Which country hosted and won the first ever Eurovision Song Contest?
It was held in Lugano and won by Lys Assia with her song 'Refrain'.
What is the capital city of Pakistan?
It is one of Pakistan's most urbanised places and has a population of around 4.5 million people.
Which breed of dog shares its name with a Mexican state?
It is the smallest breed of dog known and is a short-haired breed.
How many times have Luxembourg won Eurovision?
They won in 1961, 1965, 1972, 1973 and 1983 although they haven't participated since 1993.
Which country has the lowest population?
Amassing just 842 people, this microstate is located in Italy. However, if you do population per square mile, Vatican City is the most populated country in the world.
Alsatian dogs originate from where?
It is one of the twenty-seven regions of France and the demonym for people from the area is an Alsatian.
What is the highest amount of points received by one country in any Eurovision final?
Norway's Alexander Rybak gained 387 points with his song 'Fairytale' in the 2009 contest.
How many colours are on the flag of the Seychelles?
From top-left to bottom-right, the colours are blue, yellow, red, white and green.
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What was the name of the dog that found the missing World Cup trophy?
Pickles found the 1966 football World Cup trophy after it went missing. He died in 1967 after choking on his lead while chasing a cat.
Which country is the only country to have hosted a Eurovision contest and got nul points in the same year?
In 2015, Austria hosted the show after their victory in 2014. It was held in Vienna, their capital city. However, along with Germany, they got absolutely no votes in the grand final. They sent The Makemakes with 'I Am Yours' but sadly got no votes.
What is the full name of the country that is sometimes abbreviated to CAR?
As the name suggests, this country is in the rough centre of the continent of Africa.
Caucasian Ovcharkas originate from what continent?
The breed, one of the ten biggest breeds in the world, comes from central Asia.
Only two countries have ever entered Eurovision that have not been inside of Eurasia. They are Australia and who else?
In 1980, Morocco entered with 'Bitaqat Khub', a song in Arabic, that was sung by Samira Bensaïd. It came 18th out of 19 songs. They have never entered since.
Podgorica is the capital city of what country?
The former Yugoslavian nation, Montenegro is a small country with a border to the Adriatic. Since it separated from Serbia to become its own nation, its capital has always been Podgorica.
Giant George is the biggest dog in the world. What breed is he?
Giant George stood at 43 inches - 110 centimetres!
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