Queen (band) Trivia Questions

MTV launched in 1981 with 'Video Killed the Radio Star' by The Buggles. Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' video was from 1975 but did not air first on MTV.

May's father gave him an old sixpence coin, and its firmness and texture helped create his signature plucking sound. He used sixpence coins as picks from the 1970s onward.

Born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, Mercury spent much of his childhood in India at boarding school, where he formed his first band.

Queen was formed by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor (formerly of Smile) in 1970. The statement incorrectly omits Roger Taylor as a founder.

Mercury, who studied art and graphic design, sketched the band's coat-of-arms logo in 1972, combining zodiac signs of all four members.

The stomping and clapping sounds were created by the band and producer in a studio using layered overdubs, not a real audience.

Only two members wrote US No. 1 hits: Freddie Mercury ('Crazy Little Thing Called Love') and John Deacon ('Another One Bites the Dust'). Brian May and Roger Taylor did not pen a US chart-topper.

John Deacon wrote the bass line after being inspired by Chic. The band initially disliked it, but it became a massive hit and a staple of funk rock.