What honor did Waterloo receive in 2005?

Voted the best Eurovision song of the first 50 years

ABBA Eurovision Quiz: Waterloo and the 1974 Brighton Win

Four Swedish musicians in glam costumes won a song contest on the English coast and went on to conquer the world, and this ABBA Eurovision quiz goes back to that night. Play 10 interactive questions on Waterloo, The Dome in Brighton, Sweden's first victory, singing in English, Ring Ring's earlier attempt, manager Stig Anderson, Olivia Newton-John and the 2005 best-song vote.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Song
With which song did ABBA win Eurovision?
Year
In which year did ABBA win?
Venue
In which English town was the 1974 contest held?
First
What was special about the win for Sweden?
Language
In which language did ABBA perform Waterloo at the contest?
Conductor
How was conductor Sven-Olof Walldoff dressed?
Earlier
Which song failed to take ABBA to Eurovision in 1973?
Manager
Who was ABBA's manager and co-lyricist?
UK
Which future star represented the UK that year?
Best
What honor did Waterloo receive in 2005?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: With which song did ABBA win Eurovision?
Answer: Waterloo
It became a worldwide hit.
Q2: In which year did ABBA win?
Answer: 1974
The contest was held in April.
Q3: In which English town was the 1974 contest held?
Answer: Brighton
It took place at The Dome.
Q4: What was special about the win for Sweden?
Answer: It was Sweden's first Eurovision victory
Sweden has since won many more times.
Q5: In which language did ABBA perform Waterloo at the contest?
Answer: English
The rules allowed it that year.
Q6: How was conductor Sven-Olof Walldoff dressed?
Answer: As Napoleon
It matched the song's theme.
Q7: Which song failed to take ABBA to Eurovision in 1973?
Answer: Ring Ring
It finished third in Sweden's selection.
Q8: Who was ABBA's manager and co-lyricist?
Answer: Stig Anderson
He founded their record label.
Q9: Which future star represented the UK that year?
Answer: Olivia Newton-John
She finished fourth.
Q10: What honor did Waterloo receive in 2005?
Answer: Voted the best Eurovision song of the first 50 years
The vote was part of the anniversary show.

Abba Eurovision Quiz – Waterloo and the 1974 Brighton Win

ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest on April 6, 1974, at The Dome in Brighton, England, with Waterloo. It was Sweden's first Eurovision victory, and the group performed in English in eye-catching glam outfits.

The band, Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, had failed to reach Eurovision in 1973 with Ring Ring. Manager Stig Anderson helped write lyrics, and conductor Sven-Olof Walldoff appeared dressed as Napoleon.

Olivia Newton-John represented the UK that year and finished fourth. Waterloo became a global hit, and in 2005 it was voted the best song in Eurovision's first 50 years.

What This Quiz Teaches

Pop and Eurovision fans will enjoy these questions.

Which song won
Where the contest was held
Who was in ABBA
Which details stood out
How the win is remembered

Did You Know?

The UK jury gave Waterloo no points.
ABBA's name comes from the members' initials.
Waterloo reached the top of the UK singles chart.
Malmo hosted Eurovision 50 years later in 2024.
Their costumes became part of pop history.