Queen quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What is Brian May's scientific doctorate in?

   Answer: astrophysics

   Why: May shelved his astrophysics research when Queen took off, then handed in his 48,000-word thesis at Imperial College in August 2007.

2. 2 Medium

   What does Roger Taylor sing about being in love with?

   Answer: Car

   Why: Inspired by a roadie's Triumph TR4, it was the B-side of Bohemian Rhapsody and earned Taylor the same publishing royalties as Mercury.

3. 3 Hard

   How did Freddie Mercury celebrate his 39th birthday in Munich?

   Answer: A cross-dressing black and white ball

   Why: Sotheby's offered eight Richard Young photographs of the night in 2023; the party's bar bill alone came to 82,500 Deutschmarks.

4. 4 Easy

   Which Queen album has spent the most total weeks on the UK charts?

   Answer: Greatest Hits

   Why: It passed 1,000 weeks on the UK albums chart in June 2022, the first album by a British act ever to do so.

5. 5 Medium

   In which country was Freddie Mercury born?

   Answer: Zanzibar

   Why: In 1946 it was a sultanate under British protection with its own sultan and government, and it merged with Tanganyika only in 1964.

6. 6 Hard

   Why did Freddie Mercury stop his collaboration with Michael Jackson?

   Answer: Jackson brought a llama to the studio

   Why: Their manager took the rescue call from Encino in 1983, with Mercury asking to be got out because he was recording with a llama.