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Quiz: How much do you know about Queen?

It was Brian May’s 78th birthday yesterday.
10.01pm, 20 Jul 2025
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LEGENDARY QUEEN GUITARIST Brian May celebrated his 78th birthday yesterday. 

Besides his big hair, the musician is best known for founding the iconic rock band alongside the late Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining shortly afterwards.

So we thought we would test your knowledge of the group. Are you a champion, or will you bite the dust?

In which year did Queen form as a band?
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1965
1970

1975
1980
What was Freddie Mercury's birth name?
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Francis Avallone
Florian de Bounevialle

Farrokh Bulsara
Peter Gene Hernandez
Which song got the band their first number one hit in the US?
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Radio Ga Ga

Killer Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The famous I Want To Break Free music video was a parody of which long-running soap opera?
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EastEnders
Coronation Street

Emmerdale
Brookside
Which of these statements is true about Queen's Greatest Hits albums, which was released in 1981?
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It is the longest 'greatest hits' album ever released by an artist
All of the tracks on the album were re-recorded specifically for this record

The band didn't make any money from its release
It is the biggest-selling album in UK history
Which of these Queen albums was released first?
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A Day at the Races
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A Night at the Opera

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A Kind of Magic
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News of the World
Which of these Queen songs does not credit Brian May as a writer?
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Don't Stop Me Now
Fat Bottomed Girls

Who Wants To Live Forever
We Will Rock You
Brian May is known for his famous electric guitar the Red Special, which he built with his father when he was a teenager. But what does he use to play it?
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A toothpick
A key

A sixpence coin
A normal guitar pick
As well as being a guitarist, Brian May has a PhD in which of these fields?
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Astrophysics
Engineering

Medieval literature
Zoology
Finally, if you were listening to Bohemian Rhapsody- as you do - which of these lyrics would you hear latest in the song?
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"He's just a poor boy from a poor family"
"Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth"

"I don't wanna die, I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all"
"Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?"

"Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me"
"Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here"

"Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me"
"Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching all the time"
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
We Are The Champions
No time for losers here!
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Don't Stop Me Now
You're having such a good time, you nearly got them all right!
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Under Pressure
Why don't you give yourself one more chance? You'll do better next time
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
The Show Must Go On
You may not have gotten many right, but your smile still stays on
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Another One Bites The Dust
And another one wrong, and another one wrong...
Share your result:

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