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Wednesday, May 6

Swedish Music, Part 1: Fonzie would feel right at home, even today, in Sweden, where some kids still dress like James Dean. The raggare subculture is dedicated to rockabilly music, hot dog bars, V-8 engines and, for some reason, Confederate flags. They also used to battle punkers. Japan's bosozoku subculture is similar, except that it is based on motorcycles.

Swedish Music, Part 2: Abba formed informally in 1970 when two couples on holiday in Cyprus goofed off singing on a beach. The band was originally called Bjorn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid, which had obvious marketing problems. But Abba is not only an acronym of their first names; it's also the name of a Swedish fish cannery.

Their big break, oddly, came when they won the Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Waterloo."

Thanks to "Take On Me," what orthographically challenged 1980s band became the first Norwegians to hit No. 1 in North America?

A) a-ha

B) o-boy

C) uh-oh

D) ay-caramba

Previous answer: Kottbullar is better known as Swedish meatballs.

TRIVIA FANS: Send the trivia questions you've always wanted answered, or original TriviaBits ideas of your own, with your full name and hometown, to Paul Paquet at paul@triviahalloffame.com or visit him online at www.triviahalloffame.com.



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