In which year was reports about Beyonce performing for Muammar Gaddafi surface?

In 2011, documents obtained by WikiLeaks revealed that Beyoncé was one of many entertainers who performed for the family of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi. Rolling Stone reported that the music industry was urging them to return the money they earned for the concerts; a spokesperson for Beyoncé later confirmed to The Huffington Post that she donated the money to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Later that year she became the first solo female artist to headline the main Pyramid stage at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival in over twenty years, and was named the highest-paid performer in the world per minute.


Who did Beyonce donate the money to earned from her shows?


Beyonce became the first female artist to perform solo in 20 years at which stage?


Which organization did Beyonce's spokespeople confirm her donations to?


Beyonce was listed in 2011 as the highest paid performer per what?


Hoe did everyone learn that Beyonce performed for Kaddafi?


Who did Beyoncé perform privately for in 2011?


Who released the information about Beyoncé's performance for the Libyan ruler?


Which organization did Beyoncé donate her pay for the private performance to?


Beyoncé was the first female singer to headline what at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival?


Beyonce's fourth album debuted in what year?

Her fourth studio album 4 was released on June 28, 2011 in the US. 4 sold 310,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fourth consecutive number-one album in the US. The album was preceded by two of its singles "Run the World (Girls)" and "Best Thing I Never Had", which both attained moderate success. The fourth single "Love on Top" was a commercial success in the US. 4 also produced four other singles; "Party", "Countdown", "I Care" and "End of Time". "Eat, Play, Love", a cover story written by Beyoncé for Essence that detailed her 2010 career break, won her a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists. In late 2011, she took the stage at New York's Roseland Ballroom for four nights of special performances: the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concerts saw the performance of her 4 album to a standing room only.


Which single had the most success from that album?


Beyonce won an award for which activity in 2011?


in 2011, Beyonce performed for four nights where?


When was Beyonce's forth album released?


How many copies did the album sell in its first week?


Who awarded Beyonce and award for writing?


When did she perform at the Roseland ballroom?


What is the name of Beyoncé's fourth studio album?


How many copies of 4 sold in the first week?


What magazine did Beyoncé write a story for about her earlier hiatus?


Where did Beyoncé perform for four nights of standing room only concerts in 2011?


On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Five months later, she performed for four nights at Revel Atlantic City's Ovation Hall to celebrate the resort's opening, her first performances since giving birth to Blue Ivy.


Where did Beyonce give birth to her first child?


Her first appearance performing since giving birth was where?


How long was it after the birth of her child before she performed again?


How many nights did she perform at Atlantic City?


When did Beyoncé give birth to a daughter?


Where was Beyoncé's first public performance after giving birth?


How many nights did Beyoncé play at the resort?


Destiny's Child released a compilation album about which topic?

In January 2013, Destiny's Child released Love Songs, a compilation album of the romance-themed songs from their previous albums and a newly recorded track, "Nuclear". Beyoncé performed the American national anthem singing along with a pre-recorded track at President Obama's second inauguration in Washington, D.C. The following month, Beyoncé performed at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The performance stands as the second most tweeted about moment in history at 268,000 tweets per minute. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won for Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Love on Top". Her feature-length documentary film, Life Is But a Dream, first aired on HBO on February 16, 2013. The film, which she directed and produced herself, featured footage from her childhood, her as a mother and businesswoman, recording, rehearsing for live performances, and her return to the spotlight following Blue Ivy's birth. Its DVD release in November 2013 was accompanied by footage from the Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live concerts and a new song, "God Made You Beautiful". In February 2013, Beyoncé signed a global publishing agreement with Warner/Chappell Music, which would cover her future songwriting and then-upcoming studio album.


Beyonce's documentary movie was called what?


When did Destiny's Child release its album "Love Songs"?


What was the title of the added track in Love Songs?


At whose inauguration did she perform the National Anthem?


How many Tweets per minute did the half time show get?


When did Destiny's Child release Love Songs?


What did Beyoncé sing at President Obama's second inauguration?


What event did Beyoncé perform at one month after Obama's inauguration?


What is the name of Beyoncé's documentary film?


How many dates did Beyonce's "The Mrs. Carter Show" entail?

Beyoncé embarked on The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour on April 15 in Belgrade, Serbia; the tour included 132 dates that ran through to March 2014. It became the most successful tour of her career and one of the most-successful tours of all time. In May, Beyoncé's cover of Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" with André 3000 on The Great Gatsby soundtrack was released. She was also honorary chair of the 2013 Met Gala. Beyoncé voiced Queen Tara in the 3D CGI animated film, Epic, released by 20th Century Fox on May 24, and recorded an original song for the film, "Rise Up", co-written with Sia.


One of Beyonce's most successful tours yet was which one?


Beyonce wrote which song for the movie "Epic"?


Beyonce voiced a character in which animated film?


Of what event was Beyonce honorary chair?


What part did she voice for the movie Epic?


What song did Beyonce record for the film Epic?


What was the name of Beyoncé's tour that she started on April 15?


How many dates did the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour have?


Which Amy Winehouse song did Beyoncé cover and release in May 2014?


Beyoncé was an honorary chair of the 2013 what?


Which character in the film, Epic, was voiced by Beyoncé?


Where did Beyonce release her 5th album to a huge surprise?

On December 13, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her eponymous fifth studio album on the iTunes Store without any prior announcement or promotion. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fifth consecutive number-one album in the US. This made her the first woman in the chart's history to have her first five studio albums debut at number one. Beyoncé received critical acclaim and commercial success, selling one million digital copies worldwide in six days; The New York Times noted the album's unconventional, unexpected release as significant. Musically an electro-R&B album, it concerns darker themes previously unexplored in her work, such as "bulimia, postnatal depression [and] the fears and insecurities of marriage and motherhood". The single "Drunk in Love", featuring Jay Z, peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In April 2014, after much speculation in the weeks before, Beyoncé and Jay Z officially announced their On the Run Tour. It served as the couple's first co-headlining stadium tour together. On August 24, 2014, she received the Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Knowles also took home three competitive awards: Best Video with a Social Message and Best Cinematography for "Pretty Hurts", as well as best collaboration for "Drunk in Love". In November, Forbes reported that Beyoncé was the top-earning woman in music for the second year in a row—earning $115 million in the year, more than double her earnings in 2013. Beyoncé was reissued with new material in three forms: as an extended play, a box set, as well as a full platinum edition.


When did Beyonce get her fifth consecutive number one hit album?


Who joined Beyonce on her On The Run Tour?


Who reported Beyonce to e the top earning woman in music?


How much more were her earnings that the year before?


When did Beyoncé release her fifth studio album?


How many digital copies of her fifth album did Beyoncé sell in six days?


What song on Beyoncé's fifth studio album featured her husband?


What was the name of the tour featuring both Beyoncé and Jay Z?


How many awards did Beyonce take home with her at the 57th Grammy Awards?

At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015, Beyoncé was nominated for six awards, ultimately winning three: Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for "Drunk in Love", and Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé. She was nominated for Album of the Year but the award was won by Beck for his Morning Phase album. In August, the cover of the September issue of Vogue magazine was unveiled online, Beyoncé as the cover star, becoming the first African-American artist and third African-American woman in general to cover the September issue. She headlined the 2015 Made in America festival in early September and also the Global Citizen Festival later that month. Beyoncé made an uncredited featured appearance on the track "Hymn for the Weekend" by British rock band Coldplay, on their seventh studio album A Head Full of Dreams (2015), which saw release in December. On January 7, 2016, Pepsi announced Beyoncé would perform alongside Coldplay at Super Bowl 50 in February. Knowles has previously performed at four Super Bowl shows throughout her career, serving as the main headliner of the 47th Super Bowl halftime show in 2013.


Which artist beat Beyonce out for Album of the year?


Which magazine did Beyonce pose on the cover for in August of 2015?


Beyonce would perform with who at Superbowl 50?


Beyonce took home how many awards at the 57th Grammy Awards?


Beyonce lost to which artist for Album of the year?


Who did Beyonce perform next to during Superbowl 50?


If Beyonce won three Grammies in 2015, how many was she nominated for?


On what magazine was she the cover model?


Who would she perform with at Superbowl 50?


With what British band did Beyonce perform on their album?


How many awards was Beyoncé nominated for at the 57th annual Grammys?


How many awards did Beyoncé win at the 57th Annual Grammys?


Beyoncé lost the Album of the Year award to which entertainer?


Which magazine did Beyoncé pose for the cover, making her the first black female artist to do so?


Who did Beyonce perform with at Super Bowl 50?


Beyonce released the song "Formation" on which online music service?

On February 6, 2016, one day before her performance at the Super Bowl, Beyoncé released a new single exclusively on music streaming service Tidal called "Formation".


Beyonce's new single released before the super bowl was called what?


What day did Beyonce release her single, Formation?


What was the name of the streaming service?


What kind of platform was the song released?


Where did Beyoncé exclusively release her single, Formation?


As of April 2014, how many albums have Jay Z and Beyonce sold together?

Beyoncé is believed to have first started a relationship with Jay Z after a collaboration on "'03 Bonnie & Clyde", which appeared on his seventh album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002). Beyoncé appeared as Jay Z's girlfriend in the music video for the song, which would further fuel speculation of their relationship. On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay Z were married without publicity. As of April 2014, the couple have sold a combined 300 million records together. The couple are known for their private relationship, although they have appeared to become more relaxed in recent years. Beyoncé suffered a miscarriage in 2010 or 2011, describing it as "the saddest thing" she had ever endured. She returned to the studio and wrote music in order to cope with the loss. In April 2011, Beyoncé and Jay Z traveled to Paris in order to shoot the album cover for her 4, and unexpectedly became pregnant in Paris.


Beyonce described what as the "hardest thing she had to endure"?


Who did Beyonce have a relationship with?


How did Beyonce deal with the miscarriage of her child?


Where was Beyonce when she became pregnant?


In which music video did Beyoncé star as Jay Z's girlfriend, creating speculation about their relationship?


How many records combined have Beyoncé and Jay Z sold?


What did Beyoncé describe as the saddest thing in her life?


Jay Z and Beyonce attended which event together in August of 2011?

In August, the couple attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, at which Beyoncé performed "Love on Top" and started the performance saying "Tonight I want you to stand up on your feet, I want you to feel the love that's growing inside of me". At the end of the performance, she dropped her microphone, unbuttoned her blazer and rubbed her stomach, confirming her pregnancy she had alluded to earlier in the evening. Her appearance helped that year's MTV Video Music Awards become the most-watched broadcast in MTV history, pulling in 12.4 million viewers; the announcement was listed in Guinness World Records for "most tweets per second recorded for a single event" on Twitter, receiving 8,868 tweets per second and "Beyonce pregnant" was the most Googled term the week of August 29, 2011.


Beyonce confirmed what after performing one of her songs?


How many people watched the 2011 MTV Music Awards?


Why was the broadcast the most-watched in history?


What even was recorded in the Guinness World Records?


What was the most searched term in week of Aug 29, 2011?


What song did she perform at the MTV Awards?


Where did Beyoncé announce her pregnancy?


What song did Beyoncé sing prior to announcing her pregnancy?


How many people watched the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards?


What was the most searched term on Google for the week of August 29, 2011?


On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York under heavy security. Two days later, Jay Z released "Glory", a song dedicated to their child, on his website Lifeandtimes.com. The song detailed the couple's pregnancy struggles, including a miscarriage Beyoncé suffered before becoming pregnant with Blue Ivy. Blue Ivy's cries are included at the end of the song, and she was officially credited as "B.I.C." on it. At two days old, she became the youngest person ever to appear on a Billboard chart when "Glory" debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.


Which song by Jay Z talked about the pregnancy struggles?


What was the name of Beyonce's daughter?


At what hospital was the baby delivered?


What was the named of the song dedicated to the child?


Who was credited for her cries on the song?


When did Beyoncé give birth to her daughter?


What did Beyoncé and Jay Z name their daughter?


What song did Jay Z release two days after Blue Ivy was born?


Beyonce and Jay-Z went to a rally for the acquittal of whom?

Beyoncé and husband Jay Z are friends with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. She performed "America the Beautiful" at the 2009 presidential inauguration, as well as "At Last" during the first inaugural dance at the Neighborhood Ball two days later. Beyoncé and Jay Z held a fundraiser at the latter's 40/40 Club in Manhattan for Obama's 2012 presidential campaign which raised $4 million. Beyoncé uploaded pictures of her paper ballot on Tumblr, confirming she had voted in support for the Democratic Party and to encourage others to do so. She also performed the American national anthem at his second inauguration, singing along with a pre-recorded track. She publicly endorsed same sex marriage on March 26, 2013, after the Supreme Court debate on California's Proposition 8. In July 2013, Beyoncé and Jay-Z attended a rally in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting of Trayvon Martin.


Beyonce sang which song during the 2009 presidential inauguration?


How much did Beyonce raise for Obama at the 40/40 Club?


What did she sing at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration?


What song did Beyoncé perform at the 2009 inauguration of Obama?


What song did Beyoncé perform at the first inaugural dance for the Obamas.


What social media platform did Beyoncé upload a picture of her paper ballot on?


When did Beyoncé endorse on March 26, 2013?


Beyonce did an interview with which magazine and was asked about feminism?

In an interview published by Vogue in April 2013, Beyoncé was asked if she considers herself a feminist, to which she said, "that word can be very extreme... But I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality". She would later align herself more publicly with the movement, sampling "We should all be feminists", a speech delivered by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at a TEDxEuston conference in April 2013, in her song "Flawless", released later that year. She has also contributed to the Ban Bossy campaign, which uses television and social media to encourage leadership in girls.


Beyonce supported which campaign that encourages leadership in girls?


Where was Beyonce quoted as saying that she is a modern-day feminist?


What song did she release in 2013 in response to a speech?


Beyoncé used words from which Nigerian author in her song, Flawless?


Which campaign does Beyoncé contribute to that encourages leadership in females?


Beyonce signed a letter with who in 2015?

In 2015 Beyoncé signed an open letter which the ONE Campaign had been collecting signatures for; the letter was addressed to Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, urging them to focus on women as they serve as the head of the G7 in Germany and the AU in South Africa respectively, which will start to set the priorities in development funding before a main UN summit in September 2015 that will establish new development goals for the generation.


The letter Beyonce signed focused on what issue?


What had to be set in developing funding?


When did Beyonce sign a letter for ONE Campaign?


Who did Beyoncé sign a letter for in 2015?


What was Angela Merkel serving as in relation to the letter?


What did the letter want the two recipients to focus on?


Beyonce along with Jay Z met with whom's family after their death?

Following the death of Freddie Gray, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, among other notable figures, met with his family. After the imprisonment of protesters of Gray's death, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated thousands of dollars to bail them out.


Beyonce with Jay Z gave lots of money to bail who out of prison?


Beyonce beat out which musical artists for most paid between June 2007 and June 2008?

Forbes magazine began reporting on Beyoncé's earnings in 2008, calculating that the $80 million earned between June 2007 to June 2008, for her music, tour, films and clothing line made her the world's best-paid music personality at the time, above Madonna and Celine Dion. They placed her fourth on the Celebrity 100 list in 2009 and ninth on the "Most Powerful Women in the World" list in 2010. The following year, Forbes placed her eighth on the "Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30" list, having earned $35 million in the past year for her clothing line and endorsement deals. In 2012, Forbes placed Beyoncé at number 16 on the Celebrity 100 list, twelve places lower than three years ago yet still having earned $40 million in the past year for her album 4, clothing line and endorsement deals. In the same year, Beyoncé and Jay Z placed at number one on the "World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples", for collectively earning $78 million. The couple made it into the previous year's Guinness World Records as the "highest-earning power couple" for collectively earning $122 million in 2009. For the years 2009 to 2011, Beyoncé earned an average of $70 million per year, and earned $40 million in 2012. In 2013, Beyoncé's endorsements of Pepsi and H&M made her and Jay Z the world's first billion dollar couple in the music industry. That year, Beyoncé was published as the fourth most-powerful celebrity in the Forbes rankings. MTV estimated that by the end of 2014, Beyoncé would become the highest-paid black musician in history; she succeeded to do so in April 2014. In June 2014, Beyoncé ranked at #1 on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, earning an estimated $115 million throughout June 2013 – June 2014. This in turn was the first time she had topped the Celebrity 100 list as well as being her highest yearly earnings to date. As of May 2015, her net worth is estimated to be $250 million.


Beyonce and Jay Z got a Guinness World record for what in 2009?


Beyonce became the highest-paid black musician in which year?


Up until May of 2015, how much is Beyonce's total worth?


Between 2008 and 2009, which entertainers did Beyonce beat in earnings?


In 2012 who placed Beyonce at 16 in the Celebrity List?


When did she and Jay Z become the highest paid black celebrity couple?


Who began reporting Beyoncé's annual earnings, starting in 2008?


When did Beyoncé become the highest paid black musician, ever?


Who predicted that Beyoncé would become the highest paid black entertainer?


When did Jay Z and Beyoncé become the first music couple worth over a billion dollars?


Beyonce's range in singing is how many octaves?

Beyoncé's vocal range spans four octaves. Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as "one of the most compelling instruments in popular music". While another critic says she is a "Vocal acrobat, being able to sing long and complex melismas and vocal runs effortlessly, and in key. Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child. The Daily Mail calls Beyoncé's voice "versatile", capable of exploring power ballads, soul, rock belting, operatic flourishes, and hip hop. Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that her voice is "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting". Rosen notes that the hip hop era highly influenced Beyoncé's strange rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto. Other critics praise her range and power, with Chris Richards of The Washington Post saying she was "capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars."


who talked about Beyonce's tone and timbre as distinctive?


Which critic called Beyonce's voice "versatile"?


Which era was credited to have influenced Beyonce's singing style by Jody Rosen?


What did the Daily Mail say about Beyonce's voice?


What does Rosen claim influenced Beyonce's style?


How many octaves does Beyoncé's voice span?


Why is Beyoncé known as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child?


New York Times' Jon Pareles calls Beyoncé's voice velvety yet what?


What does Jody Rosen say influenced Beyoncé's vocal style?


Music from Beyonce is generally categorized as what genre?

Beyoncé's music is generally R&B, but she also incorporates pop, soul and funk into her songs. 4 demonstrated Beyoncé's exploration of 90s-style R&B, as well as further use of soul and hip hop than compared to previous releases. While she almost exclusively releases English songs, Beyoncé recorded several Spanish songs for Irreemplazable (re-recordings of songs from B'Day for a Spanish-language audience), and the re-release of B'Day. To record these, Beyoncé was coached phonetically by American record producer Rudy Perez.


Besides R&B, which genres does Beyonce dabble in?


Beyonce mostly releases English songs, but what other language did she release songs?


Spanish songs Beyonce released were for what?


Beyonce was coached for her Spanish songs by which American?


What album did she re-release in Spanish?


What style of music does Beyoncé usually perform?


What language did Beyoncé release several songs in?


Who coached Beyoncé for her Spanish recordings?


What album did the Spanish songs come from?


Beyonce does not create which aspect of her music?

She has received co-writing credits for most of the songs recorded with Destiny's Child and her solo efforts. Her early songs were personally driven and female-empowerment themed compositions like "Independent Women" and "Survivor", but after the start of her relationship with Jay Z she transitioned to more man-tending anthems such as "Cater 2 U". Beyoncé has also received co-producing credits for most of the records in which she has been involved, especially during her solo efforts. However, she does not formulate beats herself, but typically comes up with melodies and ideas during production, sharing them with producers.


An example of a song aimed towards a male audience is what?


What does she get credits for in her music?


Beyoncé's early recordings empowered who?


In addition to co-writing credits, Beyoncé also got what credits for most of her albums?


Rather than beats, what two things does Beyoncé usually come up with for producers?


Pop Songwriter of the Year award in 2001 was awarded to whom?

In 2001, she became the first African-American woman and second woman songwriter to win the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards. Beyoncé was the third woman to have writing credits on three number one songs ("Irreplaceable", "Grillz" and "Check on It") in the same year, after Carole King in 1971 and Mariah Carey in 1991. She is tied with American songwriter Diane Warren at third with nine songwriting credits on number-one singles. (The latter wrote her 9/11-motivated song "I Was Here" for 4.) In May 2011, Billboard magazine listed Beyoncé at number 17 on their list of the "Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters", for having co-written eight singles that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She was one of only three women on that list.


Beyonce received the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at which event?


Beyonce has the same number of writing credits on number one singles as whom?


Beyonce joined 2 other women on what list from Billboard magazine in 2011?


When did Beyonce become the first African American woman to win Pop songwriter of the year?


What place is she tied for in songwriting credits?


Who listed her at number 17 in their list of Top 20 hot 100 Songwriters?


Where does she place in writing credits for three number one songs?


What did Beyoncé win in 2001, making her the first black woman to do so?


Who gave Beyoncé the Pop Songwriter of the Year award in 2001?


Beyoncé was one of how many women on Billboard magazine's 2011 "Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters" list.


What number was Beyoncé on the Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters list?


To whom did Beyonce credit as her major influence on her music?

Beyoncé names Michael Jackson as her major musical influence. Aged five, Beyoncé attended her first ever concert where Jackson performed and she claims to have realised her purpose. When she presented him with a tribute award at the World Music Awards in 2006, Beyoncé said, "if it wasn't for Michael Jackson, I would never ever have performed." She admires Diana Ross as an "all-around entertainer" and Whitney Houston, who she said "inspired me to get up there and do what she did." She credits Mariah Carey's singing and her song "Vision of Love" as influencing her to begin practicing vocal runs as a child. Her other musical influences include Aaliyah, Prince, Lauryn Hill, Sade Adu, Donna Summer, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Anita Baker and Rachelle Ferrell.


How old was Beyonce when she went to her first Michael Jackson concert as a kid?


Beyonce gave a tribute award to who in 2006?


Beyonce cites Mariah Carey to making her want to start doing what?


What song by Mariah Carey influenced her?


Who is Beyoncé's biggest musical influence?


Who does Beyoncé feel is an all-around entertainer?


Who does she credit for the inspiration to "get up there and do what she did"?


What song caused Beyoncé to practice runs as a child?


What themes were influenced by her acting role in Dreamgirls?

The feminism and female empowerment themes on Beyoncé's second solo album B'Day were inspired by her role in Dreamgirls and by singer Josephine Baker. Beyoncé paid homage to Baker by performing "Déjà Vu" at the 2006 Fashion Rocks concert wearing Baker's trademark mini-hula skirt embellished with fake bananas. Beyoncé's third solo album I Am... Sasha Fierce was inspired by Jay Z and especially by Etta James, whose "boldness" inspired Beyoncé to explore other musical genres and styles. Her fourth solo album, 4, was inspired by Fela Kuti, 1990s R&B, Earth, Wind & Fire, DeBarge, Lionel Richie, Teena Marie with additional influences by The Jackson 5, New Edition, Adele, Florence and the Machine, and Prince.


Which singer did Beyonce honor by entertaining with her song "Deja Vu"?


Who motivated Beyonce to explore other areas of music?


What movie influenced Beyonce towards empowerment themes?


Where did she perform wearing Baker's hula skirt?


What singer inspired Beyoncé's B'Day album?


What song did Beyoncé sing at a 2006 concert to honor Josephine Baker?


Beyonce has noted which first lady with saying "She proves you can do it all"?

Beyoncé has stated that she is personally inspired by US First Lady Michelle Obama, saying "She proves you can do it all" and she has described Oprah Winfrey as "the definition of inspiration and a strong woman". She has also discussed how Jay Z is a continuing inspiration to her, both with what she describes as his lyrical genius and in the obstacles he has overcome in his life. Beyoncé has expressed admiration for the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, posting in a letter "what I find in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, I search for in every day in music... he is lyrical and raw". In February 2013, Beyoncé said that Madonna inspired her to take control of her own career. She commented: "I think about Madonna and how she took all of the great things she achieved and started the label and developed other artists. But there are not enough of those women.".


Which month and year did Beyonce credit Madonna for inspiring her to take control of her career?


Beyonce has said that who embodies the "definition of inspiration and a strong woman"?


How does she describe Jean- Michel Basquiat?


Who inspires Beyoncé because "she does it all?"


Who does Beyoncé describe as the definition of inspiration?


Who does Beyoncé describe as lyrical and raw?


Who inspired Beyoncé to take control of her career?


Beyonce had an all-female tour band whose name was what?

In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band Suga Mama (also the name of a song in B'Day) which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists. Her background singers, The Mamas, consist of Montina Cooper-Donnell, Crystal Collins and Tiffany Moniqué Riddick. They made their debut appearance at the 2006 BET Awards and re-appeared in the music videos for "Irreplaceable" and "Green Light". The band have supported Beyoncé in most subsequent live performances, including her 2007 concert tour The Beyoncé Experience, 2009–2010 I Am... World Tour and 2013–2014 The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour.


Beyonce had singers in the background known by the name as?


The Mamas members included which 3 musicians?


What band did Beyonce introduce in 2006?


What song name does the band Suga Mama and a song on the B'Day album share?


Where did Suga Mama band make their first appearance?


What band supports Beyonce in her tours?


What is the name of Beyoncé's female tour band?


Suga Mama is also a song on which Beyoncé album?


What are Beyoncé's backup singers called?


What characteristics has Beyonce received acclaim for?

Beyoncé has received praise for her stage presence and voice during live performances. Jarett Wieselman of the New York Post placed her at number one on her list of the Five Best Singer/Dancers. According to Barbara Ellen of The Guardian Beyoncé is the most in-charge female artist she's seen onstage, while Alice Jones of The Independent wrote she "takes her role as entertainer so seriously she's almost too good." The ex-President of Def Jam L.A. Reid has described Beyoncé as the greatest entertainer alive. Jim Farber of the Daily News and Stephanie Classen of Star Phoenix both praised her strong voice and her stage presence.


Which former president of Def Jam called Beyonce the greatest entertainer alive?


Who chose her as number one on his list of Best singers/ Dancers?


Who has Beyoncé at number one on her Five Best Singer/Dancers?


Who has said that Beyoncé is the best entertainer alive?


Beyonce self proclaimed alter ego is named what?

Described as being "sexy, seductive and provocative" when performing on stage, Beyoncé has said that she originally created the alter ego "Sasha Fierce" to keep that stage persona separate from who she really is. She described Sasha as being "too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy", stating, "I'm not like her in real life at all." Sasha was conceived during the making of "Crazy in Love", and Beyoncé introduced her with the release of her 2008 album I Am... Sasha Fierce. In February 2010, she announced in an interview with Allure magazine that she was comfortable enough with herself to no longer need Sasha Fierce. However, Beyoncé announced in May 2012 that she would bring her back for her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live shows later that month.


Her alter ego was born when according to Beyonce?


What year did Beyonce do away with Sasha Fierce?


Beyonce brought back Sasha Fierce during which event?


What is the name of Beyoncé's alter ego?


When did Beyoncé introduce Sasha Fierce?


Sasha Fierce was created during the making of what song?


Who did Beyoncé tell in February 2010 that Sasha Fierce was no longer needed?


Beyonce's sex appeal is characterized as what?

Beyoncé has been described as a having a wide-ranging sex appeal, with music journalist Touré writing that since the release of Dangerously in Love, she has "become a crossover sex symbol". Offstage Beyoncé says that while she likes to dress sexily, her onstage dress "is absolutely for the stage." Due to her curves and the term's catchiness, in the 2000s, the media often used the term "Bootylicious" (a portmanteau of the words booty and delicious) to describe Beyoncé, the term popularized by Destiny's Child's single of the same name. In 2006, it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.


Which music journalist described Beyonce as a "crossover sex symbol?"


Which word spawned from a term used to describe Beyonce in 2006?


Bootylicious was a song from which act that Beyonce performed with?


Oxford Dictionary added which word from the 2000s dedicated to Beyonce?


What word is often used to describe Beyonce/


When was the term added to the dictionary?


What journalist wrote that Beyoncé was a "sex symbol"?


Because of Beyoncé's physical shape, what slang term has been used to describe her?


In what year was the slang term from a title of a Destiny's Child song that is also used to describe Beyoncé put in the dictionary?


How does Beyoncé say she likes to dress off-stage?


in September 2010, what career area did Beyonce start exploring?

In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at Tom Ford's Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show. She was named "World's Most Beautiful Woman" by People and the "Hottest Female Singer of All Time" by Complex in 2012. In January 2013, GQ placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its "100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century" list. VH1 listed her at number 1 on its 100 Sexiest Artists list. Several wax figures of Beyoncé are found at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in major cities around the world, including New York, Washington, D.C., Amsterdam, Bangkok, Hollywood and Sydney.


Beyonce's first modelling event was at where?


"World's Most Beautiful woman" was declared to Beyonce by which national magazine?


Which month and year did GQ feature Beyonce on its cover?


What TV network listed Beyonce as number 1 on its 100 Sexiest Artists list?


Who called Beyonce the World's most Beautiful Woman?


Who called her Hottest Female Singer of all Time?


VH1 listed her at what number on their 100 Sexiest Artists list?


What year did Beyoncé first model for Tom Ford?


What magazine said Beyoncé was the "World's Most Beautiful Woman"?


What museum has made several models of Beyoncé in wax?


Which parent of Beyonce's help co-write a book?

According to Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, Beyoncé uses different fashion styles to work with her music while performing. Her mother co-wrote a book, published in 2002, titled Destiny's Style an account of how fashion had an impact on the trio's success. The B'Day Anthology Video Album showed many instances of fashion-oriented footage, depicting classic to contemporary wardrobe styles. In 2007, Beyoncé was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the second African American woman after Tyra Banks, and People magazine recognized Beyoncé as the best-dressed celebrity.


Which African-American woman before Beyonce had posed for SI Swimsuit issue?


What was the title of Beyonce's mother's book?


When was she on the Sports Illustrated cover?


Who was she the second African American on the cover after?


Beyoncé was the second African American woman featured as a swimsuit cover on the magazine, who was first?


What magazine said Beyoncé was the "best-dressed celebrity"?


Beyonce has a fan base that is referred to as what?

The Bey Hive is the name given to Beyoncé's fan base. Fans were previously titled "The Beyontourage", (a portmanteau of Beyoncé and entourage). The name Bey Hive derives from the word beehive, purposely misspelled to resemble her first name, and was penned by fans after petitions on the online social networking service Twitter and online news reports during competitions.


Before the Bey Hive, fans of Beyonce were called what?


Which social media company proclaimed Beyonce fans are know as the Bey Hive?


What is the latest term used to describe Beyoncé fans?


What was the former word given to Beyoncé fans?


Beyonce has a clothing line known as what?

In 2006, the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), criticized Beyoncé for wearing and using fur in her clothing line House of Deréon. In 2011, she appeared on the cover of French fashion magazine L'Officiel, in blackface and tribal makeup that drew criticism from the media. A statement released from a spokesperson for the magazine said that Beyoncé's look was "far from the glamorous Sasha Fierce" and that it was "a return to her African roots".


Which French magazine did Beyonce show up on the cover of?


Beyonce was seen wearing what on the french magazine that caused controversy?


Which year did PETA spark controversy with Beyonce?


What did PETA criticize Beyonce for in 2006?


What French Magazine cover did the media criticize?


How was she dressed on the cover of L'Officiel?


What French magazine did Beyoncé appear in wearing blackface and tribal makeup?


What clothing line of Beyoncé drew PETA criticism?


Which racial community gave criticism to Beyonce?

Beyoncé's lighter skin color and costuming has drawn criticism from some in the African-American community. Emmett Price, a professor of music at Northeastern University, wrote in 2007, that he thinks race plays a role in many of these criticisms, saying white celebrities who dress similarly do not attract as many comments. In 2008, L'Oréal was accused of whitening her skin in their Feria hair color advertisements, responding that "it is categorically untrue", and in 2013, Beyoncé herself criticized H&M for their proposed "retouching" of promotional images of her, and according to Vogue requested that only "natural pictures be used".


Which professor from Northeastern University wrote about how race correlates with these criticisms of Beyonce?


Which company was accused of coloring Beyonce's hair?


How did L'Oreal respond to accusations of changing pictures?


In addition to her light skin color, what else has made part of the African American community criticize Beyoncé?


In 2007, which music professor said he believes this criticism does involve race as well?


Who was accused of lightening Beyoncé's skin for an advertisement?


What advertisement was Beyoncé's skin supposedly lightened in?


Who did Beyoncé tell in 2013 to only use natural pictures of her rather than retouched images?


Artist of the Decade was bestowed upon Beyonce from which magazine?

In The New Yorker music critic Jody Rosen described Beyoncé as "the most important and compelling popular musician of the twenty-first century..... the result, the logical end point, of a century-plus of pop." When The Guardian named her Artist of the Decade, Llewyn-Smith wrote, "Why Beyoncé? [...] Because she made not one but two of the decade's greatest singles, with Crazy in Love and Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), not to mention her hits with Destiny's Child; and this was the decade when singles – particularly R&B singles – regained their status as pop's favourite medium. [...] [She] and not any superannuated rock star was arguably the greatest live performer of the past 10 years." In 2013, Beyoncé made the Time 100 list, Baz Luhrmann writing "no one has that voice, no one moves the way she moves, no one can hold an audience the way she does... When Beyoncé does an album, when Beyoncé sings a song, when Beyoncé does anything, it's an event, and it's broadly influential. Right now, she is the heir-apparent diva of the USA — the reigning national voice." In 2014, Beyoncé was listed again on the Time 100 and also featured on the cover of the issue.


Whats the first year that Beyonce appear on the Time 100 list?


Beyonce than appeared again on the Time 100 list in what year?


When did Beyonce first make the Time 100 List?


When was she again on the Time 100 List and on the cover?


Who said that she is the reigning national voice?


Who stated that Beyoncé is the most important musician of the 21st century?


Which publication named Beyoncé the Artist of the Decade?


Who said Beyoncé is the heir-apparent diva of the United States?


What year was Beyoncé featured both on the Time 100 list as well as the cover of the issue?


Which rock band cited Beyonce on their third album?

Beyoncé's work has influenced numerous artists including Adele, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Bridgit Mendler, Rihanna, Kelly Rowland, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, Nicole Scherzinger, Rita Ora, Zendaya, Cheryl Cole, JoJo, Alexis Jordan, Jessica Sanchez, and Azealia Banks. American indie rock band White Rabbits also cited her an inspiration for their third album Milk Famous (2012), friend Gwyneth Paltrow studied Beyoncé at her live concerts while learning to become a musical performer for the 2010 film Country Strong. Nicki Minaj has stated that seeing Beyoncé's Pepsi commercial influenced her decision to appear in the company's 2012 global campaign.


Which friend learned from Beyonce while preparing for the film, "Country Strong?"


Nicky Minaj became a spokesperson for which brand of soda after seeing Beyonce involved with it?


What influenced Nicki Minaj to join the Pepsi global campaign?


Which band listed Beyonce as an inspiration on their latest album?


What about Beyonce has influenced many entertainers?


For what film was Paltrow studying Beyonce ?


Which Indie band said Beyoncé was an inspiration for one of hteir albums?


What was the name of the White Rabbits' album?


Who studied Beyoncé during live concerts for research for a film's music role?


What was the name of the film that Gwyneth Paltrow starred in as a musician?


Beyoncé's Pepsi commercial inspired which star to join Pepsi's global campaign in 2012?


VH1 declared what song the "Greatest song of the 2000s?"

Her debut single, "Crazy in Love" was named VH1's "Greatest Song of the 2000s", NME's "Best Track of the 00s" and "Pop Song of the Century", considered by Rolling Stone to be one of the 500 greatest songs of all time, earned two Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling singles of all time at around 8 million copies. The music video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", which achieved fame for its intricate choreography and its deployment of jazz hands, was credited by the Toronto Star as having started the "first major dance craze of both the new millennium and the Internet", triggering a number of parodies of the dance choreography and a legion of amateur imitators on YouTube. In 2013, Drake released a single titled "Girls Love Beyoncé", which featured an interpolation from Destiny Child's "Say My Name" and discussed his relationship with women. In January 2012, research scientist Bryan Lessard named Scaptia beyonceae, a species of horse fly found in Northern Queensland, Australia after Beyoncé due to the fly's unique golden hairs on its abdomen. In July 2014, a Beyoncé exhibit was introduced into the "Legends of Rock" section of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The black leotard from the "Single Ladies" video and her outfit from the Super Bowl half time performance are among several pieces housed at the museum.


How many Grammy awards did "Crazy in Love" win?


How many did Crazy in Love sell to become one of the greatest selling singles in history?


What type of organism was named after Beyonce in 2012?


A place for Beyonce in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame was awarded when?


Which of Beyonce's songs was called Greatest Song of the 2000s?


How many Grammy awards did Crazy in Love get?


Who released the single Girls Love Beyonce?


Which publication considers Crazy in Love to be one of the top 500 songs of all time?


What did Bryan Lessard name after Beyoncé?


How many copies of her albums as Beyonce sold in the US?

Beyoncé has received numerous awards. As a solo artist she has sold over 15 million albums in the US, and over 118 million records worldwide (a further 60 million additionally with Destiny's Child), making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top certified artist of the 2000s, with a total of 64 certifications. Her songs "Crazy in Love", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Halo", and "Irreplaceable" are some of the best-selling singles of all time worldwide. In 2009, The Observer named her the Artist of the Decade and Billboard named her the Top Female Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade. In 2010, Billboard named her in their "Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years" list at number 15. In 2012 VH1 ranked her third on their list of the "100 Greatest Women in Music". Beyoncé was the first female artist to be honored with the International Artist Award at the American Music Awards. She has also received the Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards and the Billboard Millennium Award at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.


Totaling worldwide, how many records as Beyonce sold?


How many certifications was Beyonce awarded by the RIAA?


When Beyonce was with Destiny's Child, how many albums did she manage to sell?


Who was the first female to achieve the International Artist Award at the American Music Awards?


How many albums has Beyonce as a solo artist sold in the U.S?


How many records has she sold with Destiny's Child?


How many music certifications has she received in the 2000s?


How many records has Beyoncé sold in the United States?


How many records has Beyoncé sold throughout the world?


Who cited Beyoncé as being the top certified artist of the 2000s?


How many certifications did RIAA give Beyoncé?


When did Beyoncé receive the Legend Award?


How many Grammys has Beyonce won total with and without Destiny's Child?

Beyoncé has won 20 Grammy Awards, both as a solo artist and member of Destiny's Child, making her the second most honored female artist by the Grammys, behind Alison Krauss and the most nominated woman in Grammy Award history with 52 nominations. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" won Song of the Year in 2010 while "Say My Name" and "Crazy in Love" had previously won Best R&B Song. Dangerously in Love, B'Day and I Am... Sasha Fierce have all won Best Contemporary R&B Album. Beyoncé set the record for the most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night in 2010 when she won six awards, breaking the tie she previously held with Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, and Amy Winehouse, with Adele equaling this in 2012. Following her role in Dreamgirls she was nominated for Best Original Song for "Listen" and Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards, and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards. Beyoncé won two awards at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2006; Best Song for "Listen" and Best Original Soundtrack for Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture.


Who is the only other woman with more Grammy awards than Beyonce?


Beyonce has been awarded how many Grammy nominations?


Beyonce holds the record for how many wins in one night by a female?


How many awards at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards in 2006 did Beyonce bring home?


How many Grammy nominations does Beyonce have?


When did she set the record for most Grammy awards won in one night?


Who tied her record for most Grammies won in one night in 2012?


How many Grammy nominations has Beyoncé had?


What Beyoncé song was song of the year on 2010?


What movie had Beyoncé nominated as Best Actress for Golden Globe Awards?


Which soda company has Beyonce partnered with since 2002?

Beyoncé has worked with Pepsi since 2002, and in 2004 appeared in a Gladiator-themed commercial with Britney Spears, Pink, and Enrique Iglesias. In 2012, Beyoncé signed a $50 million deal to endorse Pepsi. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPINET) wrote Beyoncé an open letter asking her to reconsider the deal because of the unhealthiness of the product and to donate the proceeds to a medical organisation. Nevertheless, NetBase found that Beyoncé's campaign was the most talked about endorsement in April 2013, with a 70 per cent positive audience response to the commercial and print ads.


Pepsi paid Beyonce how much in 2012 for her endorsement?


Which organization wrote a letter to Beyonce after her Pepsi endorsement deal?


What percentage of people were positive about Beyonce's endorsement of Pepsi?


When did Beyonce begin doing Pepsi advetisments?


Who was in the commercial with Beyonce in 2004?


What did she agree to do for 50 million dollars in 2012?


Who sent her a letter asking that she reconsider the Pepsi deal?


What soft drink company has Beyoncé worked with since 2002?


How much did Beyoncé get for a deal with a soft drink company in 2012?


Who asked her to change her mind about the soft drink deal due to the nature of the product?


What organization discovered that the advertisements Beyoncé did for the soft drink company were 70% positive?


Beyonce worked with who on her perfumes, True Star and True Star Gold?

Beyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover version of "Wishing on a Star") and True Star Gold; she also promoted Emporio Armani's Diamonds fragrance in 2007. Beyoncé launched her first official fragrance, Heat in 2010. The commercial, which featured the 1956 song "Fever", was shown after the water shed in the United Kingdom as it begins with an image of Beyoncé appearing to lie naked in a room. In February 2011, Beyoncé launched her second fragrance, Heat Rush. Beyoncé's third fragrance, Pulse, was launched in September 2011. In 2013, The Mrs. Carter Show Limited Edition version of Heat was released. The six editions of Heat are the world's best-selling celebrity fragrance line, with sales of over $400 million.


The world's best selling celebrity perfume line belongs to whom?


Beyonce's first fragrance had what name?


The Mrs. Carter Show Limited Edition was released in what year?


How much money did The Mrs. Carter Show Limited Edition fragrance make?


When was her second perfume, Heat Rush, released?


How many editions of Heat have been launched?


Which Emporio Armani fragrance did Beyoncé promote in 2007?


What year did Beyoncé introduce her first fragrance?


What was Beyoncé's first fragrance called?


How young was Beyonce when she acquired deals from American Express and L'Oreal?

The release of a video-game Starpower: Beyoncé was cancelled after Beyoncé pulled out of a $100 million with GateFive who alleged the cancellation meant the sacking of 70 staff and millions of pounds lost in development. It was settled out of court by her lawyers in June 2013 who said that they had cancelled because GateFive had lost its financial backers. Beyoncé also has had deals with American Express, Nintendo DS and L'Oréal since the age of 18.


What was the name of the video game that was cancelled for Beyonce?


When did Beyonce begin her deals with name brands?


How many people lost jobs when Beyonce left the video game deal?


What video game did Beyoncé back out of?


What company was producing the video game?


How many people lost their jobs over Beyoncé backing out of the deal?


When was the disagreement settled out of court?


Who did Bayonce's management go into business with in 2014?

In October 2014, it was announced that Beyoncé with her management company Parkwood Entertainment would be partnering with London-based fashion retailer Topshop, in a new 50/50 split subsidiary business named Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd. The new division was created for Topshop to break into the activewear market, with an athletic, street wear brand being produced. "Creating a partnership with Beyoncé, one of the most hard-working and talented people in the world, who spends many hours of her life dancing, rehearsing and training is a unique opportunity to develop this category" stated Sir Philip Green on the partnership. The company and collection is set to launch and hit stores in the fall of 2015.


After their agreement together, Beyonce's and Topshop" new business was called what?


What type of clothing does Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd produce?


The company and products were set to be in stores when?


What is the name of Beyoncé's management company?


Who did Beyoncé and Parkwood Entertainment partner with in October 2014?


What was the new division of Topshop because of the partnership?


When was it discovered Beyonce was a co-owner of the music service, Tidal?

On March 30, 2015, it was announced that Beyoncé is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal. The service specialises in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Beyoncé's husband Jay Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015. Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders (such as Kanye West, Rihanna, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj and more) co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake. The idea of having an all artist owned streaming service was created by those involved to adapt to the increased demand for streaming within the current music industry, and to rival other streaming services such as Spotify, which have been criticised for their low payout of royalties. "The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value", stated Jay-Z on the release of Tidal.


The parent company of Tidal became under the ownership of whom in 2015?


When was it announced that Beyonce was a co-owner in Tidal?


What is a criticism of other streaming services?


What music streaming system is Beyoncé part owner of?


What is the parent company of the music service Beyoncé owns part of?


Who acquired the parent company of the music service Beyoncé owns part of?


What music service is accused of providing low royalty amounts?


House of Dereon became known through Beyonce and which of Beyonce's relatives?

Beyoncé and her mother introduced House of Deréon, a contemporary women's fashion line, in 2005. The concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family, the name paying tribute to Beyoncé's grandmother, Agnèz Deréon, a respected seamstress. According to Tina, the overall style of the line best reflects her and Beyoncé's taste and style. Beyoncé and her mother founded their family's company Beyond Productions, which provides the licensing and brand management for House of Deréon, and its junior collection, Deréon. House of Deréon pieces were exhibited in Destiny's Child's shows and tours, during their Destiny Fulfilled era. The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear and accessories that include handbags and footwear, and are available at department and specialty stores across the US and Canada.


Beyonce's family's company name is what?


What types of garments are sold by Beyonce's clothing line?


Which two countries can you purchase Beyonce's clothing line?


Who partnered with Beyonce to start the clothing line, Dereon?


When did Beyonce and her mother start Dereon?


Who was the business named for in Beyonce's family?


Where were items from the clothing line displayed?


Who shares in the House of Deréon fashion line introduction with Beyoncé?


What is the name of the House of Deréon junior collection?


What type of accessory company did Beyonce partner with in 2005?

In 2005, Beyoncé teamed up with House of Brands, a shoe company, to produce a range of footwear for House of Deréon. In January 2008, Starwave Mobile launched Beyoncé Fashion Diva, a "high-style" mobile game with a social networking component, featuring the House of Deréon collection. In July 2009, Beyoncé and her mother launched a new junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon, for back-to-school selling. The collection included sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie and jewelry. It was available at department stores including Macy's and Dillard's, and specialty stores Jimmy Jazz and Against All Odds. On May 27, 2010, Beyoncé teamed up with clothing store C&A to launch Deréon by Beyoncé at their stores in Brazil. The collection included tailored blazers with padded shoulders, little black dresses, embroidered tops and shirts and bandage dresses.


In 2010, Beyonce released Dereon to what country?


Back-to-school shopping was introduced in what year of Beyonce's clothing line?


What did Beyonce's Fashion Diva feature?


What new idea did Beyonce and her mother launch in 2009?


When did Beyonce partner with C&A to sell fashion in Brazil?


What company did Beyoncé get together with in 2005 to add shoes to her fashions?


What was the name of the game put out by Starwave Mobile in 2008 that featured Beyoncé fashions?


What was the name of the junior fashions launched in 2009 by Beyoncé and her mother?


Who did Beyoncé team up with in 2010 to get her fashions into Brazil?


Sasha Fierce for Deréon fashions were sold at stores that included Macy's and what other store?


Beyonce, during October 2014, partnered with whom to produce an outdoor line of clothing?

In October 2014, Beyoncé signed a deal to launch an activewear line of clothing with British fashion retailer Topshop. The 50-50 venture is called Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd and is scheduled to launch its first dance, fitness and sports ranges in autumn 2015. The line will launch in April 2016.


Beyonce and Topshops first products were to be sold in stores when?


What is Beyonce's percentage of ownership in the new venture?


What company did Beyoncé contract with to sell clothing in England?


What is the name of the equal partnership's fashion line between Beyoncé and the British company to come out in 2016?


What type of clothing does the British partnership with Beyoncé sell?


What national disaster caused Beyonce to create the Survivor Foundation?

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Beyoncé and Rowland founded the Survivor Foundation to provide transitional housing for victims in the Houston area, to which Beyoncé contributed an initial $250,000. The foundation has since expanded to work with other charities in the city, and also provided relief following Hurricane Ike three years later.


How much cash did Beyonce put into the venture, the Survivor Foundation at startup?


What hurricane years later after Katrina did the organization provide support for?


What did Beyonce and Rowland found in 2005?


How much did Beyonce initially contribute to the foundation?


How has this foundation changed in recent years?


What foundation did Beyoncé start after Hurricane Katrina?


How much money did Beyoncé contribute at the beginning of her Hurricane Katrina foundation?


What other hurricane did Beyoncé's foundation help with?


Who did Beyonce participate with in the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit?

Beyoncé participated in George Clooney and Wyclef Jean's Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon and was named the official face of the limited edition CFDA "Fashion For Haiti" T-shirt, made by Theory which raised a total of $1 million. On March 5, 2010, Beyoncé and her mother Tina opened the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at the Brooklyn Phoenix House, offering a seven-month cosmetology training course for men and women. In April 2011, Beyoncé joined forces with US First Lady Michelle Obama and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation, to help boost the latter's campaign against child obesity by reworking her single "Get Me Bodied". Following the death of Osama bin Laden, Beyoncé released her cover of the Lee Greenwood song "God Bless the USA", as a charity single to help raise funds for the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund.


Beyonce opened a cosmetology center in what location?


After Osama Bin Laden's death, what single did Beyonce cover?


How much did the T-shirt with Beyonce's image on it make?


What enterprise did Beyonce and her mother start on March 5, 2010?


What charity benefited from the release of the song, God Bless the USA?


What did she participate in with George Clooney?


Which two stars did Beyoncé help with their Haiti Earthquake organization?


What did Beyoncé open at the Brooklyn Phoenix House in 2010?


What Lee Greenwood song did Beyoncé cover after Osama bin Laden was killed?


Which national event caused Beyonce to produce "Demand a Plan?"

In December, Beyoncé along with a variety of other celebrities teamed up and produced a video campaign for "Demand A Plan", a bipartisan effort by a group of 950 US mayors and others designed to influence the federal government into rethinking its gun control laws, following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Beyoncé became an ambassador for the 2012 World Humanitarian Day campaign donating her song "I Was Here" and its music video, shot in the UN, to the campaign. In 2013, it was announced that Beyoncé would work with Salma Hayek and Frida Giannini on a Gucci "Chime for Change" campaign that aims to spread female empowerment. The campaign, which aired on February 28, was set to her new music. A concert for the cause took place on June 1, 2013 in London and included other acts like Ellie Goulding, Florence and the Machine, and Rita Ora. In advance of the concert, she appeared in a campaign video released on 15 May 2013, where she, along with Cameron Diaz, John Legend and Kylie Minogue, described inspiration from their mothers, while a number of other artists celebrated personal inspiration from other women, leading to a call for submission of photos of women of viewers' inspiration from which a selection was shown at the concert. Beyoncé said about her mother Tina Knowles that her gift was "finding the best qualities in every human being." With help of the crowdfunding platform Catapult, visitors of the concert could choose between several projects promoting education of women and girls. Beyoncé is also taking part in "Miss a Meal", a food-donation campaign, and supporting Goodwill charity through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S.


What song did Beyonce contribute to the campaign?


Beyonce is contributing to which food-donation campaign?


On June 1 , 2013 where was the concert held for "a Chime for Change"?


Beyonce was speaking about whom when she said her gift was "finding the best qualities in every human being."?


The Demand a Plan video campaign followed what tragic event?


What was the focus of the Gucci Chime for Change campaign?


What crowdfunding platform was used in the concert?


What is the name of the campaign that Beyoncé and others are involved in that deals with gun control?


What school shooting prompted the creation of Demand A Plan?


What song did Beyoncé donate to the 2012 World Humanitarian Day campaign?


Who did Beyoncé work with in 2013 on the Chime for Change campaign?


Montana i/mɒnˈtænə/ is a state in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain). Montana has several nicknames, although none official, including "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more recently "The Last Best Place". Montana is ranked 4th in size, but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains.


How many ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains?


Montana schoolchildren played a significant role in selecting several state symbols. The state tree, the ponderosa pine, was selected by Montana schoolchildren as the preferred state tree by an overwhelming majority in a referendum held in 1908. However, the legislature did not designate a state tree until 1949, when the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs, with the support of the state forester, lobbied for formal recognition. Schoolchildren also chose the western meadowlark as the state bird, in a 1930 vote, and the legislature acted to endorse this decision in 1931. Similarly, the secretary of state sponsored a children's vote in 1981 to choose a state animal, and after 74 animals were nominated, the grizzly bear won over the elk by a 2–1 margin. The students of Livingston started a statewide school petition drive plus lobbied the governor and the state legislature to name the Maiasaura as the state fossil in 1985.


When was the state tree actually assigned?


What year was the state animal selected?


The state song was not composed until 21 years after statehood, when a musical troupe led by Joseph E. Howard stopped in Butte in September 1910. A former member of the troupe who lived in Butte buttonholed Howard at an after-show party, asking him to compose a song about Montana and got another partygoer, the city editor for the Butte Miner newspaper, Charles C. Cohan, to help. The two men worked up a basic melody and lyrics in about a half-hour for the entertainment of party guests, then finished the song later that evening, with an arrangement worked up the following day. Upon arriving in Helena, Howard's troupe performed 12 encores of the new song to an enthusiastic audience and the governor proclaimed it the state song on the spot, though formal legislative recognition did not occur until 1945. Montana is one of only three states to have a "state ballad", "Montana Melody", chosen by the legislature in 1983. Montana was the first state to also adopt a State Lullaby.


Montana's motto, Oro y Plata, Spanish for "Gold and Silver", recognizing the significant role of mining, was first adopted in 1865, when Montana was still a territory. A state seal with a miner's pick and shovel above the motto, surrounded by the mountains and the Great Falls of the Missouri River, was adopted during the first meeting of the territorial legislature in 1864–65. The design was only slightly modified after Montana became a state and adopted it as the Great Seal of the State of Montana, enacted by the legislature in 1893. The state flower, the bitterroot, was adopted in 1895 with the support of a group called the Floral Emblem Association, which formed after Montana's Women's Christian Temperance Union adopted the bitterroot as the organization's state flower. All other symbols were adopted throughout the 20th century, save for Montana's newest symbol, the state butterfly, the mourning cloak, adopted in 2001, and the state lullaby, "Montana Lullaby", adopted in 2007.


How much of the states population does the "Big 7" have?

The state also has five Micropolitan Statistical Areas centered on Bozeman, Butte, Helena, Kalispell and Havre. These communities, excluding Havre, are colloquially known as the "big 7" Montana cities, as they are consistently the seven largest communities in Montana, with a significant population difference when these communities are compared to those that are 8th and lower on the list. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Montana's seven most populous cities, in rank order, are Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Bozeman, Butte, Helena and Kalispell. Based on 2013 census numbers, they collectively contain 35 percent of Montana's population. and the counties containing these communities hold 62 percent of the state's population. The geographic center of population of Montana is located in sparsely populated Meagher County, in the town of White Sulphur Springs.


Montana has 56 counties with the United States Census Bureau stating Montana's contains 364 "places", broken down into 129 incorporated places and 235 census-designated places. Incorporated places consist of 52 cities, 75 towns, and two consolidated city-counties. Montana has one city, Billings, with a population over 100,000; and two cities with populations over 50,000, Missoula and Great Falls. These three communities are considered the centers of Montana's three Metropolitan Statistical Areas.


What city in Montana has over 100,000 people?


What two cities have a population over 50,000?


The name Montana comes from the Spanish word Montaña, meaning "mountain", or more broadly, "mountainous country". Montaña del Norte was the name given by early Spanish explorers to the entire mountainous region of the west. The name Montana was added to a bill by the United States House Committee on Territories, which was chaired at the time by Rep. James Ashley of Ohio, for the territory that would become Idaho Territory. The name was successfully changed by Representatives Henry Wilson (Massachusetts) and Benjamin F. Harding (Oregon), who complained that Montana had "no meaning". When Ashley presented a bill to establish a temporary government in 1864 for a new territory to be carved out of Idaho, he again chose Montana Territory. This time Rep. Samuel Cox, also of Ohio, objected to the name. Cox complained that the name was a misnomer given that most of the territory was not mountainous and that a Native American name would be more appropriate than a Spanish one. Other names such as Shoshone were suggested, but it was eventually decided that the Committee on Territories could name it whatever they wanted, so the original name of Montana was adopted.


With a total area of 147,040 square miles (380,800 km2), Montana is slightly larger than Japan. It is the fourth largest state in the United States after Alaska, Texas, and California; the largest landlocked U.S. state; and the 56th largest national state/province subdivision in the world. To the north, Montana shares a 545-mile (877 km) border with three Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, the only state to do so. It borders North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south and Idaho to the west and southwest.


What state does Montana border to the south?


Where are most of the states mountain ranges?

The topography of the state is roughly defined by the Continental Divide, which splits much of the state into distinct eastern and western regions. Most of Montana's 100 or more named mountain ranges are concentrated in the western half of the state, most of which is geologically and geographically part of the Northern Rocky Mountains. The Absaroka and Beartooth ranges in the south-central part of the state are technically part of the Central Rocky Mountains. The Rocky Mountain Front is a significant feature in the north-central portion of the state, and there are a number of isolated island ranges that interrupt the prairie landscape common in the central and eastern parts of the state. About 60 percent of the state is prairie, part of the northern Great Plains.


Which direction do the rivers flow near the Triple Divide Peak?

The northern section of the Divide, where the mountains give way rapidly to prairie, is part of the Rocky Mountain Front. The front is most pronounced in the Lewis Range, located primarily in Glacier National Park. Due to the configuration of mountain ranges in Glacier National Park, the Northern Divide (which begins in Alaska's Seward Peninsula) crosses this region and turns east in Montana at Triple Divide Peak. It causes the Waterton River, Belly, and Saint Mary rivers to flow north into Alberta, Canada. There they join the Saskatchewan River, which ultimately empties into Hudson Bay.


Where does the Saskatchewan River empty into?


East of the divide, several roughly parallel ranges cover the southern part of the state, including the Gravelly Range, the Madison Range, Gallatin Range, Absaroka Mountains and the Beartooth Mountains. The Beartooth Plateau is the largest continuous land mass over 10,000 feet (3,000 m) high in the continental United States. It contains the highest point in the state, Granite Peak, 12,799 feet (3,901 m) high. North of these ranges are the Big Belt Mountains, Bridger Mountains, Tobacco Roots, and several island ranges, including the Crazy Mountains and Little Belt Mountains.


What is thie highest point in the state?


How many seats do Democrats hold in the state US Senate's seats?

However, at the state level, the pattern of split ticket voting and divided government holds. Democrats currently hold one of the state's U.S. Senate seats, as well as four of the five statewide offices (Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Secretary of State and State Auditor). The lone congressional district has been Republican since 1996 and in 2014 Steve Daines won one of the state's Senate seats for the GOP. The Legislative branch had split party control between the house and senate most years between 2004 and 2010, when the mid-term elections returned both branches to Republican control. The state Senate is, as of 2015, controlled by the Republicans 29 to 21, and the State House of Representatives at 59 to 41.


How long has the single congressional district been Republican?


What is the split in the State House of Representatives?


What is the split in the state Senate controller by the Republicans?


In elections, what is Montana considered?

In presidential elections, Montana was long classified as a swing state, though the state has voted for the Republican candidate in all but two elections from 1952 to the present. The state last supported a Democrat for president in 1992, when Bill Clinton won a plurality victory. Overall, since 1889 the state has voted for Democratic governors 60 percent of the time and Democratic presidents 40 percent of the time, with these numbers being 40/60 for Republican candidates. In the 2008 presidential election, Montana was considered a swing state and was ultimately won by Republican John McCain, albeit by a narrow margin of two percent.


What year was the last Democrat for president supported?


How often has Montana voted for a Democratic governor?


How often does Montana voted for a Democratic president?


What is the name of the busiest airport in Montana?

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is the busiest airport in the state of Montana, surpassing Billings Logan International Airport in the spring of 2013. Montana's other major Airports include Billings Logan International Airport, Missoula International Airport, Great Falls International Airport, Glacier Park International Airport, Helena Regional Airport, Bert Mooney Airport and Yellowstone Airport. Eight smaller communities have airports designated for commercial service under the Essential Air Service program.


When did Bozeman Airport surpass Billings Logan as the largest busiest in Montana?


Railroads have been an important method of transportation in Montana since the 1880s. Historically, the state was traversed by the main lines of three east-west transcontinental routes: the Milwaukee Road, the Great Northern, and the Northern Pacific. Today, the BNSF Railway is the state's largest railroad, its main transcontinental route incorporating the former Great Northern main line across the state. Montana RailLink, a privately held Class II railroad, operates former Northern Pacific trackage in western Montana.


How long have railroads been important since in Montana


What is the name of the big game hunting foundation in Montana?

Montana is home to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and has a historic big game hunting tradition. There are fall bow and general hunting seasons for elk, pronghorn antelope, whitetail deer and mule deer. A random draw grants a limited number of permits for moose, mountain goats and bighorn sheep. There is a spring hunting season for black bear and in most years, limited hunting of bison that leave Yellowstone National Park is allowed. Current law allows both hunting and trapping of a specific number of wolves and mountain lions. Trapping of assorted fur bearing animals is allowed in certain seasons and many opportunities exist for migratory waterfowl and upland bird hunting.


What season is black bear hunting allowed?


What two predators can be hunted in specific numbers?


Since when has Montana been a destination for trout fisheries?

Montana has been a destination for its world-class trout fisheries since the 1930s. Fly fishing for several species of native and introduced trout in rivers and lakes is popular for both residents and tourists throughout the state. Montana is the home of the Federation of Fly Fishers and hosts many of the organizations annual conclaves. The state has robust recreational lake trout and kokanee salmon fisheries in the west, walleye can be found in many parts of the state, while northern pike, smallmouth and largemouth bass fisheries as well as catfish and paddlefish can be found in the waters of eastern Montana. Robert Redford's 1992 film of Norman Mclean's novel, A River Runs Through It, was filmed in Montana and brought national attention to fly fishing and the state.


What fishing organization has its home here?


What type of fisheries does the state have?


What Robert Redford movie was shot here in 1002?


The Montana Territory was formed on April 26, 1864, when the U.S. passed the Organic Act. Schools started forming in the area before it was officially a territory as families started settling into the area. The first schools were subscription schools that typically held in the teacher's home. The first formal school on record was at Fort Owen in Bitterroot valley in 1862. The students were Indian children and the children of Fort Owen employees. The first school term started in early winter and only lasted until February 28. Classes were taught by Mr. Robinson. Another early subscription school was started by Thomas Dimsdale in Virginia City in 1863. In this school students were charged $1.75 per week. The Montana Territorial Legislative Assembly had its inaugural meeting in 1864. The first legislature authorized counties to levy taxes for schools, which set the foundations for public schooling. Madison County was the first to take advantage of the newly authorized taxes and it formed fhe first public school in Virginia City in 1886. The first school year was scheduled to begin in January 1866, but severe weather postponed its opening until March. The first school year ran through the summer and didn't end until August 17. One of the first teachers at the school was Sarah Raymond. She was a 25-year-old woman who had traveled to Virginia City via wagon train in 1865. To become a certified teacher, Raymond took a test in her home and paid a $6 fee in gold dust to obtain a teaching certificate. With the help of an assistant teacher, Mrs. Farley, Raymond was responsible for teaching 50 to 60 students each day out of the 81 students enrolled at the school. Sarah Raymond was paid at a rate of $125 per month, and Mrs. Farley was paid $75 per month. There were no textbooks used in the school. In their place was an assortment of books brought in by various emigrants. Sarah quit teaching the following year, but would later become the Madison County superintendent of schools.


When was the first formal school on record?


How much were students charged per week?


When did the first public school in Virginia City formed?


How many miles of rivers are known for high class trout?

Montana contains thousands of named rivers and creeks, 450 miles (720 km) of which are known for "blue-ribbon" trout fishing. Montana's water resources provide for recreation, hydropower, crop and forage irrigation, mining, and water for human consumption. Montana is one of few geographic areas in the world whose rivers form parts of three major watersheds (i.e. where two continental divides intersect). Its rivers feed the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and Hudson Bay. The watersheds divide at Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park.


What ocean do rivers flow into from Montana?


East of the divide the Missouri River, which is formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, flows due north through the west-central part of the state to Great Falls. From this point, it then flows generally east through fairly flat agricultural land and the Missouri Breaks to Fort Peck reservoir. The stretch of river between Fort Benton and the Fred Robinson Bridge at the western boundary of Fort Peck Reservoir was designated a National Wild and Scenic River in 1976. The Missouri enters North Dakota near Fort Union, having drained more than half the land area of Montana (82,000 square miles (210,000 km2)). Nearly one-third of the Missouri River in Montana lies behind 10 dams: Toston, Canyon Ferry, Hauser, Holter, Black Eagle, Rainbow, Cochrane, Ryan, Morony, and Fort Peck.


Near where do the rivers form up for the Missouri river merging?


Which direction does the water flow in this area?


Which year was the Fort Peck Reservoir designated a National Scenic River?


Which direction does the Yellowstone River flow through the national park?

The Yellowstone River rises on the continental divide near Younts Peak in Wyoming's Teton Wilderness. It flows north through Yellowstone National Park, enters Montana near Gardiner, and passes through the Paradise Valley to Livingston. It then flows northeasterly across the state through Billings, Miles City, Glendive, and Sidney. The Yellowstone joins the Missouri in North Dakota just east of Fort Union. It is the longest undammed, free-flowing river in the contiguous United States, and drains about a quarter of Montana (36,000 square miles (93,000 km2)).


Where does the Yellowstone meet the Missouri river?


How many named lakes are there in Montana?

There are at least 3,223 named lakes and reservoirs in Montana, including Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in the western United States. Other major lakes include Whitefish Lake in the Flathead Valley and Lake McDonald and St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park. The largest reservoir in the state is Fort Peck Reservoir on the Missouri river, which is contained by the second largest earthen dam and largest hydraulically filled dam in the world. Other major reservoirs include Hungry Horse on the Flathead River; Lake Koocanusa on the Kootenai River; Lake Elwell on the Marias River; Clark Canyon on the Beaverhead River; Yellowtail on the Bighorn River, Canyon Ferry, Hauser, Holter, Rainbow; and Black Eagle on the Missouri River.


What is the name of the largest freshwater lake in western United States?


What is the name of the largest reservoir in the state?


What river is the Fort Peck Reservoir on?


About how much area do forests cover the state?

Vegetation of the state includes lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine; Douglas fir, larch, spruce; aspen, birch, red cedar, hemlock, ash, alder; rocky mountain maple and cottonwood trees. Forests cover approximately 25 percent of the state. Flowers native to Montana include asters, bitterroots, daisies, lupins, poppies, primroses, columbine, lilies, orchids, and dryads. Several species of sagebrush and cactus and many species of grasses are common. Many species of mushrooms and lichens are also found in the state.


How many different types of fish are diverse to Montana?

Montana is home to a diverse array of fauna that includes 14 amphibian, 90 fish, 117 mammal, 20 reptile and 427 bird species. Additionally, there are over 10,000 invertebrate species, including 180 mollusks and 30 crustaceans. Montana has the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states. Montana hosts five federally endangered species–black-footed ferret, whooping crane, least tern, pallid sturgeon and white sturgeon and seven threatened species including the grizzly bear, Canadian lynx and bull trout. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks manages fishing and hunting seasons for at least 17 species of game fish including seven species of trout, walleye and smallmouth bass and at least 29 species of game birds and animals including ring-neck pheasant, grey partridge, elk, pronghorn antelope, mule deer, whitetail deer, gray wolf and bighorn sheep.


What type of bear does Montana have the highest population of?


How many endangered species are in Montana?


How many species of game fish have hunting seasons?


Average annual precipitation is 15 inches (380 mm), but great variations are seen. The mountain ranges block the moist Pacific air, holding moisture in the western valleys, and creating rain shadows to the east. Heron, in the west, receives the most precipitation, 34.70 inches (881 mm). On the eastern (leeward) side of a mountain range, the valleys are much drier; Lonepine averages 11.45 inches (291 mm), and Deer Lodge 11.00 inches (279 mm) of precipitation. The mountains themselves can receive over 100 inches (2,500 mm), for example the Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park gets 105 inches (2,700 mm). An area southwest of Belfry averaged only 6.59 inches (167 mm) over a sixteen-year period. Most of the larger cities get 30 to 50 inches or 0.76 to 1.27 metres of snow each year. Mountain ranges themselves can accumulate 300 inches or 7.62 metres of snow during a winter. Heavy snowstorms may occur any time from September through May, though most snow falls from November to March.


How much precipitation does Heron recieve?


How much precipitation does the Grinnell Glacier recieve?


How many tax brackets does Montana have?

Montana's personal income tax contains 7 brackets, with rates ranging from 1 percent to 6.9 percent. Montana has no sales tax. In Montana, household goods are exempt from property taxes. However, property taxes are assessed on livestock, farm machinery, heavy equipment, automobiles, trucks, and business equipment. The amount of property tax owed is not determined solely by the property's value. The property's value is multiplied by a tax rate, set by the Montana Legislature, to determine its taxable value. The taxable value is then multiplied by the mill levy established by various taxing jurisdictions—city and county government, school districts and others.


What is the highest tax bracket in Montana?


About how many Native Americans live in Montana?

Approximately 66,000 people of Native American heritage live in Montana. Stemming from multiple treaties and federal legislation, including the Indian Appropriations Act (1851), the Dawes Act (1887), and the Indian Reorganization Act (1934), seven Indian reservations, encompassing eleven tribal nations, were created in Montana. A twelfth nation, the Little Shell Chippewa is a "landless" people headquartered in Great Falls, recognized by the state of Montana but not by the U.S. Government. The Blackfeet nation is headquartered on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation (1851) in Browning, Crow on the Crow Indian Reservation (1851) in Crow Agency, Confederated Salish and Kootenai and Pend d'Oreille on the Flathead Indian Reservation (1855) in Pablo, Northern Cheyenne on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (1884) at Lame Deer, Assiniboine and Gros Ventre on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (1888) in Fort Belknap Agency, Assiniboine and Sioux on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation (1888) at Poplar, and Chippewa-Cree on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation (1916) near Box Elder. Approximately 63% of all Native people live off the reservations, concentrated in the larger Montana cities with the largest concentration of urban Indians in Great Falls. The state also has a small Métis population, and 1990 census data indicated that people from as many as 275 different tribes lived in Montana.


When was the Indian Appropriations Act passed?


Where are the Little Shell Chippewa headquartered?


About what percentage of the Native Americans in Montana live off the reservation?


What is the largest European-American race in Montana?

While the largest European-American population in Montana overall is German, pockets of significant Scandinavian ancestry are prevalent in some of the farming-dominated northern and eastern prairie regions, parallel to nearby regions of North Dakota and Minnesota. Farmers of Irish, Scots, and English roots also settled in Montana. The historically mining-oriented communities of western Montana such as Butte have a wider range of European-American ethnicity; Finns, Eastern Europeans and especially Irish settlers left an indelible mark on the area, as well as people originally from British mining regions such as Cornwall, Devon and Wales. The nearby city of Helena, also founded as a mining camp, had a similar mix in addition to a small Chinatown. Many of Montana's historic logging communities originally attracted people of Scottish, Scandinavian, Slavic, English and Scots-Irish descent.[citation needed]


What percentage of the population in Montana are Native peoples?

Montana has a larger Native American population numerically and percentage-wise than most U.S. states. Although the state ranked 45th in population (according to the 2010 U.S. Census), it ranked 19th in total native people population. Native people constituted 6.5 percent of the state's total population, the sixth highest percentage of all 50 states. Montana has three counties in which Native Americans are a majority: Big Horn, Glacier, and Roosevelt. Other counties with large Native American populations include Blaine, Cascade, Hill, Missoula, and Yellowstone counties. The state's Native American population grew by 27.9 percent between 1980 and 1990 (at a time when Montana's entire population rose just 1.6 percent), and by 18.5 percent between 2000 and 2010. As of 2009, almost two-thirds of Native Americans in the state live in urban areas. Of Montana's 20 largest cities, Polson (15.7 percent), Havre (13.0 percent), Great Falls (5.0 percent), Billings (4.4 percent), and Anaconda (3.1 percent) had the greatest percentage of Native American residents in 2010. Billings (4,619), Great Falls (2,942), Missoula (1,838), Havre (1,210), and Polson (706) have the most Native Americans living there. The state's seven reservations include more than twelve distinct Native American ethnolinguistic groups.


What three counties are Native Americans a majority?


Between what years did the Native population increase by 27.9%


In what year did many cities in Montana set heat records?

The climate has become warmer in Montana and continues to do so. The glaciers in Glacier National Park have receded and are predicted to melt away completely in a few decades. Many Montana cities set heat records during July 2007, the hottest month ever recorded in Montana. Winters are warmer, too, and have fewer cold spells. Previously these cold spells had killed off bark beetles which are now attacking the forests of western Montana. The combination of warmer weather, attack by beetles, and mismanagement during past years has led to a substantial increase in the severity of forest fires in Montana. According to a study done for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science, portions of Montana will experience a 200-percent increase in area burned by wildfires, and an 80-percent increase in related air pollution.


What month was the hottest ever recorded?


What problem has substantially increased in its severity?


What year was the Hellgate treaty formed?

As white settlers began populating Montana from the 1850s through the 1870s, disputes with Native Americans ensued, primarily over land ownership and control. In 1855, Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens negotiated the Hellgate treaty between the United States Government and the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and the Kootenai people of western Montana, which established boundaries for the tribal nations. The treaty was ratified in 1859. While the treaty established what later became the Flathead Indian Reservation, trouble with interpreters and confusion over the terms of the treaty led whites to believe that the Bitterroot Valley was opened to settlement, but the tribal nations disputed those provisions. The Salish remained in the Bitterroot Valley until 1891.


What was the name of the first US Army post?

The first U.S. Army post established in Montana was Camp Cooke on the Missouri River in 1866 to protect steamboat traffic going to Fort Benton, Montana. More than a dozen additional military outposts were established in the state. Pressure over land ownership and control increased due to discoveries of gold in various parts of Montana and surrounding states. Major battles occurred in Montana during Red Cloud's War, the Great Sioux War of 1876, the Nez Perce War and in conflicts with Piegan Blackfeet. The most notable of these were the Marias Massacre (1870), Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876), Battle of the Big Hole (1877) and Battle of Bear Paw (1877). The last recorded conflict in Montana between the U.S. Army and Native Americans occurred in 1887 during the Battle of Crow Agency in the Big Horn country. Indian survivors who had signed treaties were generally required to move onto reservations.


What year did the Battle of Bear Paw happen?


What is the official language of Montana?

English is the official language in the state of Montana, as it is in many U.S. states. English is also the language of the majority. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 94.8 percent of the population aged 5 and older speak English at home. Spanish is the language most commonly spoken at home other than English. There were about 13,040 Spanish-language speakers in the state (1.4 percent of the population) in 2011. There were also 15,438 (1.7 percent of the state population) speakers of Indo-European languages other than English or Spanish, 10,154 (1.1 percent) speakers of a Native American language, and 4,052 (0.4 percent) speakers of an Asian or Pacific Islander language. Other languages spoken in Montana (as of 2013) include Assiniboine (about 150 speakers in the Montana and Canada), Blackfoot (about 100 speakers), Cheyenne (about 1,700 speakers), Plains Cree (about 100 speakers), Crow (about 3,000 speakers), Dakota (about 18,800 speakers in Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota), German Hutterite (about 5,600 speakers), Gros Ventre (about 10 speakers), Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille (about 64 speakers), Kutenai (about 6 speakers), and Lakota (about 6,000 speakers in Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota). The United States Department of Education estimated in 2009 that 5,274 students in Montana spoke a language at home other than English. These included a Native American language (64 percent), German (4 percent), Spanish (3 percent), Russian (1 percent), and Chinese (less than 0.5 percent).


What percentage of the population in Montana speak English?


What is the second most common language spoken in Montana?


How about many Spanish speakers are there in the state?


ABout how many people in the state of Montana speak Cheyenne?


According to the 2010 Census, 89.4 percent of the population was White (87.8 percent Non-Hispanic White), 6.3 percent American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.9 percent Hispanics and Latinos of any race, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.4 percent Black or African American, 0.1 percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.6 percent from Some Other Race, and 2.5 percent from two or more races. The largest European ancestry groups in Montana as of 2010 are: German (27.0 percent), Irish (14.8 percent), English (12.6 percent), Norwegian (10.9 percent), French (4.7 percent) and Italian (3.4 percent).


What percent of the state is Native American Indian?


Hispanics account for what percentage of Monatanas population?


What was the population of the state in 2015?

The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Montana was 1,032,949 on July 1, 2015, a 4.40% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The 2010 census put Montana's population at 989,415 which is an increase of 43,534 people, or 4.40 percent, since 2010. During the first decade of the new century, growth was mainly concentrated in Montana's seven largest counties, with the highest percentage growth in Gallatin County, which saw a 32 percent increase in its population from 2000-2010. The city seeing the largest percentage growth was Kalispell with 40.1 percent, and the city with the largest increase in actual residents was Billings with an increase in population of 14,323 from 2000-2010.


How much did the population increase since 2010?


What year was Jeannette Rankin vote against war the first time?

In 1940, Jeannette Rankin had once again been elected to Congress, and in 1941, as she did in 1917, she voted against the United States' declaration of war. This time she was the only vote against the war, and in the wake of public outcry over her vote, she required police protection for a time. Other pacifists tended to be those from "peace churches" who generally opposed war. Many individuals from throughout the U.S. who claimed conscientious objector status were sent to Montana during the war as smokejumpers and for other forest fire-fighting duties.


When did she vote a second time against war?