Quiz: How well do you know ABBA?

We've lined up five tricky questions about Swedish pop band ABBA for you to test yourself, or your mates with! Think you know your Chiquititas from your Fernandos? Try your luck below...

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Question 1

Before they were ABBA the band was known as Festfolk, meaning party people in Swedish.

Question 2

“Hej, gamle man”, a song about an old Salvation Army soldier, became the quartet’s first hit. The record was credited to Björn and Benny and reached number five on the Swedish charts and 114 on the Cashbox singles chart in the US.

Question 3

True! ABBA have sold over 300 million albums and singles worldwide.

Question 4

The name ABBA was first used by a food company established in 1838 and some of its most well known products include Kalles kaviar and Abba pickled herring. In 1974, they decided to let Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid share their name, though ABBA is actually an acronym of the first letters of the band members’ first names.

Question 5

Here's a list of ABBA's entire discography - correctly name 5 of these singles and you get a point!