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[tugamix666]

Got Q.4 wrong, so there goes what could have been a perfect streak.

Congrats to the 24 winners.

 

[CrimsonThrillingImage]

That triple country question almost messed me up

 

[PurpleOverwhelmProtection]

10/10

Congrats to the Winners!

...and to Italy... (I see what you did there Indiegala!)

 

[BlueKidnapOverpower]

Failed the 2 long questions asking for 2 countries that got classified xD . Don't do long questions as they take half of the time reading, and the other half reading the answers xD .

Congrats to the winners .

 

[Hatsuzuki]

Never heard about that Fire Saga thing, ngl the fact that there was only one european country in the answers saved me

 

[FreaKill]

ngl the fact that there was only one european country in the answers saved me

I think that was the intended way to figure out that question.

 

[BurningPixels]

Congrats Jer7cho for your score!

 

[Hatsuzuki]

I think that was the intended way to figure out that question.

Yeah probably, but that made me nervous for the following questions lol

 

[Keeper Of Monsters]

Messed up on #9 - it was just too long to read them all and react, I was too slow.
Otherwise - interesting quiz, thank you.

P.S. As having background in classical music and a former Russian/Ukrainian heritage - I was most impressed with both Russian and Ukrainian contestants. Though Ukrainian more.

 

[FreaKill]

that made me nervous for the following questions lol

For me that happened on the first question. I expected questions like "Who represented that country?" or something similar.

/me after answering the first question: "You have to think in this one? I'm doomed."

 

[Keeper Of Monsters]

At least we ignited the flame in quiz comment section after a long time and Keeper of monster is back

Thank you.
But don't expect me to be a regular - I still have some RL battles to fight.

 

[BurningPixels]

Messed up on #9 - it was just too long to read them all and react, I was too slow.
Otherwise - interesting quiz, thank you.

P.S. As having background in classical music and a former Russian/Ukrainian heritage - I was most impressed with both Russian and Ukrainian contestants. Though Ukrainian more.

I liked the Ukranian band too, it was more representive of their folklore then other bands with a modern twist.

 

[Keeper Of Monsters]

I liked the Ukranian band too, it was more representive of their folklore then other bands with a modern twist.

Especially if you know the original - you have to have talent to turn it into what they did. Most impressive.
And it takes big balls to sing like that on the big stage too.

 

[TTRM]

Long questions and a single pseudo-hint for the entire quiz = Kryptonite for slow readers

I believe a few of us have uttered disdain for such setups in the past. Oscar-quiz could be taken as one example.

And what the heck was that second question??
Never heard of "The Story of Fire Saga", nor is it mentioned anywhere on the wp-page for this year's Eurovision contest . (A quick google reveals it's a movie about yesteryear's ESC, which doesn't really relate at all to a quiz about specifically THIS year's ESC.)
Question 4: Not everyone knows what "The Big 5" means. It's easy to assume it'd be the "top 5 placings" for the contest, and not a geography/history-related question.
As an example: If I created a quiz about dinner (no hints, because... why not?), then asked "Which one of these is NOT one of the 4 great ones used in broth: Carrots, celery, potatoes, onions", what would you think of the question overall (regardless of which answer is correct (potatoes))?
This quiz was a swing and a miss.
Luck would have it that I hit 50% correct on a 25% chance. (And there goes yet another shot at a perfect streak.... will I ever attain it?)
Question 6 had my eyes stumbling between "(!careful!)" and the poorly written 3rd answer "both (Az & Al)", as time allotted gives no opportunity to take it in and actually decipher at a split second exactly what one is reading. (Again, speaking for some of us slow readers here.)
The only questions I personally was able to ask without guessing, were the third and the final ones.

Initial reaction to the hints, preceding the quiz going live: "Wow.... this is a lazy hint-setup. Almost reminds me a bit of the quiz from 145 rounds ago, where all the hints were simply [OSCAR 2020 WINNERS]...."

 

[LightSageWish]

IndieGala have a story about this movie on their frontpage. Probably why it got included in the quiz.

https://www.indiegala.com/blog/eurovision-song-contest-finals-the-story-of-fire-saga/25778

 

[BurningPixels]

Especially if you know the original - you have to have talent to turn it into what they did. Most impressive.
And it takes big balls to sing like that on the big stage too.

I didn't understand a word of what they sang i can talk about the music, I enjoyed how traditional it was. They was she sings made me remind a trio mandili from georgia, I randomly found one day on youtube and I loved.

 

[Keeper Of Monsters]

I didn't understand a word of what they sang i can talk about the music, I enjoyed how traditional it was. They was she sings made me remind a trio mandili from georgia, I randomly found one day on youtube and I loved.

Well, I was talking about the music - not the words. And tbh, I had hard time understanding them there sometimes even though I know Ukrainian pretty well; but that's a problem with a lot of songs/singers no matter the language (at least for me).
And yes, it's traditional - original is very old, very down-to-earth - but with such a twist!

P.S. This way of singing (called White Voice) is actually a tradition for a lot of folk music across many regions, not just Ukraine or Georgia.

 

[BurningPixels]

Well, I was talking about the music - not the words. And tbh, I had hard time understanding them there sometimes even though I know Ukrainian pretty well; but that's a problem with a lot of songs/singers no matter the language (at least for me).
And yes, it's traditional - original is very old, very down-to-earth - but with such a twist!

P.S. This way of singing (called White Noise) is actually a tradition for a lot of folk music across many regions, not just Ukraine or Georgia.

For me music is more important then words. A good lyrics is ok but not necessary for me. I saw many bands in Eurovision singing in english and I think they should sing in their language to represent more their land.
Thanks for explaning, I didn't know it was called white noise, usually I refer to it for the noise of electricity. I called more polyphonic music, I like to explore new kind of music like that.

 

[tugamix666]

Hints for the newest Quiz are up.

 

[CrimsonThrillingImage]

I don't understand hint 5, makes no sense with the context of the quiz.