Aussievision Eurovision Trivia Tournament Winner Crowned
Over 100 Eurovision trivia buffs entered the Aussieivision Eurovision Trivia Tournament a few weeks ago and tonight, after getting through multiple rounds, we have crowned a winner!
Nick van Lith from The Netherlands took out the title finishing on 141 points, a full 20 points ahead of his nearest rival.
Nick told us after his victory: "Winning the Aussievision Eurovision Trivia Tournament is unbelievable. The quiz was incredibly challenging at times, with some obscure knowledge needed to answer the questions correctly. I never knew I possessed such knowledge. This may be a sign I need to start looking for an actual life, haha! Well done to everyone who took part as well. It's been great competing with you all! Thanks also to Dale and Mike for producing this tournament. It's been a welcome change from the news!"
The final standings were:
Nick (The Netherlands)
Sean (United States)
Evan (United States)
Ryan (United Kingdom)
Adrian (Australia)
Tom (United Kingdom)
Jack (Israel)
Celso (Portugal)
Anita (United Kingdom)
Angelito (Australia)
And how do you think you would have gone? Here are 10 of the 26 questions below (with answers at the bottom)
Which Eurovision Song Contest had the slogan "Magical Rendezvous"?
2002 - Tallin
2003 - Riga
2004 - Istanbul
2005 - Kyiv
Hungary's highest finish was achieved by which of these entries?
Joci Pápai - Origo
Friderika Bayer - "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?"
Csaba Szigeti - "Új név a régi ház falán"
András Kállay-Saunders - "Running"
Which of these country's debuted the earliest?
Malta
Israel
Greece
Turkey
How did the 2008 French entry Sebastian Tellier arrive on stage?
By unicycle
By mobility scooter
By golf kart
By rollerblades
Which of these Eurovision winners won barefoot?
Eimear Quinn
Lulu
Ruslana
Dima Bilan
Which 2010s winning entry had the smallest margin of victory?
Ell & Nikki - "Running Scared"
Måns Zelmerlöw - "Heroes"
Jamala - "1944"
Duncan Laurence - "Arcade"
Which song won the Marcel Bezençon composer award at the 2013 contest?
"Feed You My Love"
"Birds"
"You"
"L'essenziale"
Which of these countries finished highest on their debut?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Latvia
Russia
Poland
Katja Ebstein performed at Eurovision three times for Germany, but in which year did she finish runner-up?
1970
1971
1980
She never finished runner-up
What song was the first to score 0 points after the 12 point system was introduced in 1975?
"Mil etter mil"
"Nuku pommiin"
"Opera"
"Aldri i livet"
Answers
2003 - Riga
Friderika Bayer - "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?"
Malta
By golf kart
Dima Bilan
Jamala - "1944"
"You"
Poland
1980
"Mil etter mil"