Q 01/05

What was Freddie Mercury's birth name?

A) Farid Bulsara

B) Feroze Balsara

C) Farrokh Bulsara

D) Faraz Bulsara

Answer · why

C) Farrokh Bulsara

He legally changed his surname around the time Queen formed in 1970.

Q 02/05

On which island was Mercury born in 1946?

A) Zanzibar

B) Mauritius

C) Madagascar

D) Sri Lanka

Answer · why

A) Zanzibar

It was a British protectorate then and is now part of Tanzania.

Q 03/05

Mercury's parents belonged to which religious community?

A) Sikh

B) Jain

C) Ismaili

D) Parsi

Answer · why

D) Parsi

The family practised Zoroastrianism, and a Zoroastrian priest conducted his funeral.

Q 04/05

Mercury was born with four extra what, which he credited for his vocal range?

A) Vocal cords

B) Incisors

C) Ribs

D) Molars

Answer · why

B) Incisors

He was self-conscious about the overbite and often covered his mouth when he laughed.

Q 05/05

At which Indian boarding school did Mercury form his first band, the Hectics?

A) St. Xavier's

B) St. Peter's

C) St. Paul's

D) St. Joseph's

Answer · why

B) St. Peter's

It was in Panchgani, near Bombay, and it was there he started calling himself Freddie.