The Quiz: ABBA’s breakout song “Waterloo” is named after a city in which country?
England
France
Belgium
Greece
ABBA’s “Waterloo” won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and made the Swedish band a household name the world over. Its lyrics reference the 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon’s most famous defeat, which took place near the city of Waterloo in what is now Belgium. The song uses Napoleon’s surrender as a metaphor for a romantic relationship, as in the lyrics: “Waterloo, couldn’t escape if I wanted to / Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you.”
The correct answer to this quiz is Belgium.