Answer: Gordon Fletcher

Question: Which critic called Queen's debut superb?


Answer: Queen II

Context: The group's second LP, Queen II, was released in 1974, and features rock photographer Mick Rock's iconic image of the band on the cover. This image would be used as the basis for the 1975 "Bohemian Rhapsody" music video production. The album reached number five on the British album chart and became the first Queen album to chart in the UK. The Freddie Mercury-written lead single "Seven Seas of Rhye" reached number ten in the UK, giving the band their first hit. The album is the first real testament to the band's distinctive layered sound, and features long complex instrumental passages, fantasy-themed lyrics, and musical virtuosity. Aside from its only single, the album also included the song "The March of the Black Queen", a six-minute epic which lacks a chorus. The Daily Vault described the number as "menacing". Critical reaction was mixed; the Winnipeg Free Press, while praising the band's debut album, described Queen II as a "over-produced monstrosity". Allmusic has described the album as a favourite among the band's hardcore fans, and it is the first of three Queen albums to feature in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Question: What was the name of Queen's second LP?


Answer: 1974

Question: What year was Queen's second album released?


Answer: Mick Rock

Question: Who designed the cover of Queen's second album?


Answer: Freddie Mercury

Question: Who wrote the song Seven Seas of Rhye?


Answer: six-minute

Question: How long is the song The March of the Black Queen?


Answer: hepatitis

Context: After the band's six-night stand at New York's Uris Theatre in May 1974, Brian May collapsed and was diagnosed as having hepatitis. While recuperating, May was initially absent when the band started work on their third album, but he returned midway through the recording process. Released in 1974, Sheer Heart Attack reached number two in the United Kingdom, sold well throughout Europe, and went gold in the United States. It gave the band their first real experience of international success, and was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. The album experimented with a variety of musical genres, including British music hall, heavy metal, ballads, ragtime, and Caribbean. At this point, Queen started to move away from the progressive tendencies of their first two releases into a more radio-friendly, song-orientated style. Sheer Heart Attack introduced new sound and melody patterns that would be refined on their next album, A Night at the Opera.

Question: What was Brian May diagnosed with after collapsing in 1974?


Answer: Sheer Heart Attack

Question: What was the name of Queen's third album?


Answer: A Night at the Opera

Question: What Queen album was released after Sheer Heart Attack?


Answer: two

Question: Queen's Sheer Heart Attack reached what number on the United Kingdom charts?


Answer: New York's Uris Theatre

Question: What was the name of the venue where Brian May collapsed?


Answer: Killer Queen

Context: The single "Killer Queen" from Sheer Heart Attack reached number two on the British charts, and became their first US hit, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It combines camp, vaudeville, and British music hall with May's guitar virtuosity. The album's second single, "Now I'm Here", a more traditional hard rock composition, was a number eleven hit in Britain, while the high speed rocker "Stone Cold Crazy" featuring May's uptempo riffs is a precursor to speed metal. In recent years, the album has received acclaim from music publications: In 2006, Classic Rock ranked it number 28 in "The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever", and in 2007, Mojo ranked it No.88 in "The 100 Records That Changed the World". It is also the second of three Queen albums to feature in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Question: Which song was Queen's first US hit?


Answer: eleven

Question: Queen's song Now I'm Here reached what number on the British charts?


Answer: Stone Cold Crazy

Question: What Queen song is known as an early speed metal song?


Answer: British music hall

Question: What music style was found along with camp and vaudeville on the song Killer Queen?


Answer: 12

Question: Killer Queen reached what number on the Billboard Hot 100?


Answer: Zandra Rhodes

Context: In 1975, the band left for a world tour with each member in Zandra Rhodes-created costumes and accompanied with banks of lights and effects. They toured the US as headliners, and played in Canada for the first time. In September, after an acromonious split with Trident, the band negotiated themselves out of their Trident Studios contract and searched for new management. One of the options they considered was an offer from Led Zeppelin's manager, Peter Grant. Grant wanted them to sign with Led Zeppelin's own production company, Swan Song Records. The band found the contract unacceptable and instead contacted Elton John's manager, John Reid, who accepted the position.

Question: Who created the costumes for Queen's 1975 tour?


Answer: Canada

Question: What country did Queen play in for the first time in 1975?


Answer: Trident Studios

Question: Queen had a bitter split with what management company in 1975?


Answer: Peter Grant

Question: What manager of Led Zeppelin tried to sign Queen?


Answer: John Reid

Question: Whom did Queen eventually sign with after rejecting the Swan Song records contract?


Answer: A Night at the Opera

Context: In late 1975, Queen recorded and released A Night at the Opera, taking its name from the popular Marx Brothers movie. At the time, it was the most expensive album ever produced. Like its predecessor, the album features diverse musical styles and experimentation with stereo sound. In "The Prophet's Song", an eight-minute epic, the middle section is a canon, with simple phrases layered to create a full-choral sound. The Mercury penned ballad, "Love of My Life", featured a harp and overdubbed vocal harmonies. The album was very successful in Britain, and went triple platinum in the United States. The British public voted it the 13th greatest album of all time in a 2004 Channel 4 poll. It has also ranked highly in international polls; in a worldwide Guinness poll, it was voted the 19th greatest of all time, while an ABC poll saw the Australian public vote it the 28th greatest of all time. A Night at the Opera has frequently appeared in "greatest albums" lists reflecting the opinions of critics. Among other accolades, it was ranked number 16 in Q Magazine's "The 50 Best British Albums Ever" in 2004, and number 11 in Rolling Stone's "The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time" as featured in their Mexican edition in 2004. It was also placed at No. 230 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003. A Night at the Opera is the third and final Queen album to be featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Question: Which Queen album was released in 1975?


Answer: Marx Brothers

Question: Queen's 1975 album took it's name from a movie from which comedy act?


Answer: eight-minute

Question: How long was Queen's The Prophet's Song?


Answer: Love of My Life

Question: Which Queen ballad featured a harp and overdubbed harmonies?


Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Context: The album also featured the hit single "Bohemian Rhapsody", which was number one in the UK for nine weeks. Mercury's close friend and advisor, Capital London radio DJ Kenny Everett, played a pivotal role in giving the single exposure. It is the third-best-selling single of all time in the UK, surpassed only by Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997", and is the best-selling commercial single in the UK. It also reached number nine in the United States (a 1992 re-release reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks). It is the only single ever to sell a million copies on two separate occasions, and became the Christmas number one twice in the UK, the only single ever to do so. "Bohemian Rhapsody" has been voted numerous times the greatest song of all time. The band decided to make a video to help go with the single and hired Trilion, a subsidiary of the former management company Trident Studios, using new technology to create the video; the result is generally considered to have been the first "true" music video ever produced, and popularised the medium. The album's first track "Death on Two Legs" is said to be written by Mercury about Norman Sheffield and the former management at Trident who helped make the video so popular. Although other bands, including the Beatles, had made short promotional films or videos of songs prior to this, generally, those were specifically made to be aired on specific television shows. On the impact of "Bohemian Rhapsody", Rolling Stone states: "Its influence cannot be overstated, practically inventing the music video seven years before MTV went on the air." The second single from the album, "You're My Best Friend", the second song composed by John Deacon, and his first single, peaked at number sixteen in the United States and went on to become a worldwide Top Ten hit. The band's A Night at the Opera Tour began in November 1975, and covered Europe, the United States, Japan, and Australia.

Question: Which Queen song was number one on the UK charts for nine weeks?


Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Question: What is the third best selling single of all time in the UK?


Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Question: What Queen single sold a million copies on two separate occasions?


Answer: 1975

Question: In what year did Queen's A Night at the Opera Tour begin?


Answer: United States, Japan, and Australia

Question: Queen's 1975 tour included Europe and what three countries?


Answer: A Day at the Races

Context: By 1976, Queen were back in the studio recording A Day at the Races, which is often regarded as a sequel album to A Night at the Opera. It again borrowed the name of a Marx Brothers movie, and its cover was similar to that of A Night at the Opera, a variation on the same Queen Crest. The most recognisable of the Marx Brothers, Groucho Marx, invited Queen to visit him in his Los Angeles home in March 1977; there the band thanked him in person, and performed "'39" a cappella. Musically, A Day at the Races was by both fans' and critics' standards a strong effort, reaching number one in the UK and Japan, and number five in the US. The major hit on the album was "Somebody to Love", a gospel-inspired song in which Mercury, May, and Taylor multi-tracked their voices to create a 100-voice gospel choir. The song went to number two in the UK, and number thirteen in the US. The album also featured one of the band's heaviest songs, May's "Tie Your Mother Down", which became a staple of their live shows.

Question: What Queen album was released in 1976?


Answer: Somebody to Love

Question: What was the major hit from Queen's 1976 album?


Answer: Tie Your Mother Down

Question: Which heavy Queen song is a favorite at live shows?


Answer: Groucho Marx

Question: Which comedian invited Queen to visit him in 1977?


Answer: Mercury, May, and Taylor

Question: Which Queen members layered their voices on Somebody to Love?


Answer: Hyde Park, London

Context: During 1976, Queen played one of their most famous gigs, a free concert in Hyde Park, London. A concert organised by the entrepreneur Richard Branson, it set an attendance record with 150,000 people confirmed in the audience. On 1 December 1976, Queen were the intended guests on London's early evening Today programme, but they pulled out at the last-minute, which saw their late replacement on the show, EMI labelmate the Sex Pistols, give their seminal interview. During the A Day at the Races Tour in 1977, Queen performed sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, New York, in February, and Earls Court, London, in June.

Question: Where did Queen host a free concert in 1976?


Answer: Richard Branson

Question: Who organized a free concert by Queen in 1976?


Answer: 150,000

Question: How many people helped Queen set a 1976 attendance record?


Answer: Madison Square Garden

Question: Which US venue did Queen sell out in 1977?


Answer: Earls Court

Question: Which British venue did Queen sell out in 1977?


Answer: 1977

Context: The band's sixth studio album News of the World was released in 1977, which has gone four times platinum in the United States, and twice in the UK. The album contained many songs tailor-made for live performance, including two of rock's most recognisable anthems, "We Will Rock You" and the rock ballad "We Are the Champions", both of which became enduring international sports anthems, and the latter reached number four in the US. Queen commenced the News of the World Tour in October 1977, and Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times called this concert tour the band's "most spectacularly staged and finely honed show".

Question: Queen's sixth album was released in what year?


Answer: four

Question: How many times platinum did Queen's News of the World go?


Answer: "We Will Rock You" and the rock ballad "We Are the Champions"

Question: Queen's News of the World contained which two rock anthems?


Answer: 1977

Question: Queen's News of the World Tour took place in what year?


Answer: 1978

Context: In 1978, the band released Jazz, which reached number two in the UK and number six on the Billboard 200 in the US. The album included the hit singles "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Bicycle Race" on a double-sided record. Queen rented Wimbledon Stadium for a day to shoot the video, with 65 naked female models hired to stage a nude bicycle race. Reviews of the album in recent years have been more favourable. Another notable track from Jazz, "Don't Stop Me Now", provides another example of the band's exuberant vocal harmonies.

Question: In what year did Queen release the album Jazz?


Answer: two

Question: What number did Queen's Jazz reach on UK charts?


Answer: six

Question: What number did Queen's Jazz reach on the Billboard 200?


Answer: "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Bicycle Race"

Question: What were the two hit singles off of Queen's album Jazz?


Answer: Wimbledon Stadium

Question: Queen rented what venue for a music video in 1978?


Answer: Paul McCartney

Context: In 1978, Queen toured the US and Canada, and spent much of 1979 touring in Europe and Japan. They released their first live album, Live Killers, in 1979; it went platinum twice in the US. Queen also released the very successful single "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", a rockabilly inspired song done in the style of Elvis Presley. The song made the top 10 in many countries, topped the Australian ARIA Charts for seven consecutive weeks, and was the band's first number one single in the United States where it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks. Having written the song on guitar and played rhythm on the record, Mercury played rhythm guitar while performing the song live, which was the first time he ever played guitar in concert. In December 1979, Queen played the opening night at the Concert for the People of Kampuchea in London, having accepted a request by the event's organiser Paul McCartney.

Question: Who organized the Concert for the People of Kampuchea?


Answer: 1979

Question: In what year was Queen's Live Killers released?


Answer: twice

Question: How many times platinum did Queen's Live Killers go in the US?


Answer: Elvis Presley

Question: Queen's Crazy Little Thing Called Love was an ode to which singer?


Answer: 1979

Question: In what year did Queen play the Concert for the People of Kampuchea?


Answer: Madison Square Garden

Context: Queen began their 1980s career with The Game. It featured the singles "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust", both of which reached number one in the US. After attending a Queen concert in Los Angeles, Michael Jackson suggested to Mercury backstage that "Another One Bites the Dust" be released as a single, and in October 1980 it spent three weeks at number one. The album topped the Billboard 200 for five weeks, and sold over four million copies in the US. It was also the first appearance of a synthesiser on a Queen album. Heretofore, their albums featured a distinctive "No Synthesisers!" sleeve note. The note is widely assumed to reflect an anti-synth, pro-"hard"-rock stance by the band, but was later revealed by producer Roy Thomas Baker to be an attempt to clarify that those albums' multi-layered solos were created with guitars, not synths, as record company executives kept assuming at the time. In September 1980, Queen performed three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. In 1980, Queen also released the soundtrack they had recorded for Flash Gordon. At the 1981 American Music Awards in January, "Another One Bites the Dust" won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single, and Queen were nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group.

Question: Queen performed several sold out shows at what US venue?


Answer: Flash Gordon

Question: Queen recorded the soundtrack to what show?


Answer: Another One Bites the Dust

Question: What Queen song won the award for best Pop/Rock single?


Answer: Michael Jackson

Question: Which musical artist suggested Queen release Another One Bites the Dust as a single?


Answer: The Game

Question: Which Queen album kicked off the 1980s?


Answer: Queen

Context: In February 1981, Queen travelled to South America as part of The Game Tour, and became the first major rock band to play in Latin American stadiums. The tour included five shows in Argentina, one of which drew the largest single concert crowd in Argentine history with an audience of 300,000 in Buenos Aires and two concerts at the Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, where they played to an audience of more than 131,000 people in the first night (then the largest paying audience for a single band anywhere in the world) and more than 120,000 people the following night. In October of the same year, Queen performed for more than 150,000 fans on 9 October at Monterrey (Estadio Universitario) and 17 and 18 at Puebla (Estadio Zaragoza), Mexico. On 24 and 25 November, Queen played two sell out nights at the Montreal Forum, Quebec, Canada. One of Mercury's most notable performances of The Game's final track, "Save Me", took place in Montreal, and the concert is recorded in the live album, Queen Rock Montreal.

Question: What band was the first major band to play in Latin American stadiums?


Answer: five

Question: The Game Tour of the band Queen included how many shows in Argentina?


Answer: 300,000

Question: How large was Queen's record audience in Argentina?


Answer: Save Me

Question: What was the final track on Queen's The Game?


Answer: Montreal Forum

Question: What sold out venue did Queen play in Canada?


Answer: Hot Space

Context: In 1982, the band released the album Hot Space, a departure from their trademark seventies sound, this time being a mixture of rock, pop rock, dance, funk, and R&B. Most of the album was recorded in Munich during the most turbulent period in the band's history, and Taylor and May lamented the new sound, with both being very critical of the influence Mercury's personal manager Paul Prenter had on the singer. May was also scathing of Prenter, who was Mercury's manager from the early 1980s to 1984, for being dismissive of the importance of radio stations, such as the US networks, and their vital connection between the artist and the community, and for denying them access to Mercury. The band stopped touring North America after their Hot Space Tour, as their success there had waned, although they would perform on American television for the only time during the eighth season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Queen left Elektra Records, their label in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, and signed onto EMI/Capitol Records.

Question: What album did Queen release in 1982?


Answer: Munich

Question: Where did Queen record their 1982 album?


Answer: Paul Prenter

Question: What was the name of Freddie Mercury's personal manager?


Answer: Elektra Records

Question: Queen left what label before signing with EMI?


Answer: the eighth season

Question: On which season of Saturday Night Live did Queen perform?


Answer: Spike Edney

Context: That year, Queen began The Works Tour, the first tour to feature keyboardist Spike Edney as an extra live musician. The tour featured nine sold-out dates in October in Bophuthatswana, South Africa, at the arena in Sun City. Upon returning to England, they were the subject of outrage, having played in South Africa during the height of apartheid and in violation of worldwide divestment efforts and a United Nations cultural boycott. The band responded to the critics by stating that they were playing music for fans in South Africa, and they also stressed that the concerts were played before integrated audiences. Queen donated to a school for the deaf and blind as a philanthropic gesture but were fined by the British Musicians' Union and placed on the United Nations' blacklisted artists.

Question: Which Queen tour was the first to feature Spike Edney?


Answer: keyboardist

Question: Queen's Spike Edney plays what instrument?


Answer: British Musicians' Union

Question: Who fined Queen for donating to a school for the deaf and blind?


Answer: South Africa

Question: Where did Queen play during the height of Apartheid?


Answer: 13 July 1985

Context: At Live Aid, held at Wembley on 13 July 1985, in front of the biggest-ever TV audience of 1.9 billion, Queen performed some of their greatest hits, during which the sold-out stadium audience of 72,000 people clapped, sang, and swayed in unison. The show's organisers, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, other musicians such as Elton John, Cliff Richard and Dave Grohl, and music journalists writing for the BBC, CNN, Rolling Stone, MTV, The Telegraph among others, stated that Queen stole the show. An industry poll in 2005 ranked it the greatest rock performance of all time. Mercury's powerful, sustained note during the a cappella section came to be known as "The Note Heard Round the World".

Question: What date was Live Aid?


Answer: Wembley

Question: Where was Live Aid held?


Answer: 1.9 billion

Question: How big was Live Aid's TV audience?


Answer: 72,000

Question: How long was Live Aid's stadium audience?


Answer: Bob Geldof and Midge Ure

Question: Who organized Live Aid?


Answer: Radio Ga Ga

Context: When interviewed for Mojo magazine the band said the most amazing sight at Live Aid was to see the audience clapping to "Radio Ga Ga". Brian May stated: "I'd never seen anything like that in my life and it wasn't calculated either. We understood our audience and played to them but that was one of those weird accidents because of the (music) video. I remember thinking 'oh great, they've picked it up' and then I thought 'this is not a Queen audience'. This is a general audience who've bought tickets before they even knew we were on the bill. And they all did it. How did they know? Nobody told them to do it."

Question: The audience at Live Aid clapped to what Queen Song?


Answer: Brian May

Question: Which magazine interviewed Brian May about Live Aid?


Answer: (music) video

Question: What medium helped Queen fans get used to their songs before Live Aid?


Answer: 1985

Context: The band, now revitalised by the response to Live Aid – a "shot in the arm" Roger Taylor called it, — and the ensuing increase in record sales, ended 1985 by releasing the single "One Vision", which was the third time after "Stone Cold Crazy" and "Under Pressure (with David Bowie)" that all four bandmembers received a writing credit for the one song. Also, a limited-edition boxed set containing all Queen albums to date was released under the title of The Complete Works. The package included previously unreleased material, most notably Queen's non-album single of Christmas 1984, titled "Thank God It's Christmas".

Question: What year was Queen's One Vision released?


Answer: four

Question: How many band members wrote Queen's One Vision?


Answer: The Complete Works

Question: What was the mid 1980s Queen boxed set called?


Answer: Thank God It's Christmas

Question: What was Queen's 1984 Christmas song called?


Answer: 1986

Context: In summer of 1986, Queen went on their final tour with Freddie Mercury. A sold-out tour in support of A Kind of Magic, once again they hired Spike Edney, leading to him being dubbed the unofficial fifth member. The Magic Tour's highlight was at Wembley Stadium in London and resulted in the live double album, Queen at Wembley, released on CD and as a live concert DVD, which has gone five times platinum in the US and four times platinum in the UK. Queen could not book Wembley for a third night, but they did play at Knebworth Park. The show sold out within two hours and over 120,000 fans packed the park for what was Queen's final live performance with Mercury. Queen began the tour at the Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden, and during the tour the band performed a concert at Slane Castle, Ireland, in front of an audience of 95,000, which broke the venue's attendance record. The band also played behind the Iron Curtain when they performed to a crowd of 80,000 at the Népstadion in Budapest, in what was one of the biggest rock concerts ever held in Eastern Europe. More than one million people saw Queen on the tour—400,000 in the United Kingdom alone, a record at the time.

Question: Queen's final tour with Freddie Mercury was in what year?


Answer: A Kind of Magic

Question: What was the name of Queen's final tour with Freddie Mercury?


Answer: 120,000

Question: How many fans saw Queen in Knebworth park?


Answer: 80,000

Question: How many fans saw Queen at the Nepstadion in Budapest?


Answer: 95,000

Question: How many fans saw Queen at Slane castle?


Answer: Montserrat Caballé, Barcelona

Context: After working on various solo projects during 1988 (including Mercury's collaboration with Montserrat Caballé, Barcelona), the band released The Miracle in 1989. The album continued the direction of A Kind of Magic, using a pop-rock sound mixed with a few heavy numbers. It spawned the European hits "I Want It All", "Breakthru", "The Invisible Man", "Scandal", and "The Miracle". The Miracle also began a change in direction of Queen's songwriting philosophy. Since the band's beginning, nearly all songs had been written by and credited to a single member, with other members adding minimally. With The Miracle, the band's songwriting became more collaborative, and they vowed to credit the final product only to Queen as a group.

Question: Who did Freddie Mercury collaborate with in 1988?


Answer: 1989

Question: When did Queen release The Miracle?


Answer: The Miracle

Question: Which Queen album had more shared writing credits?


Answer: 1990

Context: After fans noticed Mercury's increasingly gaunt appearance in 1988, rumours began to spread that Mercury was suffering from AIDS. Mercury flatly denied this, insisting he was merely "exhausted" and too busy to provide interviews. The band decided to continue making albums, starting with The Miracle in 1989 and continuing with Innuendo in 1991. Despite his deteriorating health, the lead singer continued to contribute. For the last two albums made while Mercury was still alive, the band credited all songs to Queen, rather than specific members of the group, freeing them of internal conflict and differences. In 1990, Queen ended their contract with Capitol and signed with Disney's Hollywood Records, which has since remained the group's music catalogue owner in the United States and Canada. That same year, Mercury made his final public appearance when he joined the rest of Queen to collect the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

Question: When did Queen end their contract with Capitol?


Answer: Disney's Hollywood Records

Question: After leaving Capitol, who did Queen sign with?


Answer: 1990

Question: What year was Freddie Mercury's final public appearance with Queen?


Answer: Innuendo

Question: Which Queen album was released in 1991?


Answer: The Show Must Go On

Context: Innuendo was released in early 1991 with an eponymous number 1 UK hit and other charting singles including, "The Show Must Go On". Mercury was increasingly ill and could barely walk when the band recorded "The Show Must Go On" in 1990. Because of this, May had concerns about whether he was physically capable of singing it. Recalling Mercury's successful performance May states; "he went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal". The rest of the band were ready to record when Mercury felt able to come in to the studio, for an hour or two at a time. May says of Mercury: “He just kept saying. 'Write me more. Write me stuff. I want to just sing this and do it and when I am gone you can finish it off.’ He had no fear, really.” The band's second greatest hits compilation, Greatest Hits II, followed in October 1991, which is the eighth best-selling album of all time in the UK and has sold 16 million copies worldwide.

Question: What was one single from Queen's Innuendo that charted in the UK?


Answer: Greatest Hits II

Question: What was the name of Queen's second greatest hits compilation?


Answer: Greatest Hits II

Question: Which Queen album is the eighth best-selling album in the UK of all time?


Answer: Mercury

Question: Which band member of Queen was seriously ill in 1991?


Answer: 16 million

Question: Queen's Greatest Hits II has sold how many copies worldwide?


Answer: 23 November 1991

Context: On 23 November 1991, in a prepared statement made on his deathbed, Mercury confirmed that he had AIDS. Within 24 hours of the statement, he died of bronchial pneumonia, which was brought on as a complication of AIDS. His funeral service on 27 November in Kensal Green, West London was private, and held in accordance with the Zoroastrian religious faith of his family. "Bohemian Rhapsody" was re-released as a single shortly after Mercury's death, with "These Are the Days of Our Lives" as the double A-side. The music video for "These Are the Days of Our Lives" contains Mercury's final scenes in front of the camera. The single went to number one in the UK, remaining there for five weeks – the only recording to top the Christmas chart twice and the only one to be number one in four different years (1975, 1976, 1991, and 1992). Initial proceeds from the single – approximately £1,000,000 – were donated to the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Question: When was Freddie Mercury's deathbed confession made?


Answer: AIDS

Question: What disease did Freddie Mercury disclose he had?


Answer: bronchial pneumonia, which was brought on as a complication of AIDS

Question: What did Freddie Mercury die of?


Answer: Kensal Green, West London

Question: Where was Freddie Mercury's funeral service held?


Answer: These Are the Days of Our Lives

Question: Which music video contains the last footage of Freddie Mercury?


Answer: Wayne's World

Context: Queen's popularity was stimulated in North America when "Bohemian Rhapsody" was featured in the 1992 comedy film Wayne's World. Its inclusion helped the song reach number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks in 1992 (it remained in the Hot 100 for over 40 weeks), and won the band an MTV Award at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards. The compilation album Classic Queen also reached number four on the Billboard 200, and is certified three times platinum in the US. Wayne's World footage was used to make a new music video for "Bohemian Rhapsody", with which the band and management were delighted.

Question: Which movie featured Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody?


Answer: 1992

Question: What year did Queen get a boost in North American sales due to being featured in a movie?


Answer: 1992

Question: In what year did Queen win an MTV award?


Answer: four

Question: How high did the album Classic Queen chart on the Billboard 200?


Answer: three times

Question: How many times platinum did Classic Queen go in the US?


Answer: 20 April 1992

Context: On 20 April 1992, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was held at London's Wembley Stadium to a 72,000-strong crowd. Performers, including Def Leppard, Robert Plant, Guns N' Roses, Elton John, David Bowie, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Seal, Extreme, and Metallica performed various Queen songs along with the three remaining Queen members (and Spike Edney.) The concert is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as "The largest rock star benefit concert", as it was televised to over 1.2 billion viewers worldwide, and raised over £20,000,000 for AIDS charities.

Question: When was the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert held?


Answer: London's Wembley Stadium

Question: Where was the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert held?


Answer: 72,000

Question: How many people attended the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert?


Answer: Queen

Question: Which band was he largest benefit concert in history about?


Answer: 1.2 billion viewers worldwide

Question: How many viewers did the largest rock star benefit concert attract?


Answer: Made in Heaven

Context: Queen's last album featuring Mercury, titled Made in Heaven, was finally released in 1995, four years after his death. Featuring tracks such as "Too Much Love Will Kill You" and "Heaven for Everyone", it was constructed from Mercury's final recordings in 1991, material left over from their previous studio albums and re-worked material from May, Taylor, and Mercury's solo albums. The album also featured the song "Mother Love", the last vocal recording Mercury made prior to his death, which he completed using a drum machine, over which May, Taylor and Deacon later added the instrumental track. After completing the penultimate verse, Mercury had told the band he "wasn't feeling that great" and stated, "I will finish it when I come back, next time"; however, he never made it back into the studio, so May later recorded the final verse of the song. Both stages of recording, before and after Mercury's death, were completed at the band's studio in Montreux, Switzerland. The album reached No. 1 on the UK charts immediately following its release, and has sold 20 million copies worldwide. On 25 November 1996, a statue of Mercury was unveiled in Montreux overlooking Lake Geneva, almost five years to the day since his death.

Question: What was Queen's final album featuring Mercury vocals compiled from earlier recordings called?


Answer: 20 million

Question: How many copies worldwide has Queen's 1995 album sold?


Answer: 1996

Question: In what year was a statue dedicated to Freddie Mercury unveiled in Montreux?


Answer: Montreux

Question: Where was Queen's studio located in Switzerland?


Answer: 1997

Context: In 1997, Queen returned to the studio to record "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)", a song dedicated to Mercury and all those that die too soon. It was released as a bonus track on the Queen Rocks compilation album later that year. In January 1997, Queen performed "The Show Must Go On" live with Elton John and the Béjart Ballet in Paris on a night Mercury was remembered, and it marked the last performance and public appearance of John Deacon, who chose to retire. The Paris concert was only the second time Queen had played live since Mercury's death, prompting Elton John to urge them to perform again.

Question: In what year did Queen release No-One but You


Answer: Mercury

Question: Who was No-One but You dedicated to?


Answer: Queen Rocks

Question: Which compilation did Queen release in 1997?


Answer: Elton John and the Béjart Ballet

Question: Who performed live with Queen on The Show Must Go On in 1997?


Answer: John Deacon

Question: Which Queen member retired in 1997?


Answer: Brian May and Roger Taylor

Context: Brian May and Roger Taylor performed together at several award ceremonies and charity concerts, sharing vocals with various guest singers. During this time, they were billed as Queen + followed by the guest singer's name. In 1998, the duo appeared at Luciano Pavarotti's benefit concert with May performing "Too Much Love Will Kill You" with Pavarotti, later playing "Radio Ga Ga", "We Will Rock You", and "We Are the Champions" with Zucchero. They again attended and performed at Pavarotti's benefit concert in Modena, Italy in May 2003. Several of the guest singers recorded new versions of Queen's hits under the Queen + name, such as Robbie Williams providing vocals for "We Are the Champions" for the soundtrack of A Knight's Tale (2001).

Question: Which two members of Queen performed together at several charity concerts?


Answer: Pavarotti

Question: Who performed with Brian May in 1998 at a benefit concert?


Answer: Modena, Italy

Question: Where did Queen play in 2003 with a famous opera singer?


Answer: Robbie Williams

Question: Which artist provided vocals for the Queen song found on the soundtrack to A Knight's Tale?


Answer: 1999

Context: In 1999, a Greatest Hits III album was released. This featured, among others, "Queen + Wyclef Jean" on a rap version of "Another One Bites the Dust". A live version of "Somebody to Love" by George Michael and a live version of "The Show Must Go On" with Elton John were also featured in the album. By this point, Queen's vast amount of record sales made them the second best selling artist in the UK of all time, behind the Beatles. In 2002, Queen were awarded the 2,207th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which is located at 6358 Hollywood Blvd. On 29 November 2003, May and Taylor performed at the 46664 Concert hosted by Nelson Mandela at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, to raise awareness of the spread of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. May and Taylor spent time at Mandela's home, discussing how Africa's problems might be approached, and two years later the band was made ambassadors for the 46664 cause.

Question: What year was Queen's third greatest hits album released?


Answer: Wyclef Jean

Question: Who performed a rap version of Another One Bites The Dust?


Answer: George Michael

Question: Alive version of Somebody to Love featured what artist?


Answer: Elton John

Question: Which artist guested on a live version of Queen's The Show Must Go On?


Answer: the 46664 Concert

Question: In 2003 Queen performed for what Nelson Mandela hosted benefit?


Answer: 2005

Context: At the end of 2004, May and Taylor announced that they would reunite and return to touring in 2005 with Paul Rodgers (founder and former lead singer of Free and Bad Company). Brian May's website also stated that Rodgers would be "featured with" Queen as "Queen + Paul Rodgers", not replacing Mercury. The retired John Deacon would not be participating. In November 2004, Queen were among the inaugural inductees into the UK Music Hall of Fame, and the award ceremony was the first event at which Rodgers joined May and Taylor as vocalist.

Question: Paul Rodgers joined Queen in what year?


Answer: Free and Bad Company

Question: Paul Rodgers used to be the lead singer of what two bands?


Answer: John Deacon

Question: Which retired Queen member did not join the reunion?


Answer: 2004

Question: In what year was Queen inducted in the UK Hall of Fame?


Answer: Between 2005 and 2006

Context: Between 2005 and 2006, Queen + Paul Rodgers embarked on a world tour, which was the first time Queen toured since their last tour with Freddie Mercury in 1986. The band's drummer Roger Taylor commented; "We never thought we would tour again, Paul [Rodgers] came along by chance and we seemed to have a chemistry. Paul is just such a great singer. He's not trying to be Freddie." The first leg was in Europe, the second in Japan, and the third in the US in 2006. Queen received the inaugural VH1 Rock Honors at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 25 May 2006. The Foo Fighters paid homage to the band in performing "Tie Your Mother Down" to open the ceremony before being joined on stage by May, Taylor, and Paul Rodgers, who played a selection of Queen hits.

Question: Between what years did Queen and Paul Rodgers first embark on a world tour?


Answer: Europe

Question: Where was the first leg of Queen's mid 2000s tour with Paul Rodgers?


Answer: Roger Taylor

Question: What is the name of Queen's drummer?


Answer: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas

Question: Where did Queen receive the inaugural VH1 Rock Honors?


Answer: Queen + Paul Rodgers

Context: On 15 August 2006, Brian May confirmed through his website and fan club that Queen + Paul Rodgers would begin producing their first studio album beginning in October, to be recorded at a "secret location". Queen + Paul Rodgers performed at the Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute held in Hyde Park, London on 27 June 2008, to commemorate Mandela's ninetieth birthday, and again promote awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The first Queen + Paul Rodgers album, titled The Cosmos Rocks, was released in Europe on 12 September 2008 and in the United States on 28 October 2008. Following the release of the album, the band again went on a tour through Europe, opening on Kharkiv's Freedom Square in front of 350,000 Ukrainian fans. The Kharkiv concert was later released on DVD. The tour then moved to Russia, and the band performed two sold-out shows at the Moscow Arena. Having completed the first leg of its extensive European tour, which saw the band play 15 sold-out dates across nine countries, the UK leg of the tour sold out within 90 minutes of going on sale and included three London dates, the first of which was The O2 on 13 October. The last leg of the tour took place in South America, and included a sold-out concert at the Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires.

Question: Which band performed at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday?


Answer: 2008

Question: When did Queen + Paul Rodgers release their debut album?


Answer: The Cosmos Rocks

Question: What was the name of Queen + Paul Rodgers debut album?


Answer: 350,000

Question: How many people were at the Queen + Paul Rodgers concert in 2008 in Kharkiv?


Answer: HIV/AIDS

Question: In 2008 what disease did Queen perform benefit concerts for?


Answer: May and Taylor

Context: On 20 May 2009, May and Taylor performed "We Are the Champions" live on the season finale of American Idol with winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert providing a vocal duet. In mid-2009, after the split of Queen + Paul Rodgers, the Queen online website announced a new greatest hits compilation named Absolute Greatest. The album was released on 16 November and peaked at number 3 in the official UK Chart. The album contains 20 of Queen's biggest hits spanning their entire career and was released in four different formats: single disc, double disc (with commentary), double disc with feature book, and a vinyl record. Prior to its release, a competition was run by Queen online to guess the track listing as a promotion for the album.

Question: On 20 May 2009 which Queen members performed We are the Champions on American Idol?


Answer: Absolute Greatest

Question: What was the name of the Greatest Hits compilation Queen released after the split from Paul Rodgers?


Answer: winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert

Question: Which two American idol contestants performed a duet with Queen on American Idol?


Answer: 16 November

Question: What day in 2009 was Queen's Absolute Greatest released?


Answer: May

Context: On 30 October 2009, May wrote a fanclub letter on his website stating that Queen had no intentions to tour in 2010 but that there was a possibility of a performance. He was quoted as saying, "The greatest debate, though, is always about when we will next play together as Queen. At the moment, in spite of the many rumours that are out there, we do not have plans to tour in 2010. The good news, though, is that Roger and I have a much closer mutual understanding these days—privately and professionally ... and all ideas are carefully considered. Music is never far away from us. As I write, there is an important one-off performance on offer, in the USA, and it remains to be decided whether we will take up this particular challenge. Every day, doors seem to open, and every day, we interact, perhaps more than ever before, with the world outside. It is a time of exciting transition in Rock music and in 'The Business'. It's good that the pulse still beats". On 15 November 2009, May and Taylor performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" live on the British TV show The X Factor alongside the finalists.

Question: Which member of Queen wrote a letter to fans in 2009 regarding touring for 2010?


Answer: 15 November 2009

Question: What date did May and Taylor of Queen perform Bohemian Rhapsody on X-Factor?


Answer: Roger

Question: In 2009, what was the first name of the former Queen member Brian May told fans he had a better understanding with?


Answer: USA

Question: Which country had made an offer to Queen for a one off performance in 2010?


Answer: EMI

Context: On 7 May 2010, May and Taylor announced that they were quitting their record label, EMI, after almost 40 years. On 20 August 2010, Queen's manager Jim Beach put out a Newsletter stating that the band had signed a new contract with Universal Music. During an interview for Hardtalk on the BBC on 22 September, May confirmed that the band's new deal was with Island Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. For the first time since the late 1980s, Queen's catalogue will have the same distributor worldwide, as their current North American label—Hollywood Records—is currently distributed by Universal (for a time in the late 1980s, Queen was on EMI-owned Capitol Records in the US).

Question: What record label did May and Taylor leave in 2010?


Answer: Universal Music

Question: What label did Queen join in August 2010?


Answer: Hardtalk

Question: What program interviewed Queen on 22 September 2010?


Answer: Universal Music Group

Question: Island records is a subsidiary of what group?


Answer: Katy Perry

Context: In May 2011, Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell noted that Queen are currently scouting their once former and current live bassist Chris Chaney to join the band. Farrell stated: "I have to keep Chris away from Queen, who want him and they're not gonna get him unless we're not doing anything. Then they can have him." In the same month, Paul Rodgers stated he may tour with Queen again in the near future. At the 2011 Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI) Awards held in London on 4 October, Queen received the BMI Icon Award in recognition for their airplay success in the US. At the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards on 6 November, Queen received the Global Icon Award, which Katy Perry presented to Brian May. Queen closed the awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals, performing "The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions". The collaboration garnered a positive response from both fans and critics, resulting in speculation about future projects together.

Question: Which artist presented the Global Icon Award to Queen in 2011?


Answer: Adam Lambert

Question: Which artist performed with Queen at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards?


Answer: London

Question: Where were the BMI awards held in 2011?


Answer: Jane's Addiction

Question: What band was worried Queen would steal their live performance bassist?


Answer: May and Taylor

Context: On 25 and 26 April, May and Taylor appeared on the eleventh series of American Idol at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, performing a Queen medley with the six finalists on the first show, and the following day performed "Somebody to Love" with the 'Queen Extravaganza' band. Queen were scheduled to headline Sonisphere at Knebworth on 7 July 2012 with Adam Lambert before the festival was cancelled. Queen's final concert with Freddie Mercury was in Knebworth in 1986. Brian May commented, "It's a worthy challenge for us, and I'm sure Adam would meet with Freddie's approval." Queen expressed disappointment at the cancellation and released a statement to the effect that they were looking to find another venue. It was later announced that Queen + Adam Lambert would play two shows at the Hammersmith Apollo, London on 11 and 12 July 2012. Both shows sold out within 24 hours of tickets going on open sale. A third London date was scheduled for 14 July. On 30 June, Queen + Lambert performed in Kiev, Ukraine at a joint concert with Elton John for the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation. Queen also performed with Lambert on 3 July 2012 at Moscow's Olympic Stadium, and on 7 July 2012 at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland.

Question: Which Queen members were appearing on American Idol in the late 2000s?


Answer: Knebworth

Question: Where was Queen's final concert with Freddie Mercury held in 1986?


Answer: Hammersmith Apollo, London

Question: Queen and Adam Lambert played two shows where in July 2012?


Answer: ANTIAIDS Foundation

Question: Elena Pinchuk has what kind of a foundation?


Answer: Moscow's Olympic Stadium

Question: Where did Queen perform with Adam Lambert on 3 July 2012?


Answer: 20 September 2013

Context: On 20 September 2013, Queen + Adam Lambert performed at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. On 6 March 2014, the band announced on Good Morning America that Queen + Adam Lambert will tour North America in Summer 2014. The band will also tour Australia and New Zealand in August/September 2014. In an interview with Rolling Stone, May and Taylor said that although the tour with Lambert is a limited thing, they are open to him becoming an official member, and cutting new material with him.

Question: When did Queen + Adam Lambert perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival?


Answer: MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas

Question: Where was the iHeartRadio Music Festival held in 2013?


Answer: Good Morning America

Question: On what show did Queen announce they would be touring with Adam Lambert?


Answer: Summer 2014

Question: When was the first Queen tour with Adam Lambert scheduled?


Answer: Lambert

Question: Who did Queen members say they were open to making a regular member of the band in 2014?


Answer: Jimi Hendrix

Context: Queen drew artistic influence from British rock acts of the 1960s and early 1970s, such as the Beatles, the Kinks, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Who, Black Sabbath, Slade, Deep Purple, David Bowie, Genesis and Yes, in addition to American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, with Mercury also inspired by the gospel singer Aretha Franklin. May referred to the Beatles as being "our bible in the way they used the studio and they painted pictures and this wonderful instinctive use of harmonies." At their outset in the early 1970s, Queen's music has been characterised as "Led Zeppelin meets Yes" due to its combination of "acoustic/electric guitar extremes and fantasy-inspired multi-part song epics".

Question: Which guitarist inspired Queen?


Answer: Aretha Franklin

Question: What gospel singer did Freddie Mercury cite as an inspiration?


Answer: Yes

Question: Queen's sound has been described as a mix of Led Zeppelin and what other band?


Answer: British

Question: What nationality were the rock groups that influenced Queen?


Answer: Led Zeppelin

Question: What band named after a floating vehicle influenced Queen?


Answer: Radio Ga Ga

Context: Queen composed music that drew inspiration from many different genres of music, often with a tongue-in-cheek attitude. The genres they have been associated with include progressive rock, symphonic rock, art rock, glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, and psychedelic rock. Queen also wrote songs that were inspired by diverse musical styles which are not typically associated with rock groups, such as opera, music hall, folk music, gospel, ragtime, and dance/disco. Several Queen songs were written with audience participation in mind, such as "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions". Similarly, "Radio Ga Ga" became a live favourite because it would have "crowds clapping like they were at a Nuremberg rally".

Question: Which Queen song inspired audience clapping?


Answer: "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions"

Question: Which two Queen songs were written with audience participation in mind?


Answer: heavy metal

Question: What kind of metal has Queen been associated with?


Answer: dance/disco

Question: What 70s style of pop music was Queen associated with?


Answer: Red Special

Context: In 1963, the teenage Brian May and his father custom-built his signature guitar Red Special, which was purposely designed to feedback. Sonic experimentation figured heavily in Queen's songs. A distinctive characteristic of Queen's music are the vocal harmonies which are usually composed of the voices of May, Mercury, and Taylor best heard on the studio albums A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races. Some of the ground work for the development of this sound can be attributed to their former producer Roy Thomas Baker, and their engineer Mike Stone. Besides vocal harmonies, Queen were also known for multi-tracking voices to imitate the sound of a large choir through overdubs. For instance, according to Brian May, there are over 180 vocal overdubs in "Bohemian Rhapsody". The band's vocal structures have been compared with the Beach Boys, but May stated they were not "much of an influence".

Question: What was the name of Brian May's signature guitar?


Answer: 1963

Question: What year was Brian May's signature guitar made?


Answer: Roy Thomas Baker

Question: Which producer influenced Queen's feedback heavy sound?


Answer: Mike Stone

Question: What engineer helped with Queen's feedback heavy sound?


Answer: over 180

Question: How many vocal overdubs are in Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody?


Answer: Michael Jackson

Context: Queen have been recognised as having made significant contributions to such genres as hard rock, and heavy metal, among others. Hence, the band have been cited as an influence by many other musicians. Moreover, like their music, the bands and artists that have claimed to be influenced by Queen and have expressed admiration for them are diverse, spanning different generations, countries, and genres, including heavy metal: Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Dream Theater, Trivium, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slipknot and Rage Against the Machine; hard rock: Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Steve Vai, the Cult, the Darkness, Manic Street Preachers, Kid Rockand Foo Fighters; alternative rock: Nirvana, Radiohead, Trent Reznor, Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More, Melvins, the Flaming Lips, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Smashing Pumpkins; pop rock: Meat Loaf, The Killers, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco; and pop: Michael Jackson, George Michael, Robbie Williams, Adele, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.

Question: Which King of Pop was influenced by Queen?


Answer: heavy metal

Question: Several groups from which type of metal were influenced by Queen?


Answer: Def Leppard

Question: This band named after an animal was inspired by Queen?


Answer: Guns N' Roses

Question: This band with a flower in their name was influenced by Queen?


Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Context: In 2002, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was voted "the UK's favourite hit of all time" in a poll conducted by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book. In 2004 the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Many scholars consider the "Bohemian Rhapsody" music video ground-breaking, and credit it with popularising the medium. Rock historian Paul Fowles states the song is "widely credited as the first global hit single for which an accompanying video was central to the marketing strategy". It has been hailed as launching the MTV age. Acclaimed for their stadium rock, in 2005 an industry poll ranked Queen's performance at Live Aid in 1985 as the best live act in history. In 2007, they were also voted the greatest British band in history by BBC Radio 2 listeners.

Question: What song was voted the UK's favorite hit of all time in 2002?


Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Question: What Queen song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004?


Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Question: Which Queen video was credited with launching the MTV video age?


Answer: Queen

Question: A 2005 poll stated that which band's performance at Live Aid was the best ever?


Answer: eighteen

Context: The band have released a total of eighteen number one albums, eighteen number one singles, and ten number one DVDs worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. Queen have sold over 150 million records, with some estimates in excess of 300 million records worldwide, including 34.5 million albums in the US as of 2004. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, the band is the only group in which every member has composed more than one chart-topping single, and all four members were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2009, "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and the latter was voted the world's favourite song in a global music poll.

Question: How many number one singles did Queen release?


Answer: ten

Question: How many number one DVD's has Queen released?


Answer: over 150 million

Question: How many albums has Queen sold worldwide?


Answer: 2001

Question: When was Queen inducted into the Hall of Fame?


Answer: eighteen

Question: How many number one albums has Queen released?


Answer: 12,225

Context: Queen are one of the most bootlegged bands ever, according to Nick Weymouth, who manages the band's official website. A 2001 survey discovered the existence of 12,225 websites dedicated to Queen bootlegs, the highest number for any band. Bootleg recordings have contributed to the band's popularity in certain countries where Western music is censored, such as Iran. In a project called Queen: The Top 100 Bootlegs, many of these have been made officially available to download for a nominal fee from Queen's website, with profits going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust. Rolling Stone ranked Queen at number 52 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", while ranking Mercury the 18th greatest singer, and May the twenty-sixth greatest guitarist. Queen were named 13th on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock list, and in 2010 were ranked 17th on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list. In 2012, Gigwise readers named Queen the best band of past 60 years.

Question: How many Queen bootleg sites were discovered in 2001?


Answer: number 52

Question: Where did Queen rank on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2001?


Answer: 17th

Question: In 2010 VH1 ranked Queen at what number on their Greatest Artist of All Time List?


Answer: Iran

Question: What country is a popular site for Queen bootlegs because it is outlawed?


Answer: Saturday, 7 October

Context: The original London production was scheduled to close on Saturday, 7 October 2006, at the Dominion Theatre, but due to public demand, the show ran until May 2014. We Will Rock You has become the longest running musical ever to run at this prime London theatre, overtaking the previous record holder, the Grease musical. Brian May stated in 2008 that they were considering writing a sequel to the musical. The musical toured around the UK in 2009, playing at Manchester Palace Theatre, Sunderland Empire, Birmingham Hippodrome, Bristol Hippodrome, and Edinburgh Playhouse.

Question: When was Queen's London production scheduled to end in 2006?


Answer: Dominion Theatre

Question: Where was Queen's 2006 London production held?


Answer: May 2014

Question: When did Queen's 2006 London production actually end?


Answer: We Will Rock You

Question: What is the longest running show at the Dominion Theatre?


Answer: Grease

Question: What is the second longest show at the Dominion Theatre?


Answer: 1986

Context: Under the supervision of May and Taylor, numerous restoration projects have been under way involving Queen's lengthy audio and video catalogue. DVD releases of their 1986 Wembley concert (titled Live at Wembley Stadium), 1982 Milton Keynes concert (Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl), and two Greatest Video Hits (Volumes 1 and 2, spanning the 1970s and 1980s) have seen the band's music remixed into 5.1 and DTS surround sound. So far, only two of the band's albums, A Night at the Opera and The Game, have been fully remixed into high-resolution multichannel surround on DVD-Audio. A Night at the Opera was re-released with some revised 5.1 mixes and accompanying videos in 2005 for the 30th anniversary of the album's original release (CD+DVD-Video set). In 2007, a Blu-ray edition of Queen's previously released concerts, Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid, was released, marking their first project in 1080p HD.

Question: Queen's Live at Wembley Stadium DVD covered what year?


Answer: Milton Keynes

Question: Queen on Fire included this 1982 concert?


Answer: 2005

Question: When was Queen's A Night at the Opera re-released?


Answer: 2007

Question: When was the first Queen Bluray released?


Answer: May and Taylor

Question: Which band members were involved in the restoration of Queen's prior projects?


Answer: Guitar Hero

Context: Queen have been featured multiple times in the Guitar Hero franchise: a cover of "Killer Queen" in the original Guitar Hero, "We Are The Champions", "Fat Bottomed Girls", and the Paul Rodgers collaboration "C-lebrity" in a track pack for Guitar Hero World Tour, "Under Pressure" with David Bowie in Guitar Hero 5, "I Want It All" in Guitar Hero: Van Halen, "Stone Cold Crazy" in Guitar Hero: Metallica, and "Bohemian Rhapsody" in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. On 13 October 2009, Brian May revealed there was "talk" going on "behind the scenes" about a dedicated Queen Rock Band game.

Question: Which music video game featured a plethora of Queen songs?


Answer: David Bowie

Question: Who collaborated with Freddie Mercury on the song Under Pressure?


Answer: Brian May

Question: Which member of Queen discussed a possible Queen Rock Band video game?


Answer: Metallica

Question: What Heavy Metal band had a video game in which Queen was featured?


Answer: Flash Gordon

Context: Queen contributed music directly to the films Flash Gordon (1980), with "Flash" as the theme song, and Highlander (the original 1986 film), with "A Kind of Magic", "One Year of Love", "Who Wants to Live Forever", "Hammer to Fall", and the theme "Princes of the Universe", which was also used as the theme of the Highlander TV series (1992–1998). In the United States, "Bohemian Rhapsody" was re-released as a single in 1992 after appearing in the comedy film Wayne's World. The single subsequently reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 (with "The Show Must Go On" as the first track on the single) and helped rekindle the band's popularity in North America.

Question: Which 1980 movie contained song contributions from Queen?


Answer: Highlander

Question: Which 1986 movie contained a Queen theme song?


Answer: 1992

Question: In what year was Bohemian Rhapsody re-released in the US?


Answer: two

Question: How high did the 1992 Bohemian Rhapsody chart?


Answer: Anne Hathaway

Context: Several films have featured their songs performed by other artists. A version of "Somebody to Love" by Anne Hathaway was in the 2004 film Ella Enchanted. In 2006, Brittany Murphy also recorded a cover of the same song for the 2006 film Happy Feet. In 2001, a version of "The Show Must Go On" was performed by Jim Broadbent and Nicole Kidman in the film musical Moulin Rouge!. The 2001 film A Knight's Tale has a version of "We Are the Champions" performed by Robbie Williams and Queen; the film also features "We Will Rock You" played by the medieval audience.

Question: ho sang a version of Queen's Somebody to Love in 2004's Ella Enchanted?


Answer: Brittany Murphy

Question: Which actress recorded a Queen song for 2006's Happy Feet?


Answer: Moulin Rouge!

Question: Which movie featured a cover of Queen's The Show Must Go On?


Answer: A Knight's Tale

Question: Which film had Robbie Williams performing a cover of Queen's We Are the Champions?


Answer: 11 April

Context: On 11 April 2006, Brian May and Roger Taylor appeared on the American singing contest television show American Idol. Each contestant was required to sing a Queen song during that week of the competition. Songs which appeared on the show included "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "The Show Must Go On", "Who Wants to Live Forever", and "Innuendo". Brian May later criticised the show for editing specific scenes, one of which made the group's time with contestant Ace Young look negative, despite it being the opposite. Taylor and May again appeared on the American Idol season 8 finale in May 2009, performing "We Are the Champions" with finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. On 15 November 2009, Brian May and Roger Taylor appeared on the singing contest television show X Factor in the UK.

Question: On what date in 2006 did May and Taylor of Queen appear on American Idol?


Answer: May 2009

Question: What month and year was the season finale of American Idol?


Answer: Adam Lambert and Kris Allen

Question: Who were the season 8 finalists on American Idol?


Answer: 15 November 2009

Question: On what date did Queen's May and Taylor appear on UK X-factor?


Answer: Somebody to Love

Context: In the autumn of 2009, Glee featured the fictional high school's show choir singing "Somebody to Love" as their second act performance in the episode "The Rhodes Not Taken". The performance was included on the show's Volume 1 soundtrack CD. In June 2010, the choir performed "Another One Bites the Dust" in the episode "Funk". The following week's episode, "Journey to Regionals", features a rival choir performing "Bohemian Rhapsody" in its entirety. The song was featured on the episode's EP. In May 2012, the choir performed "We Are the Champions" in the episode "Nationals", and the song features in The Graduation Album.

Question: Which Queen song was featured in the autumn of 2009 on Glee


Answer: Another One Bites the Dust

Question: What Queen song did the Glee choir perform in June 2010?


Answer: We Are the Champions

Question: What Queen song was performed on a May 2012 episode of Glee?


Answer: We Are the Champions

Question: What Queen song is featured on Glee's The Graduation Album?


Answer: Sacha Baron Cohen

Context: In September 2010, Brian May announced in a BBC interview that Sacha Baron Cohen was to play Mercury in a film of the same name. Time commented with approval on his singing ability and visual similarity to Mercury. However, in July 2013, Baron Cohen dropped out of the role due to "creative differences" between him and the surviving band members. In December 2013, it was announced that Ben Whishaw, best known for playing Q in the James Bond film Skyfall, had been chosen to replace Cohen in the role of Mercury. The motion picture is being written by Peter Morgan, who had been nominated for Oscars for his screenplays The Queen and Frost/Nixon. The film, which is being co-produced by Robert De Niro's TriBeCa Productions, will focus on Queen's formative years and the period leading up to the celebrated performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert.

Question: Who was originally chosen to play Freddie Mercury in the movie bearing his name?


Answer: Ben Whishaw

Question: Who was the replacement to play Freddie Mercury in the film of the same name?


Answer: Peter Morgan

Question: Who is writing the Freddie Mercury film?


Answer: Robert De Niro

Question: Which actor is producing the Freddie Mercury film?


Answer: 1985

Question: In what year did Queen perform at Live Aid?


Answer: British Isles

Context: Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism which traces its origins to the British Isles. Presbyterian churches derive their name from the presbyterian form of church government, which is governed by representative assemblies of elders. Many Reformed churches are organized this way, but the word "Presbyterian," when capitalized, is often applied uniquely to the churches that trace their roots to the Scottish and English churches that bore that name and English political groups that formed during the English Civil War. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures, and the necessity of grace through faith in Christ. Presbyterian church government was ensured in Scotland by the Acts of Union in 1707 which created the kingdom of Great Britain. In fact, most Presbyterians found in England can trace a Scottish connection, and the Presbyterian denomination was also taken to North America mostly by Scots and Scots-Irish immigrants. The Presbyterian denominations in Scotland hold to the theology of John Calvin and his immediate successors, although there are a range of theological views within contemporary Presbyterianism. Local congregations of churches which use presbyterian polity are governed by sessions made up of representatives of the congregation (elders); a conciliar approach which is found at other levels of decision-making (presbytery, synod and general assembly).

Question: Where can you trace back the origins of Presbyterianism back to?


Answer: sovereignty of God

Question: What does the Presbyterian church typically emphasize?


Answer: Great Britain

Question: Which act created the kingdom of Great Britain?


Answer: Scotland

Context: The roots of Presbyterianism lie in the European Reformation of the 16th century; the example of John Calvin's Geneva being particularly influential. Most Reformed churches which trace their history back to Scotland are either presbyterian or congregationalist in government. In the twentieth century, some Presbyterians played an important role in the ecumenical movement, including the World Council of Churches. Many Presbyterian denominations have found ways of working together with other Reformed denominations and Christians of other traditions, especially in the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Some Presbyterian churches have entered into unions with other churches, such as Congregationalists, Lutherans, Anglicans, and Methodists. Presbyterians in the United States came largely from Scotch-Irish immigrants communities, and also from New England Yankee communities that had originally been Congregational but changed because of an agreed-upon "Plan of Union of 1801" for frontier areas.

Question: Where do most presbyterian churches trace their history back to?


Answer: 16th century

Question: When did the reformation during the roots of Presbyterianism take place?


Answer: Congregationalists, Lutherans, Anglicans, and Methodists

Question: Which group did Presbyterian churches union with?


Answer: Christianity

Context: Presbyterian history is part of the history of Christianity, but the beginning of Presbyterianism as a distinct movement occurred during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. As the Catholic Church resisted the reformers, several different theological movements splintered from the Church and bore different denominations. Presbyterianism was especially influenced by the French theologian John Calvin, who is credited with the development of Reformed theology, and the work of John Knox, a Scotsman who studied with Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland and brought his teachings back to Scotland. The Presbyterian church traces its ancestry back primarily to England and Scotland. In August 1560 the Parliament of Scotland adopted the Scots Confession as the creed of the Scottish Kingdom. In December 1560, the First Book of Discipline was published, outlining important doctrinal issues but also establishing regulations for church government, including the creation of ten ecclesiastical districts with appointed superintendents which later became known as presbyteries.

Question: What other religion has history as being part of Presbyterian?


Answer: John Calvin

Question: Which frenchman greatly influenced Presbyterianism?


Answer: 1560

Question: In what year did the parliament of Scotland adopt the Scots Confession?


Answer: First Book of Discipline

Question: Which book was touted for establishing regulations for church and government?


Answer: Book of Order

Context: Presbyterians distinguish themselves from other denominations by doctrine, institutional organization (or "church order") and worship; often using a "Book of Order" to regulate common practice and order. The origins of the Presbyterian churches are in Calvinism. Many branches of Presbyterianism are remnants of previous splits from larger groups. Some of the splits have been due to doctrinal controversy, while some have been caused by disagreement concerning the degree to which those ordained to church office should be required to agree with the Westminster Confession of Faith, which historically serves as an important confessional document – second only to the Bible, yet directing particularities in the standardization and translation of the Bible – in Presbyterian churches.

Question: What term described the method used to regulate common practice and or order?


Answer: Westminster Confession of Faith

Question: Which document is an important confessional document second only to the Bible?


Answer: Calvinism

Question: What other name is used when referring to the origins of the Presbyterian Church?


Answer: education and lifelong learning

Context: Presbyterians place great importance upon education and lifelong learning. Continuous study of the scriptures, theological writings, and understanding and interpretation of church doctrine are embodied in several statements of faith and catechisms formally adopted by various branches of the church, often referred to as "subordinate standards". It is generally considered that the point of such learning is to enable one to put one's faith into practice; some Presbyterians generally exhibit their faith in action as well as words, by generosity, hospitality, as well as proclaiming the gospel of Christ.

Question: What do Presbyterians put importance into?


Answer: scriptures, theological writings, and understanding and interpretation of church doctrine

Question: What do their studies consist of?


Answer: by generosity, hospitality, as well as proclaiming the gospel of Christ.

Question: How do Presbyterians exhibit their faith?


Answer: councils (known as courts) of elders

Context: Presbyterian government is by councils (known as courts) of elders. Teaching and ruling elders are ordained and convene in the lowest council known as a session or consistory responsible for the discipline, nurture, and mission of the local congregation. Teaching elders (pastors) have responsibility for teaching, worship, and performing sacraments. Pastors are called by individual congregations. A congregation issues a call for the pastor's service, but this call must be ratified by the local presbytery.

Question: What is the Presbyterian government known as?


Answer: teaching, worship, and performing sacraments

Question: What are the responsibilities of the elder pastors?


Answer: local presbytery

Question: When the congregation issues a call for service by a pastor, who has to ratify it?


Answer: the congregation

Context: Ruling elders are usually laymen (and laywomen in some denominations) who are elected by the congregation and ordained to serve with the teaching elders, assuming responsibility for nurture and leadership of the congregation. Often, especially in larger congregations, the elders delegate the practicalities of buildings, finance, and temporal ministry to the needy in the congregation to a distinct group of officers (sometimes called deacons, which are ordained in some denominations). This group may variously be known as a "Deacon Board", "Board of Deacons" "Diaconate", or "Deacons' Court". These are sometimes known as "presbyters" to the full congregation.

Question: Who elects the ruling elders?


Answer: practicalities of buildings, finance, and temporal ministry

Question: In very large congregations, what do the elders delegate?


Answer: deacons

Question: There's a group of officers in the congregation, what other names are they also known by?


Answer: presbyteries

Context: Above the sessions exist presbyteries, which have area responsibilities. These are composed of teaching elders and ruling elders from each of the constituent congregations. The presbytery sends representatives to a broader regional or national assembly, generally known as the General Assembly, although an intermediate level of a synod sometimes exists. This congregation / presbytery / synod / general assembly schema is based on the historical structure of the larger Presbyterian churches, such as the Church of Scotland or the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); some bodies, such as the Presbyterian Church in America and the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, skip one of the steps between congregation and General Assembly, and usually the step skipped is the Synod. The Church of Scotland has now abolished the Synod.[citation needed]

Question: Which group from the Presbyterian church in rank is above sessions?


Answer: area responsibilities

Question: What responsibilities so Presbyterians have?


Answer: teaching elders and ruling elders

Question: What are the area of responsibilities made up of?


Answer: Synod

Question: In the American and Ireland Presbyterian church, which step is generally skipped?


Answer: Synod

Question: Which step was recently abolished by Scotland?


Answer: confessional tradition

Context: Presbyterianism is historically a confessional tradition. This has two implications. The obvious one is that confessional churches express their faith in the form of "confessions of faith," which have some level of authoritative status. However this is based on a more subtle point: In confessional churches, theology is not solely an individual matter. While individuals are encouraged to understand Scripture, and may challenge the current institutional understanding, theology is carried out by the community as a whole. It is this community understanding of theology that is expressed in confessions.

Question: Presbyterianism is based on this type of tradition, what is it?


Answer: confessions of faith

Question: Confessional churches express this form of confession, what is it named?


Answer: theology

Question: What is not a sole matter individually in a confessional church?


Answer: by the community as a whole

Question: How is theology carried out in a confessional church?


Answer: Westminster Confession of Faith

Context: Some Presbyterian traditions adopt only the Westminster Confession of Faith as the doctrinal standard to which teaching elders are required to subscribe, in contrast to the Larger and Shorter catechisms, which are approved for use in instruction. Many Presbyterian denominations, especially in North America, have adopted all of the Westminster Standards as their standard of doctrine which is subordinate to the Bible. These documents are Calvinistic in their doctrinal orientation. The Presbyterian Church in Canada retains the Westminster Confession of Faith in its original form, while admitting the historical period in which it was written should be understood when it is read.

Question: What traditions do some Presbyterian churches only adopt as their doctrinal standard?


Answer: Westminster Standards

Question: Many Presbyterian churches in America have adopted this doctrine as their standard, what is it?


Answer: Westminster Confession of Faith

Question: The Presbyterian church in Canada has retains which Doctrine in its original form?


Answer: The Westminster Confession

Context: The Westminster Confession is "The principal subordinate standard of the Church of Scotland" but "with due regard to liberty of opinion in points which do not enter into the substance of the Faith" (V). This formulation represents many years of struggle over the extent to which the confession reflects the Word of God and the struggle of conscience of those who came to believe it did not fully do so (e.g. William Robertson Smith). Some Presbyterian Churches, such as the Free Church of Scotland, have no such "conscience clause".

Question: To the church of Scotland, what is the sub standard doctrine?


Answer: William Robertson Smith

Question: Who was one person who did not fully believe the struggle of conscience?


Answer: conscience clause

Question: The Free Church in Scotland has something in place that only a few churches have implemented, what is it called?


Answer: Book of Confessions

Context: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has adopted the Book of Confessions, which reflects the inclusion of other Reformed confessions in addition to the Westminster Standards. These other documents include ancient creedal statements (the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed), 16th-century Reformed confessions (the Scots Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, the Second Helvetic Confession), and 20th century documents (The Theological Declaration of Barmen, Confession of 1967 and A Brief Statement of Faith).

Question: Which book has the Presbyterian church of America adopted?


Answer: Westminster Standards

Question: The Book of Confessions reflects the inclusion of another confession, what is it called?


Answer: the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed

Question: Which statements did these other documents include from the Westminster Standards?


Answer: 1967

Question: I what year was the The Theological Declaration of Barmen document created?


Answer: Directory of Public Worship

Context: Presbyterian denominations that trace their heritage to the British Isles usually organise their church services inspired by the principles in the Directory of Public Worship, developed by the Westminster Assembly in the 1640s. This directory documented Reformed worship practices and theology adopted and developed over the preceding century by British Puritans, initially guided by John Calvin and John Knox. It was enacted as law by the Scottish Parliament, and became one of the foundational documents of Presbyterian church legislation elsewhere.

Question: The Presbyterian denominations from the British Isles were inspired by these principles in what document?


Answer: 1640s

Question: When was the Directory of Public Worship developed?


Answer: Scottish Parliament

Question: Which government enacted the Directory of Public Worship teachings into law?


Answer: hymnody, instrumental accompaniment, and ceremonial vestments

Context: Over subsequent centuries, many Presbyterian churches modified these prescriptions by introducing hymnody, instrumental accompaniment, and ceremonial vestments into worship. However, there is not one fixed "Presbyterian" worship style. Although there are set services for the "Lord's Day", one can find a service to be evangelical and even revivalist in tone (especially in some conservative denominations), or strongly liturgical, approximating the practices of Lutheranism or Anglicanism (especially where Scottish tradition is esteemed),[clarification needed] or semi-formal, allowing for a balance of hymns, preaching, and congregational participation (favored by probably most American Presbyterians). Most Presbyterian churches follow the traditional liturgical year and observe the traditional holidays, holy seasons, such as Advent, Christmas, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, etc. They also make use of the appropriate seasonal liturgical colors, etc. Many, incorporate ancient liturgical prayers and responses into the communion services and follow a daily, seasonal, and festival lectionary. Other Presbyterians, however, such as the Reformed Presbyterians, would practice a cappella exclusive psalmody, as well as eschew the celebration of holy days.

Question: What did many Presbyterian churches introduce as a result of modifying prescriptions?


Answer: hymns, preaching, and congregational participation

Question: What is favored by most American Presbyterian churches that is semi-formal service for the "lords Day"?


Answer: cappella exclusive psalmody

Question: What do reformed Presbyterians practice?


Answer: black Geneva gown

Context: Among the paleo-orthodox and emerging church movements in Protestant and evangelical churches, in which some Presbyterians are involved, clergy are moving away from the traditional black Geneva gown to such vestments as the alb and chasuble, but also cassock and surplice (typically a full length Old English style surplice which resembles the Celtic alb, an ungirdled liturgical tunic of the old Gallican Rite), which some, particularly those identifying with the Liturgical Renewal Movement, hold to be more ancient and representative of a more ecumenical past.

Question: Among the emerging Protestant and Evangelical churches what are clergy moving away from?


Answer: full length Old English style surplice

Question: A Cassock and Surplice typically consisted of?


Answer: Liturgical Renewal Movement

Question: Which movement was representative of the ecumenical past?


Answer: the members

Context: Early Presbyterians were careful to distinguish between the "church," which referred the members, and the "meeting house," which was the building in which the church met. Until the late 19th century, very few Presbyterians ever referred to their buildings as "churches." Presbyterians believed that meeting-houses (now called churches) are buildings to support the worship of God. The decor in some instances was austere so as not to detract from worship. Early Presbyterian meeting-houses were extremely plain. No stained glass, no elaborate furnishings, and no images were to be found in the meeting-house. The pulpit, often raised so as only to be accessible by a staircase, was the centerpiece of the building.

Question: Presbyterians had to distinguished between "Church" and "Meeting house" What was "Church" referring too?


Answer: building

Question: What did "Meeting house" refer to?


Answer: meeting house

Question: What were churches called before the 19th century?


Answer: No stained glass, no elaborate furnishings, and no images

Question: Early churches were extremely plain, what did most churches not have in them?


Answer: communion table

Context: Usually a Presbyterian church will not have statues of saints, nor the ornate altar more typical of a Roman Catholic church. Instead, one will find a "communion table," usually on the same level as the congregation. There may be a rail between the communion table and the "Chancel" behind it, which may contain a more decorative altar-type table, choir loft, or choir stalls, lectern and clergy area. The altar is called the communion table and the altar area is called the Chancel by Presbyterians. In a Presbyterian (Reformed Church) there may be an altar cross, either on the communion table or on a table in the chancel. By using the "empty" cross, or cross of the resurrection, Presbyterians emphasize the resurrection and that Christ is not continually dying, but died once and is alive for all eternity. Some Presbyterian church buildings are often decorated with a cross that has a circle around the center, or Celtic cross. This not only emphasized the resurrection, but also acknowledges historical aspects of Presbyterianism. A baptismal font will be located either at the entrance or near the chancel area. Presbyterian architecture generally makes significant use of symbolism. You may also find decorative and ornate stained glass windows depicting scenes from the bible. Some Presbyterian churches will also have ornate statues of Christ or Graven Scenes from the Last Supper located behind the Chancel. St. Giles Cathedral ( Church Of Scotland- The Mother Church of Presbyterians) does have a Crucifix next to one of the Pulpits that hangs alongside. The image of Christ is more of faint image and more modern design.

Question: What did Presbyterian churches have in them?


Answer: communion table

Question: What is the alter called in the Presbyterian church?


Answer: Chancel

Question: What is the alter area refered to as in the Presbyterian church?


Answer: Celtic cross

Question: What is a decorated cross called in a Presbyterian church?


Answer: the resurrection

Question: What did the Celtic Cross represent?


Answer: 1572

Context: John Knox (1505–1572), a Scot who had spent time studying under Calvin in Geneva, returned to Scotland and urged his countrymen to reform the Church in line with Calvinist doctrines. After a period of religious convulsion and political conflict culminating in a victory for the Protestant party at the Siege of Leith the authority of the Church of Rome was abolished in favour of Reformation by the legislation of the Scottish Reformation Parliament in 1560. The Church was eventually organised by Andrew Melville along Presbyterian lines to become the national Church of Scotland. King James VI and I moved the Church of Scotland towards an episcopal form of government, and in 1637, James' successor, Charles I and William Laud, the Archbishop of Canterbury, attempted to force the Church of Scotland to use the Book of Common Prayer. What resulted was an armed insurrection, with many Scots signing the Solemn League and Covenant. The Covenanters would serve as the government of Scotland for nearly a decade, and would also send military support to the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War. Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Charles II, despite the initial support that he received from the Covenanters, reinstated an episcopal form of government on the church.

Question: What year did John Knox past away?


Answer: to reform the Church in line with Calvinist doctrines

Question: What did John Knox do when he returned to Scotland after studying under Calvin?


Answer: Andrew Melville

Question: The church of Scotland was organized by this person, whats his name?


Answer: 1660

Question: In what year was the Government of church reinstated?


Answer: 1688

Context: However, with the Glorious Revolution of 1688 the Church of Scotland was finally unequivocally recognised as a Presbyterian institution by the monarch due to Scottish Presbyterian support for the aforementioned revolution and the Acts of Union 1707 between Scotland and England guaranteed the Church of Scotland's form of government. However, legislation by the United Kingdom parliament allowing patronage led to splits in the Church. In 1733, a group of ministers seceded from the Church of Scotland to form the Associate Presbytery, another group seceded in 1761 to form the Relief Church and the Disruption of 1843 led to the formation of the Free Church of Scotland. Further splits took place, especially over theological issues, but most Presbyterians in Scotland were reunited by 1929 union of the established Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland.

Question: In what year was the Church of Scotland recognized as a Presbyterian institution by the moncarh?


Answer: Associate Presbytery

Question: Which group was formed when ministries seceded from The Church of Scotland in 1733?


Answer: 1929

Question: What year were most Presbyterians in Scotland reunited?


Answer: Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland

Question: Which two groups were involved in the reuniting of Scotland's Presbyterian churches?


Answer: 1592

Context: In England, Presbyterianism was established in secret in 1592. Thomas Cartwright is thought to be the first Presbyterian in England. Cartwright's controversial lectures at Cambridge University condemning the episcopal hierarchy of the Elizabethan Church led to his deprivation of his post by Archbishop John Whitgift and his emigration abroad. Between 1645 and 1648, a series of ordinances of the Long Parliament established Presbyterianism as the polity of the Church of England. Presbyterian government was established in London and Lancashire and in a few other places in England, although Presbyterian hostility to the execution of Charles I and the establishment of the republican Commonwealth of England meant that Parliament never enforced the Presbyterian system in England. The re-establishment of the monarchy in 1660 brought the return of Episcopal church government in England (and in Scotland for a short time); but the Presbyterian church in England continued in Non-Conformity, outside of the established church. In 1719 a major split, the Salter's Hall controversy, occurred; with the majority siding with nontrinitarian views. Thomas Bradbury published several sermons bearing on the controversy, and in 1719, "An answer to the reproaches cast on the dissenting ministers who subscribed their belief of the Eternal Trinity.". By the 18th century many English Presbyterian congregations had become Unitarian in doctrine.

Question: In what year was the Presbyterianism church formed in England?


Answer: Thomas Cartwright

Question: Who was the first known Presbyterian in England?


Answer: 1645 and 1648

Question: Between what years were the ordinances enacted Presbyterianism as the polity of the Church of England?


Answer: 1719

Question: In what year did Salter's Hall controversy, occur that would lead to a split?


Answer: 18th century

Question: When did the result in English Presbyterian congregations becomingUnitarian in doctrine?


Answer: 19th century

Context: A number of new Presbyterian Churches were founded by Scottish immigrants to England in the 19th century and later. Following the 'Disruption' in 1843 many of those linked to the Church of Scotland eventually joined what became the Presbyterian Church of England in 1876. Some, that is Crown Court (Covent Garden, London), St Andrew's (Stepney, London) and Swallow Street (London), did not join the English denomination, which is why there are Church of Scotland congregations in England such as those at Crown Court, and St Columba's, Pont Street (Knightsbridge) in London. There is also a congregation in the heart of London's financial district called London City Presbyterian Church that is also affiliated with Free Church of Scotland.

Question: When was the earliest Presbyterian churches founded by Scotland in England?


Answer: 1843

Question: In what year during the Presbyterian movement in England was referred to as the "Disruption"?


Answer: 1972

Context: In 1972, the Presbyterian Church of England (PCofE) united with the Congregational Church in England and Wales to form the United Reformed Church (URC). Among the congregations the PCofE brought to the URC were Tunley (Lancashire), Aston Tirrold (Oxfordshire) and John Knox Presbyterian Church, Stepney, London (now part of Stepney Meeting House URC) – these are among the sole survivors today of the English Presbyterian churches of the 17th century. The URC also has a presence in Scotland, mostly of former Congregationalist Churches. Two former Presbyterian congregations, St Columba's, Cambridge (founded in 1879), and St Columba's, Oxford (founded as a chaplaincy by the PCofE and the Church of Scotland in 1908 and as a congregation of the PCofE in 1929), continue as congregations of the URC and university chaplaincies of the Church of Scotland.

Question: In what year did the Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Waled unite?


Answer: St Columba's, Cambridge (founded in 1879), and St Columba's, Oxford

Question: What are the two former Presbyterian congregations in England?


Answer: United Reformed Church

Question: What was the name of the group that was created whenPresbyterian Church of England (PCofE) united with the Congregational Church in England and Wales were united?


Answer: Presbyterianism

Context: Presbyterianism is the largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland and the second largest on the island of Ireland (after the Anglican Church of Ireland),[citation needed] and was brought by Scottish plantation settlers to Ulster who had been strongly encouraged to emigrate by James VI of Scotland, later James I of England. An estimated 100,000 Scottish Presbyterians moved to the northern counties of Ireland between 1607 and the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.[citation needed] The Presbytery of Ulster was formed in 1642 separately from the established Anglican Church. Presbyterians, along with Roman Catholics in Ulster and the rest of Ireland, suffered under the discriminatory Penal Laws until they were revoked in the early 19th century. Presbyterianism is represented in Ireland by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, the Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland, the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

Question: What is the largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland?


Answer: Anglican Church of Ireland

Question: What is the largest denomination of the entire Ireland Island?


Answer: 100,000

Question: How many Scottie Presbyterians moved to the northern counties in Ireland?


Answer: 1642

Question: When was he Presbytery of Ulster formed?


Answer: 1703

Context: Presbyterianism first officially arrived in Colonial America in 1703 with the establishment of the first Presbytery in Philadelphia. In time, the presbytery would be joined by two more to form a synod (1717) and would eventually evolve into the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in 1789. The nation's largest Presbyterian denomination, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – PC (USA) – can trace their heritage back to the original PCUSA, as can the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC), the Bible Presbyterian Church (BPC), the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (CPC), the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) and the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians (ECO).

Question: When did Presbyterianism arrive in America?


Answer: Philadelphia

Question: In what city was the first Presbytery formed?


Answer: 1789

Question: In what year would the original churches evolve into the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America?


Answer: the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Question: What is the name of the largest denomination of the Presbyterian Church in America?


Answer: Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA), the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP), the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States (RPCUS)

Context: Other Presbyterian bodies in the United States include the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA), the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP), the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States (RPCUS), the Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly, the Reformed Presbyterian Church – Hanover Presbytery, the Covenant Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Reformed Church, the Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States, the Korean American Presbyterian Church, and the Free Presbyterian Church of North America.

Question: What is the name of the first three listed reformed Presbyterian Church's in the United States?