Before forming Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had played together in a band named Smile. Freddie Mercury (then known by his birth name of Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara) was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. Mercury joined the band in 1970, suggested "Queen" as a new band name, and adopted his familiar stage name. John Deacon was recruited prior to recording their eponymous debut album in 1973. Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, Queen II, in 1974, but it was the release of Sheer Heart Attack later that year and A Night at the Opera in 1975 which brought them international success. The latter featured "Bohemian Rhapsody", which stayed at number one in the UK for nine weeks and popularised the music video. Their 1977 album, News of the World, contained "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions", which have become anthems at sporting events. By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world. Their performance at 1985's Live Aid is ranked among the greatest in rock history by various music publications, with a 2005 industry poll ranking it the best. In 1991, Mercury died of bronchopneumonia, a complication of AIDS, and Deacon retired in 1997. Since then, May and Taylor have occasionally performed together, including with Paul Rodgers (200409) and with Adam Lambert (since 2011). In November 2014, Queen released a new album, Queen Forever, featuring vocals from the late Mercury. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What was their band earlier?
2. Now what?
3. When did Mercury start with them?
4. What was his real name?
5. Who suggested the new name?
6. What is the name?
7. Who joined them next?
8. What was their first chart in UK?
9. Which year was that?
10. What was their first international success?
11. In which year?
12. Was there a specific track mentionable?
13. What was its success?
14. Did they do well in any other format?
15. Are there any examples?
16. What was their achievement in the 80s?
17. Any example?
18. How it is ranked?
19. What happened to Mercury?
20. How about Deacon?
Answer: 1. Smile
2. Queen
3. 1970
4. Farrokh Bulsara
5. Mercury
6. Queen
7. John Deacon
8. Queen II
9. 1974
10. A Night at the Opera
11. 1975
12. Bohemian Rhapsody
13. number one in the UK for nine weeks
14. music videos
15. Bohemian Rhapsody
16. one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world.
17. 1985's Live Aid
18. a 2005 industry poll ranking it the best.
19. died of bronchopneumonia
20. He retired

Problem: (CNN)Longtime New York City radio and television personality Joe Franklin has died. He was 88.

"Joe went unexpectedly and passed away Saturday night," friend and former producer Steve Garrin said.

Franklin was a fixture on late-night radio and TV in New York, working at WJZ and WOR, and recently at the Bloomberg Radio Network.

"The last two weeks were the first time he ever missed a broadcast in over 60 years" Garrin said.

Though he never broke onto the national scene, Franklin was "in many ways, the pioneer of the modern TV talk show format," according to his website, which says he interviewed more than 300,000 guests.

The likes of Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Bill Cosby and Liza Minnelli got early exposure on his show.

He also interviewed offbeat characters who would give "The Joe Franklin Show" a "great uniqueness. On any given night you might find a world renown artist sitting next to a balloon folder from New Jersey," his website says.

He was remembered as a "NYC legend" and "radio and TV icon who was the spirit of a hard-working New Yorker" by fans on Twitter. Others said that his "accidental absurdism was like an Ionesco play every night" and that "Joe Franklin was every New Yorker's oddball, congenial neighbor."

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Franklin, who was often parodied on "Saturday Night Live" by Billy Crystal, also played himself in such films as "Manhattan," "Ghostbusters" and "Broadway Danny Rose."

He was an avid collector of entertainment nostalgia. His website says he had more than 50,000 movie stills, 170,000 magazines, 20,000 playbills and 200,000 pieces of sheet music. Photographs show a lot of his collection crammed into his office.
1. Is Joe Franklin alive?
2. How old was he?
3. Where did he live?
4. was his death expected?
5. how long did he go without missing a broadcast?
6. when did he miss a show?
7. How many people has he had on his show as guests?
8. What was the name of his show?/
9. was he considered a legend/
10. how many movie stills did he own?
Answer: 1. no
2. 88
3. New York City
4. No
5. 60 years
6. The last two weeks
7. 300,000 guests.
8. "The Joe Franklin Show"
9. yes
10. 50,000

question: (CNN)It's amazing what (literal) lengths some people will go to earn frequent flier miles. Take Ben Schlappig. Over his lifetime, he's accrued about four million miles. Half of those, he estimates, were earned on "mile runs" -- trips taken for the sole purpose of earning points.

Recently, he completed a dizzying, non-stop trip (London-New York-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Los Angeles-London-Miami-London-Los Angeles-London) that would set most people's heads spinning. It took four days (three of which were spent almost completely on a plane), and he accrued 270,000 miles.

He admits that the journey was exhausting, but ultimately worth it.

"To put it into some kind of perspective, it's enough miles for two first-class tickets between the U.S. and Asia," he notes.

"If I would have paid cash for them, they would have each cost me over $20,000."

December -- which marks the last opportunity for many frequent fliers to earn enough to gain (or maintain) their elite statuses -- is mile-run season. In the past, the trick was looking for a cheap ticket that went the distance, as miles earned were calculated by, well, miles flown. This year, that is all set to change.

"In 33 years of frequent flier programs, this is the year of the biggest changes ever," says Randy Petersen, founder of the online travel forum FlyerTalk and CEO of Frequent Flyer Services, which offers guidance to road warriors the world over.

"Some of the world's largest frequent flier programs are going to a revenue model," he explains, noting that come this year, many programs will start awarding members based on how much they spend, not how far they fly.
1. this is coming from what news outlet ?
2. how long he's accrued about four million miles
3. what are mile runs ?
4. who admits that the journey was exhausting ?
5. what cost over 20000
6. between ?
7. which marks the last opportunity ?
8. for ?
9. how many miles did he rack up recenty ?
10. how long did it take ?
****
answer:
1. CNN
2. Over his lifetime
3. trips taken for the sole purpose of earning points
4. Ben Schlappig
5. wo first-class tickets
6. U.S. and Asia
7. December
8. many frequent fliers
9. 270,000
10. four days