'The Rock Quiz, Fact And Trivia Book' Quiz - Answers

1. What was the name of the group, initially formed by guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, before Queen was formed?
Smile
2. What was Freddie Mercury's real name?
Farookh Bulsara
3. Which 1974 single became the band's first UK hit single?
Seven Seas Of Rhye
4. Who was the band's flamboyant producer throughout most of the 1970's?
Roy Thomas-Baker
5. What did Brian May build his own trademark guitar from?
An old fireplace
6. In what subject did John Deacon graduate from University?
Electronics
7. Which band did Queen support on their first UK tour in 1973?
Mott The Hoople
8. What forced the band to abandon their first US tour in 1974?
Guitarist Brian May collapsed with Hepatitis and later developed an ulcer
9. Which album featured the singles Now I'm Here and Killer Queen'
Sheer Heart Attack
10. Which album, named after a Marx Brothers film, did the band record in 1975, using 6 different studios?
A Night At The Opera
11. And which single from the album became the first to be widely promoted by an accompanying video?
Bohemian Rhapsody
12. And which DJ had forced the record companies to release the overlong track, by repeatedly playing it on his Capital Radio show?
Kenny Everett
13. Which member of the band wrote the second single taken from the album, You're My Best Friend?
Bassist John Deacon
14. What was the title of the band's 1976 album, also named after a Marx Brothers film, which featured the single Good Old Fashioned Loverboy?
A Day At The Races
15. Which member of the group became the first to release a solo record, with I Wanna Testify?
Drummer Roger Taylor
16. Which artist's 1976 album, All American Alien Boy, did Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor guest on?
Ian Hunter
17. Which gospel flavoured single reached no. 13 in the US charts in 1977?
Somebody To Love
18. Which double A-side, released in November 1977, reached no. 2 in the UK charts?
We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You
19. And which album was the single taken from?
News Of The World
20. Which skiffle artist's 1978 comeback album, Puttin' On The Style, featured guest guitar work by Brian May?
Lonnie Donegan
21. From 1978, in which Swiss town did the band start recording all their material?
Montreux
22. Which double A-side, released in 1978, reached no. 11 in the UK charts?
Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls
23. And which album did the single come from?
Jazz
24. And why was the artwork on the gatefold sleeve of the album changed after it's initial release?
It featured naked women riding bicycles, like the cover of the Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls single, and was changed to prevent retailers insisting on selling it in a brown paper bag
25. What was the title of the band's 1979 live album double set?
Live Killers
26. And which song, taken from the album, reached no. 63 in the UK singles chart?
Love Of My Life
27. Which rockabilly style single, taken from the 1980 album The Game, reached no. 2 in the UK charts?
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
28. And which single, also from The Game and written by bass player John Deacon, became the band's second no. 1 US single?
Another One Bites The Dust
29. Which 1980 science fiction film did Queen provide the soundtrack for?
Flash Gordon
30. Under which category were Queen the first rock band to be listed in the 1980 Guinness Book Of Records?
In a list of Britain's highest paid executives
31. What was the title of drummer Roger Taylor's 1981 solo album, featuring the single Future Management?
Fun In Space
32. Released in 1981, for how many weeks was Queen's Greatest Hits in the UK album charts?
At least 529 weeks
33. Which solo artist did Queen record the song Under Pressure with in 1981, which reached no. 1 in the UK singles chart?
David Bowie
34. And with the success of this single, and their Greatest Hits album, what feat did Queen become the first band to achieve?
They were the first band to be at the top of the UK single, album and video charts simultaneously
35. What was the title of the band's dance-based album, released in 1982?
Hot Space
36. Which single, written by Roger Taylor, reached no. 2 in the UK charts in 1984, and set a record for the band, with all 4 members now having written a top 10 song?
Radio Ga Ga
37. And which album featured this single, along with I Want To Break Free and It's A Hard Life?
The Works
38. What was the title of Freddie Mercury's first solo single, released in 1984?
Love Kills
39. And which film had the song been taken from?
Love Kills
40. Which film soundtrack featured Queen's 1985 single One Vision?
Iron Eagle
41. Which song, taken from the 1986 film Highlander, reached no. 3 in the UK chart?
A Kind Of Magic
42. What was the name of the band formed by Roger Taylor in 1987, in which he played the guitar?
The Cross
43. With which opera singer did Freddie Mercury duet on the 1987 song Barcelona?
Montserrat Caballe
44. Which album, released in 1989, featuring the singles I Want It All and The Invisible Man?
The Miracle
45. What was the title of the band's 1991 single, which became the third longest UK no. 1 single, at 6 minutes and 32 seconds?
Innuendo

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