Sept. 5, 2025

Freddie Mercury - Rock and Roll Royalty

Freddie Mercury - Rock and Roll Royalty
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Remembering what would have been Freddie Mercury's 79th birthday with questions about the legendary Queen frontman's life, music, and lasting legacy.

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Callaroga Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and

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today we're honoring what would have been Freddy Mercury's seventy

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ninth birthday with questions about the legendary Queen frontman. Question one,

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What was Freddie Mercury's birth name? Question two? Queen's epic

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song Bohemian Rhapsody is famous for its length. About how

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long is this rock opera masterpiece? Get close and I'll

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give it to you. Question three? At which historic concert

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in nineteen eighty five did Queen deliver what many consider

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their greatest live performance. Question four? In what year did

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Freddie Mercury pass away? Question five? What instrument did Freddie

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Mercury primarily play besides vocals. We'll be right back with

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these champion answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans.

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Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, What was Freddie Mercury's

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birth name? Answer? Farakh Bulsara born in Stonetown, Tanzania. He

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later adopted the name Freddie Mercury when he joined Queen

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in nineteen seventy. Question two, how long is Bohemian Rhapsody?

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Answer nearly six minutes? Five minutes and fifty five seconds.

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The song's unusual length initially worried record executives, but it

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became one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded. Question

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three at which nineteen eighty five concert did Queen deliver

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their legendary performance? Answer? Live aid. Their twenty minutes set

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at Wembley's Stadium is often cited as the greatest live

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rock performance of all time, watched by one point nine

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billion people worldwide. Question four. In what year did Freddie

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Mercury pass away? Answer nineteen ninety one. He died on

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November twenty fourth, nineteen ninety one, at age forty five,

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one day after publicly announcing he had AIDS, bringing crucial

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awareness to the epidemic. Question five. What instrument did Freddie

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primarily play? Answer? Piano. Though he's best known for his

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incredible vocals and stage presence, Freddie was an accomplished pianist

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who wrote many of Queen's biggest hits on the piano.

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That's our tribute to Rock Royalty On five daily Trivia Questions,

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I'm Mark Ellison in This podcast was crafted with the

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help of AI technology. Have a great weekend,