In which year were Mercury’s personal possessions sold at auction?
Correct!
Wrong!
Mary Austin sold a large part of his effects in 2023.
What is Mercury’s date of birth?
Correct!
Wrong!
5 September 1946.
The Sony deal was reported at what dollar figure?
Correct!
Wrong!
Roughly 1.27 billion dollars.
The catalogue sale returned Mercury to which Forbes list?
Correct!
Wrong!
Forbes credited his estate with roughly 250 million dollars.
What kind of asset is a music catalogue in a sale like this?
Correct!
Wrong!
Both recorded and publishing rights were involved.
Why do two very different figures circulate for Mercury?
Correct!
Wrong!
They measure different things entirely.
What happened to a share of Mercury’s future royalties?
Correct!
Wrong!
Along with Garden Lodge.
Approximately what were Queen’s reported annual revenues around the sale?
Correct!
Wrong!
Reported at about 49 million dollars a year.
Which detail makes the estate’s value hard to pin down?
Correct!
Wrong!
The will was not published in detail.
Treating the catalogue sale as Mercury’s personal wealth is wrong because…
Correct!
Wrong!
Principally Mary Austin and the surviving band members.
Freddie Mercury Quiz: Legendary Challenge
Respectable
This tier is meant to hurt.
Serious Knowledge
Very few get this far on the Legendary round.
Legendary
A perfect score on the hardest tier we write.
Share your Results: