year's winning entry. Perfoming at the "foot of King David's tower", she sang Steve Wonder's "Free" amongst a crowd of dancers clad in everything from what appeared to be ancient costume to one in what could only be called a cross between a miniskirt and dominatrix's outfit. It's on YouTube, and worth watching again!
10. Twenty-three countries vied for the 1999 Eurovision Song crown. That means there should have been a 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd etc, all the way to 23rd, right? Wrong - or is it? How many countries, if any, tied for position?

Answer: four

Four countries tied for two places. Denmark and the Netherlands tied for eighth place with seventy-one points each, while Belgium and the United Kingdom vied for twelfth place with thirty-eight points each.
Source: Author CariM0952

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