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    • May 7, 2023

'Eurovision Song Contest' 🇪🇺 13th May



As we all know, Ukraine won the 'Eurovision Song Contest' last year, beating UK's Sam Ryder into second place. However, due to the war with Russia, Liverpool is to host this year's song contest on behalf of Ukraine.


This CST activities page focuses both on Liverpool and the 'Eurovision Song Contest'. It celebrates some of the best things to come out of Liverpool and some of the best Eurovision acts. I hope your group has fun with it. Feedback would be great.


Start the session with these questions to stimulate reminiscence and discussion ...



Who watches the 'Eurovision Song Contest' every year? Does anyone keep score (nil points)?


What is the best or most memorable act you can think of?


What is the best (or your favourite) song to come out of Eurovision?


Thinking of the wider European community, what is your favourite European city or country?


Which European tourist destination (or somewhere off the beaten track) would you recommend a friend to visit?




At this point you could ask why people think Israel and Australia take part in the 'Eurovision Song Contest'?


(Israel is within the 'European Broadcasting Community' & Australia was allowed a place to commemorate the 60th contest (and decided to stay).



IDIOMS

We asked members to complete the following European phrases ...

British BULLDOG Luck of the IRISH Scotch MIST OR EGG English ROSE


Welsh DRAGON OR RAREBIT OR LAMB Dutch TREAT OR COURAGE Pardon my FRENCH

The rain in Spain stays MAINLY ON THE PLAIN ('My Fair Lady')


Tulips from AMSTERDAM (Max Bygraves)


Lost in FRANCE (Bonny Tyler)


Spanish OMELETTE


German SAUSAGE Swiss ARMY KNIFE OR ROLL OR CHEESE Turkish BATHS OR DELIGHT Russian ROULETTE Norwegian WOOD (The Beatles) Spanish FLY E viva ESPANA (Sylvia) Italian STALLION Holland - AISE SAUCE OR AND BARRETT It's all GREEK to me


Double DUTCH When in ROME ... Do as the Romans do Talk for ENGLAND

Can anyone think of any more?



EUROVISION MUSIC & PICTURE QUIZ

Round 1. People Associated with Eurovision



Name this couple, who unveiled the Liverpool 'Eurovision' stage on 26th April 2023?




Name these leaders?

What do you think of them?



Who used to announce the British vote?

Name the TV presenter?

For how many years did he host the 'Eurovision Song Contest'?

Name the TV presenter?

What was his first TV role?


Name the TV presenters?

In which music show did the one on the right become famous in 2012?





Round 2. Liverpool



Name the cathedral?

Name the football club & the stadium where they play at home?

Name the docks?

Name the river & the old building?

Name the football club & the stadium where they play at home?

Name the underground music club?

Name the pop group & its members?

Why did 'Titanic' have the word 'Liverpool' on it?




Song break ...



What was their other number one hit (we'll hear it later on)?





Round 3. Liverpudlians



Name the person +


What were his little people & the village where they lived called?

What were her TV shows & catchphrases?

Name the musician and his wife & what band did they found after 'The Beatles'?

Name the drag act & which TV show did her alter-ego later present from Battersea?

Which aftershave did he advertise?

What animal did he allegedly eat in 1986?

What is his famous daughter's name?

Who shot him & when was it?

T or F. He is a vegan?

Which song did she sing at 'Eurovision 1993'?

Aside from Liverpool, which football club did he play for?

Also, name the other 'Spice Girls'?

Which band was he lead singer with? & What was their first number one hit in 1983?



​Best Ken Dodd Jokes

​“I haven’t spoken to my mother-in-law for 18 months. I don’t like to interrupt her.”


“Do I believe in safe sex? Of course I do. I have a handrail around the bed.”


“Honolulu: it’s got everything: sand for the children, sun for the wife, sharks for the wife’s mother.”


“How do you make a blonde laugh on a Sunday? Tell her a joke on a Wednesday.”


“How many men does it take to change a toilet roll? Nobody knows. It’s never been tried.”


“Tonight when you get home, put a handful of ice cubes down your wife’s nightie and say: ‘There’s the chest freezer you always wanted’.”


“My dad knew I was going to be a comedian. When I was a baby, he said, ‘Is this a joke?’.”


“I used to think I was marvellous in bed until I discovered that all my girl friends suffered from asthma.”


“The man who invented cats’ eyes got the idea when he saw the eyes of a cat in his headlights. If the cat had been going the other way, he would have invented the pencil sharpener.”


“I have kleptomania. But when it gets bad, I take something for it.”


“Five out of every three people have trouble understanding fractions.”


“I told the Inland Revenue I don’t owe them a penny. I live by the seaside.”


“My teeth are all my own. I just finished paying for them.”



Song break ...



What were his brothers' names?





Round 4. TV & Movies



Name the TV shows set in Liverpool +


Name the actors?

Name the scriptwriter?

Which TV show did the mother and father go on to star in together?


Name the movies +


Name the actors? & Who wrote the screenplay?

Name the actors? & What did she used to talk to?

What were their other movies?


Complete the names of their other hit singles ...


'The Long And Winding ****'

'The Fool On The ****'

'Here Comes The ***'

'Hey ****'

'Strawberry Fields *******'

'Penny ****'

'I Wanna Hold Your ****'

'Lucy In The Sky With ********'

'Eleanor *****'

'Eight Days A ****'



Song break ...



Which European country's national anthem is played at the start of this song?





Round 5. Eurovision Hits



Name the artist or group & the song? (You could print off large photos for the tables)



Here are the answers ...




Maybe ask your group which one (or more) of the above they would like you to play ...


Here are the song links ...



'Boom Bang A Bang', Lulu Winner, 1969) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ew43u2gS0Y


'Congratulations', Cliff Richard (2nd place, 1968) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xJcE9tnY6E

(Cliff Richard came second in 1968 with this song, losing by one point to Spain!)


'All Kinds Of Everything', Dana (Winner, 1970) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvLPw530qoE


'Making Your Mind Up', Bucks Fizz (Winner, 1981) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO-mxo-14H4


'Save Your Kisses For Me', Brotherhood Of Man (Winner, 1976) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhq_Q1Ut8SQ&t=5s


'Puppet On A String', Sandy Shaw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xnzPnyyWbY


'Love Shine A Light', Katrina And The Waves' (Winner, 1997) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnoikRec67k


'Knock Knock, Who's There?', Mary Hopkin (2nd place, 1970) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb0dBVWozRo


'What's Another Year?', Johnny Logan (Winner, 1980) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ2jDdOfRwM


'One Step Out Of Time', Michael Ball (2nd place, 1992) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUnwo8etJ_o


'Beg Steal Or Borrow', The New Seekers (5th place, 1972) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcBM6f3Sz6s


'Rise Like A Phoenix', Conchita Wurst (Winner, 2014) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToqNa0rqUtY





And here is last year's brilliant UK entry ...





And here is, possibly, the best song and group to come out of 'Eurovision' ever ...

Can anyone name the band members?





Bonus Round 6. TV & Movies



Name the TV comedy? Name the waiter and where was he from?

Name the TV comedy? Name the cafe owner?

Name the TV comedy? Where was it set? Name the characters?

Name the TV comedy? What was the name of the hairdresser?

Name the detective and the actor? Who created him?

Name the TV comedy? Where was it set? Name the characters?

Name the movie? Name the actor?

Name the movie? Name the actor? Name the club?

Name the movie (with a European country in its title)? Name the actor?

Name the movie? Name the lead actress? Where was it set?

Name the movie? Name the actress? Where was it filmed?






Bonus Round 7. Some Other Songs About Europe


Name the group or artist ...






Here are the song links ...




'Lost In France', Bonnie Tyler - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK-SVR86ThY



'Day Trip To Bangor', Fiddler's Dram' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8EVlzd3mI


'Scarborough Fair', Simon & Garfunkel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jj4s9I-53g



'Barcelona', Freddy Mercury & Montserrat Cabelle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1fiOJDXA-E


'Streets Of London', Ralph McTell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiWomXklfv8


'Wonderful Copenhagen', Danny Kaye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1YMv_qx5Cw



'Rotterdam', The Beautiful South - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06EbMhzwLBw




Can anyone think of any other songs with a place name? Let me know ...


Here's a more complete playlist I made earlier - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2hrwehheGap2TAmiTLq2SC





And before the rest of the answers, we have an intermission ...




Name the two lead dancers?




If anyone is a particular fan, here is a video of ALL the 'Eurovision Song Content Winners' from 1956-2021. You could perhaps play this when flags are being made (or not, some of them are truly awful)?





And we finish with a tribute to the 97 victims of the 'Hillsborough Disaster' on 15th April 1989 with this Gerry & The Pacemakers song ...






Practical Activity


Make some 'Eurovision' bunting.


Cut out the heart template, then have members create their own flags for the European country they wish to win or would most like to visit.


Here's a list of competing countries and their flags - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest





Refreshments


Make 'Bucks Fizz' with freshly squeezed oranges for refreshments x






ANSWERS


King Charles 111 & Queen Camilla

Volodymyr Zelenskyy & Rishi Sunak

Kate Boyle

Terry Wogan / 1961-2007 (46 years)

Graham Norton / 'Father Ted'

Scott Mills & Rylan Clark / 'X Factor'


Name the cathedral? - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, better known as 'Paddy's Wigwam'

Name the football club & the stadium where they play at home? - Liverpool Football Club / Anfield

Name the docks? - Royal Albert Docks

Name the river & the old building? - Liver Building / Mersey

Name the football club & the stadium where they play at home? - Everton / Goodison Park

Name the underground music club? - 'The Cavern'

Name the pop group & its members? - The Beatles / Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison & Ringo Starr

Why did 'Titanic' have the word 'Liverpool' on it? - It was registered there


'You'll Never Walk Alone'


What were his little people & the village where they lived called? - Ken Dodd / The Diddy Men / Knotty Ash

What were her TV shows & catchphrases? - Cilla Black / 'Blind Date', 'Surprise Surprise' etc

Name the musician and his wife & what band did they found after 'The Beatles'? - Paul McCartney & Linda Eastman / 'Wings'

Name the drag act & which TV show did her alter-ego later present from Battersea? - Paul O'Grady - Lily Savage / 'For The Love Of Dogs'

Which aftershave did he advertise? - Kevin Keegan / (The great smell of) 'Brut'

What animal did he allegedly eat in 1986? - Freddie Starr / Hamster (he didn't, it was a joke!)

What is his famous daughter's name? - Jimmy Tarbuck / Lisa Tarbuck

Who shot him & when was it? - John Lennon & Yoko Ono / Mark Chapman - 8th December 1980

T or F. He is a vegan? - John Bishop / True

Which song did she sing at 'Eurovision 1993'? - Sonia / 'Better The Devil You Know'

Aside from Liverpool, which football club did he play for? - Kenny Dalglish / Celtic

Also, name the other 'Spice Girls'? - Mel C (Sporty) / Mel B (Scary), Emma Bunton (Baby), Victoria Adams (Posh) & Geri Halliwell (Ginger)

Which band was he lead singer with? & What was their first number one hit in 1983? - Holly Johnson / 'Frankie Goes To Hollywood' - 'Relax'


Alan, Donny, Jay, Merrill & Wayne (Marie sang occasionally with Donny)


Name the actors? - 'The Liver Birds' / Nerds Hughes & Polly James

Name the scriptwriter? - 'Bread' / Carla Lane (Jean Boht played the mother)

Which TV show did the mother and father go on to star in together? - 'Brookside' / 'The Royale Family' (Sue Johnson & Ricky Tomlinson)


Name the actors? & Who wrote the screenplay? - 'Educating Rita' / Julie Walters & Michael Caine

Name the actors? & What did she used to talk to? - 'Shirley Valentine' / Pauline Collins & Tom Conti

What were their other movies? - 'Yellow Submarine', 'A Hard Day's Night' & 'Help'


Complete the names of their other hit singles ...


'The Long And Winding ROAD'

'The Fool On The HILL'

'Here Comes The SUN'

'Hey JUDE'

'Strawberry Fields FOREVER'

'Penny LANE'

'I Wanna Hold Your HAND*'

'Lucy In The Sky With DIAMONDS*'

'Eleanor RIGBY'

'Eight Days A WEEK'


France ('Les Marseilles')


Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson & Anni-Frid Lyngstad


Name the TV comedy? Name the waiter and where was he from? - 'Fawlty Towers' / Manuel - Barcelona (Andrew Sachs)

Name the TV comedy? Name the cafe owner? - 'Allo Allo' / René Artoir (Gordon Kaye)

Name the TV comedy? Where was it set? Name the characters? - 'Dad's Army' / Walthamstow


Name the TV comedy? What was the name of the hairdresser? - 'Benidorm' / 'Blow And Go'

Name the detective and the actor? Who created him? - Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) / Agatha Christie

Name the TV comedy? Where was it set? Name the characters? - 'Father Ted' / Craggy Island / Fathers Ted, Jack & Dougal and Mrs Doyle

Name the movie? Name the actor? - 'The Italian Job' / Michael Caine ("You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!")

Name the movie? Name the actor? Name the club? - 'Cabaret' / Liza Minelli / 'Kit Kat Club' in Berlin

Name the movie (with a European country in its title)? Name the actor? - 'From Russia With Love' / Sean Connery

Name the movie? Name the lead actress? Where was it set? - 'Mamma Mia' / Meryl Streep / Skopelos, Greece

Name the movie? Name the actress? Where was it filmed? - 'The Sound Of Music' / Julie Andrews / Salzburg, Austria


Jean Butler & Michael Flateley














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