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Quiz: How much do you know about Ozzy Osbourne?

Osbourne died this week at the age of 76 “surrounded by love”, his family said.
10.01pm, 26 Jul 2025
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FAMOUS ROCK SINGER Ozzy Osbourne passed away this week, leaving behind a long career of music hits and headline-hitting controversies.

As the frontman of Black Sabbath and in his solo endeavours, he entertained his fans with many well-known hits over the years.

A statement from his family said he died at the age of 76 “surrounded by love”.

How much do you know about Ozzy Osbourne?

What year was Ozzy Osbourne born?
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1948
1950

1952
1954
Which of these was his real name?
Matthew John
John Matthew

Michael John
John Michael
Which of these famous groups did Osbourne credit with inspiring him to want to become a singer?
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The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin

The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Osbourne left school at 15, and before he was a singer, he held a variety of different jobs. Which of these was NOT one of his jobs?
Trainee plumber
Car factory horn-tuner

Newspaper deliverer
Slaughterhouse worker
After forming in 1968, where in the UK did Black Sabbath perform their first gig?
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Birmingham
Manchester

Liverpool
Leeds
Which of these was the band's highest-charting single?
Black Sabbath
Paranoid

Iron Man
Heaven and Hell
When Osbourne was ousted from Black Sabbath in 1979, who was he replaced by?
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Ronnie James Dio
Tony Iommi

Bill Ward
Geezer Butler
True or false: Ozzy Osbourne once bit into a bat's head on stage.
True, it was part of the show.
True, but he thought it was a toy.

True, it was a gift from Sharon.
False, that's just a made-up rumour.
Osbourne had three children with his first wife Thelma Riley and another three with his second wife Sharon Osbourne. How many of his children were regulars on his reality TV show 'The Osbournes' in the early 2000s?
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None of them
Two

Three
All of them
Osbourne's last concert was just a few weeks ago on 5 July. Where did it take place?
Los Angeles
Birmingham

Glastonbury
Dublin
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