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Quiz about Eurovision 1976
Quiz about Eurovision 1976

Eurovision: 1976 Trivia Quiz


Take a step back in time and see what you remember about the 1976 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
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Multiple Choice
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306,350
Updated
Jul 23 22
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where was the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest held?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Which country won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest?
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Question 3 of 10
3. The UK's 1976 entry was a song called "Save Your Kisses for Me". Who sang it?
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Question 4 of 10
4. One country would have won the award for persistence, had there been one, for trying to get into the contest. Which country was still not permitted to take part? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many entries in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest were sung entirely in English?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Which two countries withdrew from the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest for non-political reasons (if reasons were given at all)? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A third country withdrew from the competition as a protest against the content of another country's song. Which withdrawing country was this? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the presenter for the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest?
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Question 9 of 10
9. There's always a halftime - what group or entertainer performed for the halftime of the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Eighteen countries vied for the 1976 Eurovision Song crown. That means someone should have come in #18, right? Sometimes some countries tie... how many tied for position in 1976?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where was the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest held?

Answer: The Netherlands

The Netherlands had had the winning entry, "Ding-A-Dong", in the previous year's contest. Normally a winning country hosts the following year's contest, although there have been instances where a different country has hosted the event.
2. Which country won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: United Kingdom

The United Kingdom won with "Save Your Kisses for Me", sung by Brotherhood of Man. The song was written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheridan and Martin Lee. Sheridan and Lee were members of "Brotherhood of Man".
3. The UK's 1976 entry was a song called "Save Your Kisses for Me". Who sang it?

Answer: Brotherhood of Man

The "Brotherhood of Man" had a hit with "United We Stand" back in 1970, and after their Eurovision win they charted two more number one hits, "Angelo" in July 1977 and "Figaro" in January 1978. By mid-78 they were reduced to playing holiday camps and cabarets.
4. One country would have won the award for persistence, had there been one, for trying to get into the contest. Which country was still not permitted to take part?

Answer: Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein would have had Biggi Bachmann sing "Little Cowboy" - but in order to be part of the contest, there is one very important consideration. Eurovision is, after all, a television broadcaster. Poor little Liechtenstein didn't have any in-country broadcasting service (that presumably could purchase Eurovision programming) so they were denied entry to the competition. Again.
5. How many entries in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest were sung entirely in English?

Answer: 7

They were

United Kingdom - "Save Your Kisses for Me"
Switzerland - "Djambo, Djambo"
Ireland - "When"
The Netherlands - "The Party's Over"
Norway - "Mata Hari"
Finland - "Pump-Pump"
Austria - "My Little World".

Italy's entry, "We'll Live It All Again", was sung in both English and Italian.
6. Which two countries withdrew from the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest for non-political reasons (if reasons were given at all)?

Answer: Sweden and Malta

Sweden's broadcaster, Sveriges Radio, pleaded poverty - it costs a lot to put on one of these contests, and had they won, they wouldn't have been able to afford the next year's extravaganza. The result of this was a new rule, that in future the cost of staging it would be shared by all competing countries.

Malta didn't give any reason for their withdrawal. Their entry would have been "Sing Your Song, Country Boy" by Enzo Guzman.
7. A third country withdrew from the competition as a protest against the content of another country's song. Which withdrawing country was this?

Answer: Turkey

Greece's entry was a song about the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, "Panayia Mou, Panayia Mou" ("My Lady, My Lady"). The song is about the performer singing to the Virgin Mary about the desecration of Cyprus resulting from the Turkish invasion. The Turks didn't take very kindly to that and withdrew from competition. For those not familiar with the whole Eurovision contest hoopla, each country has a competition for its song, and the whole internal competition is normally broadcast widely.

As airwaves don't stop at national borders, it would be easy for Turkey to be familiar with the Greek entry long before the actual Eurovision contest.
8. Who was the presenter for the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: Corry Brokken

Brokken won the 1957 Eurovision competition for The Netherlands, singing "Net als toen" ("Like it used to be"). She also competed in the 1956 and 1958 competitions. This was the first time a prior winner hosted the event.

Harry van Hoof was the conductor, Theo Ordeman was the director, and I made up Sven.
9. There's always a halftime - what group or entertainer performed for the halftime of the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest?

Answer: the Dutch Swing College Band

The Dutch Swing College Band is a dixieland jazz group, founded in 1945. Amazingly, the group is still in existance, although with entirely different personnel.

Han van Meegeren is a famous art forger. Golden Earring is a rock band best known for its hit "Radar Love". George Baker (born Johannes Bouwens) is famous for the rather annoying song, "Paloma Blanca" which charted in a number of countries in 1975.
10. Eighteen countries vied for the 1976 Eurovision Song crown. That means someone should have come in #18, right? Sometimes some countries tie... how many tied for position in 1976?

Answer: 0

Unusually, there were no ties. Of a total 1044 points, Britain won with 164 and Norway bottomed out with 7 (3 points from The Netherlands and 4 from Portugal).
Source: Author CariM0952

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