Live Aid Trivia Questions

Live Aid took place on July 13, 1985, at Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, as widely documented.

Live Aid raised around $245 million (approximately £150 million) for African famine relief, far less than the claimed $1 billion.

Madonna did not perform at Live Aid. Although she was popular in 1985, her appearance is a common misconception.

In a 2005 BBC poll of music critics, Queen's 20-minute Live Aid set was named the greatest live performance in rock history.

Bob Geldof saw a BBC report by Michael Buerk on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, which prompted him to organize Band Aid and later Live Aid.

Bob Geldof co-organized Live Aid with Midge Ure, who also co-wrote the Band Aid charity single. Geldof alone is a common myth.

Bob Geldof initially conceived Live Aid as a single Wembley Stadium event. The US leg was added later to maximize reach and donations.

Earlier events, including the 1967 Beatles 'Our World' broadcast and Elvis Presley's 1973 'Aloha from Hawaii' concert, were transmitted globally via satellite. Live Aid was the largest such event, not the first.