We Will Rock You: The Queen Quiz

The duet between Queen and David Bowie, "Under Pressure," wasn't planned. Initially, Bowie was to provide vocals to the song "Cool Cat," but he suggested writing an original together with Bowie instead. The rest is history.

Adam Lambert first appeared with Queen in 2011 as the band's lead singer at the MTV Europe Music Awards, where the group was presented with the Global Icon Award. Lambert has been seen touring with them, on and off, ever since.

Born in Zanzibar on September 5, 1946, the man we know and love as Freddie Mercury was named Farookh Bulsara. It wasn't until he started attending a British boarding school in 1954 that his teachers and classmates gave him the nickname Freddie.

The movie, "Wayne's World", directed by Penelope Spheeris, features main characters Wayne and Garth singing along to "Bohemian Rhapsody" as it blares on the car radio on a sunny day.

Released in 1977, "We are the Champions" took the world by storm when it was released on Queen's album, "News of the World." The song quickly became a worldwide success reaching No. 2 on the U.K. charts and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.

With his flamboyant personality and an amazing four-octave vocal range, it's no wonder that readers of "Rolling Stone" voted Freddie Mercury as the No. 2 greatest lead singer of all time. If it hadn't been for Robert Plant snagging the No. 1 spot, this Queen would be king of the charts!

Hitting the London screen with a smash in 1971, the renown rock group, including Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon and Roger Taylor went on to become rock legends who would endure for the next 20 years!

Appearing first in their 1984 hit album, "The Works," "I Want To Break Free" became a huge hit with fans all over the globe as the band's members dressed in drag to parody the TV soap opera "Coronation Street."

Although critics' reactions to the song were initially mixed, "Bohemian Rhapsody" would go on to be considered one of Queen's most renown songs. Although many love the song for pushing boundaries, its producer, Roy Baker, lovingly referred to the song as "a joke, but a successful joke."

Queen released "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" as a double 'A'-side single in 1976 to tremendous success. Two of the bands' biggest hits, these songs are often still played back to back on the radio.

The 12th and final track on Queen's 1991 hit album, "Innuendo," "The Show Must Go On" was rumored to have been recorded in just one take while Freddie Mercury suffered the effects of AIDS.

Brian May studied for his Ph.D. from 1970 - 1974; however, once Queen began to reach success, he abandoned his studies to stay with the group. It wasn't until 2008 that May would have the honor of graduating from Imperial College London with his Ph.D. in astrophysics.

Based on a comic strip of the same name, the soundtrack for "Flash Gordon" was both written and performed by Queen's legendary guitarist, Brian May. The film received positive reviews and has since become a cult classic among '80s music fans.

Even though Freddie Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986, it wasn't until 1991 that he announced it to the world. One day after that announcement, he died from AIDS-related pneumonia.

Often referred to as the Queen Crest, the famous band's logo was originally designed by Freddie Mercury shortly before the release of their first album. The logo features the zodiac signs of all four members.

In 1986, Queen headed out on their last tour, "The Magic Tour." Through 26 concert dates and more than 1 million people in attendance, Queen said goodbye to the world as a group. While members of the group toured again under the band's name, that wouldn't be until after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991 and John Deacon's retirement in 1997.

"A Night at the Opera" was a huge success upon release, and in 1975, it was the band's first album to hit No. 1. With such hits as "You're My Best Friend" and "Bohemian Rhapsody," this album is a must-listen!

Brian May's guitar, the Red Special, was designed and built by May and his father at their home. They used materials that included wood from an antique fireplace mantel, a knitting needle and motorcycle valve springs.

With hit albums such as "A Night at the Opera," "Hot Space" and "Sheer Heart Attack," it's no wonder that by the end of the '70s, Queen had managed to sell more than 45 million albums worldwide!

With fan-favorites such as "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We will Rock you" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" it's no wonder that this group has become a staple in rock and roll history earning itself 11 gold and 13 platinum records in the process!

Held at London's Wembley Stadium this concert raised millions for the Mercury Phoenix Trust, an AIDS awareness and education fund established by the band members and their manager, Jim Beach.

Queen's guitarist chooses to use an old British sixpence as his guitar pick of choice. When asked about the choice, May has confided that he finds traditional plastic picks too flexible.

Queen was finally voted into the Rock * Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, along with Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Ritchie Valens, Steely Dan, Paul Simon, The Flamingos, Solomon Burke, James Burton, Johnnie Johnson and Chris Blackwell.

With songs such as "We Will Rock You" and "Another One Bites the Dust" cementing the band's popularity in history, it's no wonder that in 2002, Queen joined the Beatles as one of the few non-U.S. acts with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Queen didn't plan to release "Another One Bites the Dust" as a single from the 1980 album, "The Game," until Michael Jackson heard the song live in Los Angeles and convinced the band that it was original enough to stand as the lead track on the album.

Striking first in the low-carb soda war, Coca-Cola utilized music messages from the past to promote its soda line. With fan favorites such as The Rolling Stones telling people "if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need" and Queen inspiring fans to break out of the norm and be free, it's no wonder the famous soda company choose hits from these bands to encourage their consumers to try a drink that had great taste with fewer carbs and calories.

"Live Killers" was originally recorded during the European section of Queen's "Jazz" tour. Recorded between January and March of 1979, "Jazz" was the first album created at the band's personal studio in Montreux, Switzerland.

An electrical engineer by profession, John Deacy built what became known as the Deacy Amp out of scrap electrical parts. The sounds it allowed John May to create with his guitar have become legendary.

"The Works" was Queen's first album to be partially recorded in the United States, at Record Plant Studios in New York. Other parts were recorded at Musicland in Munich, and the album reportedly received its knockout title when Roger Taylor told the group to "give them the works!"

Queen's rendition of "Keep Yourself Alive" was released both in 1973 and 1975 as a single. Although many fans love the song, "Keep Yourself Alive" failed to make the top 40 both times it was released.