Q 01/05

Before Queen, May and Taylor played together in which band?

A) Smile

B) Humpy Bong

C) The Opposition

D) 1984

Answer · why

A) Smile

Smile's singer Tim Staffell quit in 1970; his art-college friend Freddie Bulsara took over the microphone and suggested a new name.

Q 02/05

Which member came up with the name "Queen"?

A) Brian May

B) Freddie Mercury

C) Roger Taylor

D) John Deacon

Answer · why

B) Freddie Mercury

The others were unsure, but he told them, "it's wonderful, dear, people will love it".

Q 03/05

Mercury was born on which island?

A) Mauritius

B) Malta

C) Zanzibar

D) Sri Lanka

Answer · why

C) Zanzibar

He was born Farrokh Bulsara in Stone Town in 1946; his family fled to England after the 1964 revolution.

Q 04/05

Which member was recruited last, joining in February 1971?

A) Roger Taylor

B) Brian May

C) Tim Staffell

D) John Deacon

Answer · why

D) John Deacon

The bassist's quiet manner and electronics skills suited the band; the classic line-up played its first show that July.

Q 05/05

Which member went to London in 1967 to study dentistry before switching to biology?

A) Roger Taylor

B) Brian May

C) John Deacon

D) Freddie Mercury

Answer · why

A) Roger Taylor

The drummer answered a college notice-board ad seeking a "Mitch Mitchell/Ginger Baker type" and got the job in Smile.