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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.

Q1: What year was Queen's third greatest hits album released?
A1: 1999
Q2: Who performed a rap version of Another One Bites The Dust?
A2: Wyclef Jean
Q3: Alive version of Somebody to Love featured what artist?
A3: George Michael
Q4: Which artist guested on a live version of Queen's The Show Must Go On?
A4: Elton John
Q5: In 2003 Queen performed for what Nelson Mandela hosted benefit?
A5: the 46664 Concert
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.

Q1: Paul Rodgers joined Queen in what year?
A1: 2005
Q2: Paul Rodgers used to be the lead singer of what two bands?
A2: Free and Bad Company
Q3: Which retired Queen member did not join the reunion?
A3: John Deacon
Q4: In what year was Queen inducted in the UK Hall of Fame?
A4: 2004
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.

Q1: Between what years did Queen and Paul Rodgers first embark on a world tour?
A1: Between 2005 and 2006
Q2: Where was the first leg of Queen's mid 2000s tour with Paul Rodgers?
A2: Europe
Q3: What is the name of Queen's drummer?
A3: Roger Taylor
Q4: Where did Queen receive the inaugural VH1 Rock Honors?
A4: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas
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.

Q1: Which band performed at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday?
A1: Queen + Paul Rodgers
Q2: When did Queen + Paul Rodgers release their debut album?
A2: 2008
Q3: What was the name of Queen + Paul Rodgers debut album?
A3: The Cosmos Rocks
Q4: How many people were at the Queen + Paul Rodgers concert in 2008 in Kharkiv?
A4: 350,000
Q5: In 2008 what disease did Queen perform benefit concerts for?
A5: HIV/AIDS
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.

Q1: On 20 May 2009 which Queen members performed We are the Champions on American Idol?
A1: May and Taylor
Q2: What was the name of the Greatest Hits compilation Queen released after the split from Paul Rodgers?
A2: Absolute Greatest
Q3: Which two American idol contestants performed a duet with Queen on American Idol?
A3: winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert
Q4: What day in 2009 was Queen's Absolute Greatest released?
A4: 16 November
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.

Q1: Which member of Queen wrote a letter to fans in 2009 regarding touring for 2010?
A1: May
Q2: What date did May and Taylor of Queen perform Bohemian Rhapsody on X-Factor?
A2: 15 November 2009
Q3: In 2009, what was the first name of the former Queen member Brian May told fans he had a better understanding with?
A3: Roger
Q4: Which country had made an offer to Queen for a one off performance in 2010?
A4: USA
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).

Q1: What record label did May and Taylor leave in 2010?
A1: EMI
Q2: What label did Queen join in August 2010?
A2: Universal Music
Q3: What program interviewed Queen on 22 September 2010?
A3: Hardtalk
Q4: Island records is a subsidiary of what group?
A4: Universal Music Group
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.

Q1: Which artist presented the Global Icon Award to Queen in 2011?
A1: Katy Perry
Q2: Which artist performed with Queen at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards?
A2: Adam Lambert
Q3: Where were the BMI awards held in 2011?
A3: London
Q4: What band was worried Queen would steal their live performance bassist?
A4: Jane's Addiction
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.

Q1: Which Queen members were appearing on American Idol in the late 2000s?
A1: May and Taylor
Q2: Where was Queen's final concert with Freddie Mercury held in 1986?
A2: Knebworth
Q3: Queen and Adam Lambert played two shows where in July 2012?
A3: Hammersmith Apollo, London
Q4: Elena Pinchuk has what kind of a foundation?
A4: ANTIAIDS Foundation
Q5: Where did Queen perform with Adam Lambert on 3 July 2012?
A5: Moscow's Olympic Stadium
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.

Q1: When did Queen + Adam Lambert perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival?
A1: 20 September 2013
Q2: Where was the iHeartRadio Music Festival held in 2013?
A2: MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas
Q3: On what show did Queen announce they would be touring with Adam Lambert?
A3: Good Morning America
Q4: When was the first Queen tour with Adam Lambert scheduled?
A4: Summer 2014
Q5: Who did Queen members say they were open to making a regular member of the band in 2014?
A5: Lambert
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".

Q1: Which guitarist inspired Queen?
A1: Jimi Hendrix
Q2: What gospel singer did Freddie Mercury cite as an inspiration?
A2: Aretha Franklin
Q3: Queen's sound has been described as a mix of Led Zeppelin and what other band?
A3: Yes
Q4: What nationality were the rock groups that influenced Queen?
A4: British
Q5: What band named after a floating vehicle influenced Queen?
A5: Led Zeppelin
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".

Q1: Which Queen song inspired audience clapping?
A1: Radio Ga Ga
Q2: Which two Queen songs were written with audience participation in mind?
A2: "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions"
Q3: What kind of metal has Queen been associated with?
A3: heavy metal
Q4: What 70s style of pop music was Queen associated with?
A4: dance/disco
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".

Q1: What was the name of Brian May's signature guitar?
A1: Red Special
Q2: What year was Brian May's signature guitar made?
A2: 1963
Q3: Which producer influenced Queen's feedback heavy sound?
A3: Roy Thomas Baker
Q4: What engineer helped with Queen's feedback heavy sound?
A4: Mike Stone
Q5: How many vocal overdubs are in Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody?
A5: over 180
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.

Q1: Which King of Pop was influenced by Queen?
A1: Michael Jackson
Q2: Several groups from which type of metal were influenced by Queen?
A2: heavy metal
Q3: This band named after an animal was inspired by Queen?
A3: Def Leppard
Q4: This band with a flower in their name was influenced by Queen?
A4: Guns N' Roses
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.

Q1: What song was voted the UK's favorite hit of all time in 2002?
A1: Bohemian Rhapsody
Q2: What Queen song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004?
A2: Bohemian Rhapsody
Q3: Which Queen video was credited with launching the MTV video age?
A3: Bohemian Rhapsody
Q4: A 2005 poll stated that which band's performance at Live Aid was the best ever?
A4: Queen
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.

Q1: How many number one singles did Queen release?
A1: eighteen
Q2: How many number one DVD's has Queen released?
A2: ten
Q3: How many albums has Queen sold worldwide?
A3: over 150 million
Q4: When was Queen inducted into the Hall of Fame?
A4: 2001
Q5: How many number one albums has Queen released?
A5: eighteen
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.

Q1: How many Queen bootleg sites were discovered in 2001?
A1: 12,225
Q2: Where did Queen rank on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2001?
A2: number 52
Q3: In 2010 VH1 ranked Queen at what number on their Greatest Artist of All Time List?
A3: 17th
Q4: What country is a popular site for Queen bootlegs because it is outlawed?
A4: Iran
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.

Q1: When was Queen's London production scheduled to end in 2006?
A1: Saturday, 7 October
Q2: Where was Queen's 2006 London production held?
A2: Dominion Theatre
Q3: When did Queen's 2006 London production actually end?
A3: May 2014
Q4: What is the longest running show at the Dominion Theatre?
A4: We Will Rock You
Q5: What is the second longest show at the Dominion Theatre?
A5: Grease
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.

Q1: Queen's Live at Wembley Stadium DVD covered what year?
A1: 1986
Q2: Queen on Fire included this 1982 concert?
A2: Milton Keynes
Q3: When was Queen's A Night at the Opera re-released?
A3: 2005
Q4: When was the first Queen Bluray released?
A4: 2007
Q5: Which band members were involved in the restoration of Queen's prior projects?
A5: May and Taylor
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.

Q1: Which music video game featured a plethora of Queen songs?
A1: Guitar Hero
Q2: Who collaborated with Freddie Mercury on the song Under Pressure?
A2: David Bowie
Q3: Which member of Queen discussed a possible Queen Rock Band video game?
A3: Brian May
Q4: What Heavy Metal band had a video game in which Queen was featured?
A4: Metallica