Know your Scandinavian music

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  You And Me Song by Swedish group The Wannadies achieved notoriety by being featured on the soundtrack to which ‘90s film?

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  • A.
    Cruel Intentions
  • B.
    Ten Things I Hate About You
  • C.
    Romeo + Juliet
• 2.
  How many US number-one singles has Swedish producer Max Martin been behind?

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  • A.
    12
  • B.
    17
  • C.
    22
• 3.
  From Paris To Berlin brought them success around the world in 2006, but which Scandinavian country do Infernal hail from?

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  • A.
    Norway
  • B.
    Denmark
  • C.
    Sweden
• 4.
  Which Scandinavian act was the first-ever non-UK group to reach number one in the UK with their first three singles?

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  • A.
    Aqua
  • B.
    Ace of Base
  • C.
    Roxette
• 5.
  Norwegian producer Alan Walker scored his big breakthrough with which multi-platinum US and UK hit?

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  • A.
    Faded
  • B.
    Fade To Grey
  • C.
    Fading
• 6.
  Swedish group The Cardigans scored a UK top-ten hit in 1999 with Burning Down The House, a duet between the band’s lead singer Nina Persson and which British pop legend?

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  • A.
    Elvis Costello
  • B.
    Tom Jones
  • C.
    Elton John
• 7.
  Icelandic artist Björk will soon celebrate 30 years as a solo recording artist. What was the name of the group she found fame with in the ‘80s?

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  • A.
    The Sugarcubes
  • B.
    Icing Sugar
  • C.
    Sugarbabies
• 8.
  Don’t Call Me Up has been a staple on radios all across the world in 2019, but which Swedish artist is the mother of its performer, Mabel?

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  • A.
    Titiyo
  • B.
    Robyn
  • C.
    Neneh Cherry
• 9.
  The Final Countdown by Swedish rock band Europe was re-released on 25 December 1999, to cash in on millennium fever. In what year did the song first become a hit?

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  • A.
    1983
  • B.
    1986
  • C.
    1989
• 10.
  In Iceland, the government is so keen for its citizens to potentially export music, you will receive a portion of your recording costs reimbursed if you embark upon a music career there. What percentage?

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  • A.
    5
  • B.
    15
  • C.
    25
• 11.
  Swedish director Johan Renck has earned critical acclaim this year for his TV series Chernobyl. In 1993, however, he scored a hit single in the UK with Here We Go. Under what alias?

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  • A.
    E-Type
  • B.
    Stakka Bo
  • C.
    Rednex
• 12.
  Its iconic gym-class music video helped Call On Me stay at number one on the UK charts for five weeks. Which Swedish producer released the single?

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  • A.
    Eric Prydz
  • B.
    Axwell
  • C.
    Avicii
• 13.
  Swedish artist Sylvia Vrethammar managed to sell over a million copies across the world, of which 1974 song?

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  • A.
    Hej Sverige
  • B.
    Mais Oui France
  • C.
    Y Viva España
• 14.
  Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest twice this decade. What other Nordic nation has also won the contest since 2010?

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  • A.
    Denmark
  • B.
    Norway
  • C.
    Finland
• 15.
  Norwegian comedy-duo Ylvis went viral across the globe in 2013 with which animal-themed earworm?

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  • A.
    The Goose 
  • B.
    The Gander
  • C.
    The Fox

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• 1.
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• 2.
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