How well do you know the life of Freddie Mercury? – quiz | Music

Between 1964 and 1966, Freddie Bulsara – later to become Freddie Mercury attended which higher education institution?

Brunel University

Isleworth Polytechnic ‘He dressed weirdly in drainpipe trousers what weren’t quite long enough,’ recalled a friend.

Imperial College London

South Bank Polytechnic

Freddie made his debut as singer of Ibex at which gig?

A lunchtime performance in Bolton It was at the Octagon Theatre. Ibex played a free festival in the town the next day

A free festival in Regents Park

A variety night in Todmorden

Bottom of the bill at the London Palladium

Which 1972 film was a crucial inspiration to Freddie?

The Godfather

The Poseidon Adventure

Deliverance

Cabaret ‘I absolutely adore Liza Minelli. She’s a total wow,’ Freddie said.

The first official Queen single was Keep Yourself Alive. However, it had been preceded by another record made by Freddie, with Roger Taylor and Brian May. What was it?

I Can Hear Music by Larry Lurex It climbed all the way to No 115 in the US chart.

Whole Wide World by Tommy Tinsel

Add Some Music to Your Day by Fanny Fairy

Disney Girls by Danny Decals

Queen made their debut Top of the Pops appearance on 21 February 1974 as a late replacement for which performer?

Lena Zavaroni, performing Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me)

Diana Ross performing All of My Life

David Bowie performing Rebel Rebel Queen performed Seven Seas of Rhye, which had not yet been released

Ringo Starr performing You’re Sixteen

Which DJ helped Bohemian Rhapsody become a hit by playing it 14 times over one weekend?

Tony Blackburn

John Peel

Kenny Everett The single hadn't even been pressed yet, let alone released.

David Hamilton

Halfords rented bicycles to Queen for the Fat Bottomed Girls video in 1978. What did the company do after seeing the video?

Demand Queen pay for replacement saddles for all the bikes Queen had employed 65 naked women to sit on the bicycles

Hire Freddie to front a TV advertising campaign – ‘Halford, for saddles for all bottoms!’

Put lifesize cardboard figures of Freddie in all their stores

Run a competition in which the winner would have a cycle race against Freddie and three naked women

Which was the last song Freddie ever performed live with Queen?

Bohemian Rhapsody

We Are the Champions It was the closing song when Queen played Knebworth on 9 August 1986

Radio Ga Ga

One Vision

Which was Freddie’s highest-charting UK solo single?

The Great Pretender

Love Kills

I Was Born To Love You

Living on My Own The original release in 1985 reached only No 50, but a posthumous remix on 1993 topped the chart

A star in memory of Freddie’s achievements was unveiled in 2009 – but where?

In Feltham, where Freddie lived with his family when they first moved to England There is also a blue plaque at his old home

The Hollywood Walk of Fame

Outside Wembley Stadium, where Queen triumphed at Live Aid

In Munich, where Queen frequently recorded

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