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Music quiz questions about Swedish hits – with answers
Twenty questions about Swedish hits, with answers: ABBA, Kent, Roxette, Europe, Robyn and every other chorus that's stuck in Swedish memory. The questions come from Musikräven's all-Swedish pool – every song is Swedish, from the 1970s to today – and are checked against the charts.
Published · By Rickard Javanainen
How do you use the questions?
Swedish songs are a gift in a quiz because the lyrics are easy to sing along to – but tricky too: many people know exactly how a song sounds without being able to say who made it. The artist questions below are therefore harder than they look for a crowd that didn't grow up with Swedish radio.
The Eurovision selection (Melodifestivalen) is in the pool. If you want schlager only, Schlager Quiz exists as its own list, and the dance bands have theirs.
Which artists are in the pool?
ABBA is the biggest artist in the pool, followed by Kent, Roxette, Europe, Zara Larsson and Robyn – so both the exports the whole world knows and the ones that only really land in Sweden. Every decade since 1970 has over a hundred songs, with the 2010s as the heaviest, so the questions span from Waterloo to Lush Life.
One thing to know when you're scoring: Swedish artists often switch languages. Roxette and Europe sang in English, Kent and Håkan Hellström in Swedish, and Zara Larsson in both. The questions below don't care about the language – only the artist and the year.
20 questions with answers
Generated from the list's verified songs – artist and year are checked against the charts.
1Who is behind Dancing Queen from 1976?
Answer: ABBA.
2Which year did Avicii release Wake Me Up?
Answer: 2013.
3Who is behind Fernando from 1976?
Answer: ABBA.
4Which year did Loreen release Euphoria?
Answer: 2012.
5Who is behind Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) from 1979?
Answer: ABBA.
6Which year did Roxette release It Must Have Been Love?
Answer: 1990.
7Who is behind Knowing Me, Knowing You from 1977?
Answer: ABBA.
8Which year did Avicii release Levels?
Answer: 2011.
9Who is behind SOS from 1975?
Answer: ABBA.
10Which year did ABBA release Take a Chance on Me?
Answer: 1978.
11Who is behind The Final Countdown from 1986?
Answer: Europe.
12Which year did Roxette release The Look?
Answer: 1988.
13Who is behind Waterloo from 1974?
Answer: ABBA.
14Which year did Ace of Base release All That She Wants?
Answer: 1992.
15Who is behind Dancing On My Own from 2010?
Answer: Robyn.
16Which year did Swedish House Mafia release Don't You Worry Child?
Answer: 2012.
17Who is behind Mamma Mia from 1975?
Answer: ABBA.
18Which year did ABBA release Super Trouper?
Answer: 1980.
19Who is behind The Sign from 1993?
Answer: Ace of Base.
20Which year did ABBA release Chiquitita?
Answer: 1979.
Let the fox play the clips
Swedish choruses that are stuck in your bones, from schlager to radio hits. The fox plays the clip, marks it and tallies the score – on your own on your phone or with the whole party around the big screen.