1998 Mastermind Elimination Answers
Here are the answers to the set of questions. These are the
official answers, so feel free to disagree with them! The
questions were asked on May 8, 1998, so 'today' should be
interpreted accordingly.
- 1. In which year did Queen sign their three contracts
with Trident?
- "1972"
- 2. Queen opened their European Tour today in 1977 - in
which city?
- "Stockholm"
- 3. At which video shoot did Queen first meet the infamous
'Torpedo Twins'?
- "One Vision"
- 4. Who designed the Greatest Flix II video box?
- "Richard Gray"
- 5. In which theater were Queen playing twenty four years
ago tonight?
- Uris Theater, New York
- 6. Which was the first solo single by Roger to enter the
official UK Top 75 single chart??
- "Future Management"
- 7. Queen won an award at the Midem Festival in 1978 -
what for?
- "Rock band with the most potential"
- 8. Which single taken from Mr Bad Guy album failed to
chart in the UK?
- "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"
- 9. What was the sub-title of The Queen Phenomenon TV
programme?
- Jim's official answer is "25 Years of Queen", though I've seen it
on VH-1 sub-titled "In The Lap Of The Gods"....
- 10. Who worked on the arrangement for the track Foreign
Sand?
- Yoshiki
- 11. Tony Cousins was one of two people who re-mastered
Roger's first two solo albums. Whom was the other?
- "J.J. Macrae"
- 12. Which track did Brian record for the Mott The Hoople
Tribute album?
- "All The Way From Memphis"
- 13. Who re-mixed all the music for "The eYe"
computer game?
- "J.J. Macrae"
- 14. Which album did Brian co-produce with Mack?
- Jim's official answer is "Flash Gordon". However, they
also teamed up on the "Heavy Pettin" album (though their
production was largely erased from the final release)
- 15. In New Zealand which album was released on red vinyl?
- Jim's official answer is "Live Magic". However, there is
absolutely no evidence that this (or any other) album was
released on red vinyl in New Zealand.
- 16. In which year did Queen have their first concert
broadcast on BBC Radio One?
- "1973" - a concert from Golders Green Hippodrome
- 17. Which CDV was released nine years ago today??
- "The Golden Boy"
- 18. Which Queen song can be heard in the instrumental
version of Machines?
- "Ogre Battle"
- 19. On Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll who provided extra
vocals?
- "John Anthony"
- 20. Which track achieved a 'rocks retake'?
- "I Can't Live With You"