Author Topic: Question Round (Read 5301 times)

Relyana · « **on:** July 05, 2008, 03:08:18 PM »

I always liked this esc game but I never answered to any of the questions ... I did enjoy reading the answers though.

One request : please keep the questions as simple as you can at least for a while or else we risk not getting enough interested players in.

Relyana · « **Reply #1 on:** July 05, 2008, 03:09:00 PM »

What year did ABBA win the Eurovision Song Contest ?

Martial · « **Reply #2 on:** July 05, 2008, 03:10:08 PM »

1974
but ABBA tried to do esc before.. on what other year did they participate in MF and with which song?

Relyana · « **Reply #3 on:** July 05, 2008, 03:15:16 PM »

Was it "Ring Ring" - 1973 ?

Martial · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2008, 03:21:17 PM »

indeed and they finished 3rd with 8pts (the second had 29pts and winner 37pts)
your turn

Relyana · « **Reply #5 on:** July 05, 2008, 03:32:37 PM »

Ok ...here's something I find quite interesting. What made the 1993 NF in Romania really different from all the other Romanian NFs ? It's something that never happend after 1993 and I doubt that it will ever happen again.
Disregard the fact that Romania didn't qualify for the ESC Final in 1993 and we had to wait one more year in order to make our official debut.

Niko · « **Reply #6 on:** July 05, 2008, 03:39:01 PM »

Let me guess: There was not only one winner in it, but there was a tie between 2 best songs?

Martial · « **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2008, 03:40:27 PM »

it was voted out by an opinion institute of 1100 households (and in both Moldova and Romania)

Relyana · « **Reply #8 on:** July 05, 2008, 03:46:35 PM »

Quote from: Martial on July 05, 2008, 03:40:27 PM

it was voted out by an opinion institute of 1100 households (and in both Moldova and Romania)

Yes ! And that was a terrible decision coming from the Romanian broadcaster TVR .... from my point of view the best Romanian esc song ever didn't even make it to ESC because of that particular decision. Dida was wellknown in Moldova and Laurentiu was an anonymous at that time even in Romania. The singer won not the song and we all saw what happend with Dida's song.

You're next

Martial · « **Reply #9 on:** July 05, 2008, 03:55:25 PM »

oh my, my turn.. hum what to say..
in 1966, in two french speaking countries the national final ended up with a tie of two songs.. which are these four songs and in both countries, how did they choose the song that finally managed to be sung at esc?

ijm123 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 05, 2008, 04:04:50 PM »

I know of France with Dominique Walter - Chez Nous and Mireille Matthieu - C'est ton nom but not aware of another one

Martial · « **Reply #11 on:** July 05, 2008, 04:07:22 PM »

that is correct.. that's part of the answer.. and how did France choose between the two? (it's often talked about)
and as for the other one.. anyone wants to take a guess?

ijm123 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 05, 2008, 04:14:54 PM »

Was the decision made because Dominique was the son of Michele Arnaud who sang for Luxembourg in 1956 - and the 66 contest was held in Luxembourg.

Martial · « **Reply #13 on:** July 05, 2008, 04:17:01 PM »

well it's even more mysterious than that. Not that the contest was held in Luxembourg, but that Michele Arnaud was member of the French jury that year.. and people don't think that's fair..
wel that's ONE done.. who will find the story for the other country?

Martial · « **Reply #14 on:** July 06, 2008, 08:45:39 PM »

since no one knows, ill say that ijem you won this one, it's your turn.
the correct answer was: Monaco, with tied Isabelle Aubret's "Le Bonheur" and the winning song and Tereza's "Bien plus fort".. the princess Grace herself, head of the jury for the whole esc period, said that both songs were of equal quality and it was best to give her chance to an unknown singer, so Tereza went instead of esc 62 winner and esc 68 3rd Isabelle Aubret.. Monaco ended last of 1966 with 0pt and France ended 14th with 1pt.. would these two countries, both used of much better results (France had always been in the top 5 before that), have done better with the other song than the one they chose? we'll never know..

ijem, your turn!

ijm123 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 06, 2008, 08:56:40 PM »

OK - another one on NFs

Greece's 1978 entry "Charlie Chaplin" wasn't in the NF. What happened to get it selected to go to Paris in 1978?

Martial · « **Reply #16 on:** July 06, 2008, 09:03:51 PM »

The internal selection jury voted Anna Vissi's "Kyrios Nobel" and Na Kseris S'Agapo performed by Robert Williams joint winners but decided on Robert's song on countback. However, ERT were not happy with either song as neither of the composers were Greek-born. A further final was therefore commissioned and this was won by Charlie Chaplin performed by Tania Tsanaclidou, which was not entered in the original selection.

ijm123 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 06, 2008, 09:11:08 PM »

100% correct - over to you Morgan

Martial · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2008, 09:13:01 PM »

oh my, can't think of anything yet
i'll ask later

Martial · « **Reply #19 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:10:06 PM »

ok an easy one
how many cities hosted the Eurovision Song Contest being their countries' capitals?

ijm123 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:20:52 PM »

31

32 if you count Edinburgh in 1972

Martial · « **Reply #21 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:30:28 PM »

why would anyone count Edinburgh as the uk capital? tsk, scotts and their independance wish..

ijm123 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:37:13 PM »

Quote from: Martial on July 07, 2008, 04:30:28 PM

why would anyone count Edinburgh as the uk capital? tsk, scotts and their independance wish..

Does that mean that 31 is right?

Martial · « **Reply #23 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:37:52 PM »

and that is a very wrong answer - there are two answers I can accept, for once city is difficult to decide if it is the country's capital or not.. but it's definitely not 31 or 32

ijm123 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:40:21 PM »