Q 01/05

In which country was ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad born?

A) Norway

B) Denmark

C) Finland

D) Germany

Answer · why

A) Norway

Norway was home only briefly: Frida was born in Ballangen in November 1945 and was taken to Sweden at 18 months; her mother, who followed, died soon a...

Q 02/05

Which ballad did ABBA nearly enter for Eurovision in 1974 before choosing a livelier song?

A) Honey, Honey

B) My Mama Said

C) Hasta Mañana

D) Suzy-Hang-Around

Answer · why

C) Hasta Mañana

Hasta Mañana looked the safer bet because it resembled earlier Eurovision winners, but only Agnetha sang lead on it, so the group chose the song that ...

Q 03/05

ABBA gained international fame after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with which song in 1974?

A) Mamma Mia

B) Waterloo

C) Dancing Queen

D) S.O.S.

Answer · why

B) Waterloo

Waterloo exists in four languages: ABBA cut it in Swedish and English, then added German and French versions in the spring of 1974 for the European ma...

Q 04/05

Which 1977 ABBA LP included 'Take a Chance on Me' and 'The Name of the Game'?

A) Voulez-Vous

B) The Album

C) The Visitors

D) Ring Ring

Answer · why

B) The Album

The Album closed with three songs from a mini-musical ABBA had staged on their 1977 tour, and it reached the shops alongside the group's feature film.

Q 05/05

Benny and Björn's Chess opened in 1986 in a London theatre just vacated by which long-running musical?

A) Cats

B) Evita

C) Les Misérables

D) Starlight Express

Answer · why

B) Evita

Evita closed there in February 1986 and Chess opened that May; Trevor Nunn had stepped in to direct after Michael Bennett, who cast the show and order...