Beatles Quiz 2 – A
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Are you a Real Fab Four Maniac?
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Question 1 |
Which pop artist designed the cover of the White Album?
Bridget Riley | |
Andy Warhol | |
Peter Blake | |
Richard Hamilton |
Question 2 |
Which Beatles song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written?
Something | |
Yesterday | |
Norwegian Wood | |
Why Don't We Do it in the Road? |
Question 2 Explanation:
Frank Sinatra called this "The greatest love song ever written." He often performed it in the '70s, at one point wrongly attributing it to Lennon and McCartney rather than Harrison.
Question 3 |
Which Beatle was the Walrus?
George | |
John | |
Ringo | |
Paul |
Question 3 Explanation:
John Lennon was the Walrus, though apparently Ringo Starr wore the walrus costume for the Magical Mystery Tour film shoot. "The Walrus was Paul" was a phony clue, sung by John Lennon as a joke in "Glass Onion". Lennon's later song "God" included the lyrics "I was the Walrus, but now I'm John".
Question 4 |
What was the title of Beatles manager Brian Epstein's autobiography?
All You Need is Cash | |
Revolution in the Head | |
A Cellarful of Noise | |
Nowhere Man |
Question 4 Explanation:
A Cellarful of Noise is the title of Brian Epstein's 1964 autobiography. His assistant, Derek Taylor, was the ghostwriter of the book, which describes the early days of The Beatles, whom Epstein managed.
Question 5 |
The Beatles had a record 17 UK number one hits. Which was the group's only single between 1963 and 1969 that failed to reach the top of the charts?
Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine | |
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever | |
The Ballad of John and Yoko | |
I Feel Fine |
Question 5 Explanation:
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever reached no 2 in 1967
Question 6 |
Which actor appeared in three Beatles films?
Roy Kinnear | |
Ivor Cutler | |
Victor Spinetti | |
Wilfrid Brambell |
Question 6 Explanation:
was a Welsh comedy actor, author, poet and raconteur. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his 50-year career and is best remembered today for appearing in the three Beatles films in the 1960s, A Hard Day's Night, Help! and Magical Mystery Tour.
Question 7 |
In which year was the Beatles' last live performance (at Candlestick Park, San Francisco)?
1966 | |
1967 | |
1968 | |
1965 |
Question 7 Explanation:
Technically speaking; The rooftop concert on Apple's Abbey Road Studios in January 1969, as shown in the film: Let It Be (1970). Their previous live concert was at San Francisco's Candlestick Park in 1966.
Question 8 |
Which was the last album recorded by the Beatles?
The White Album | |
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | |
Abbey Road | |
Let it Be |
Question 8 Explanation:
Their version would have us believe that Abbey Road was the last album, and truthfully it was certainly the last time they collectively did anything together, artistically -- but if you believe that, you are probably also thinking that the whole thing could have ended differently. If you accept Let it Be as the final album, then you accept the fact of the breakup, the tensions, the horrible schisms that drove the group apart.
Question 9 |
What was the Beatles' first single in 1962?
Love Me Do | |
I Saw Her Standing There | |
Please Please Me | |
Twist and Shout |
Question 9 Explanation:
That’s exactly what happened on Oct. 5, 1962, when the Beatles released their first single, “Love Me Do,” in the U.K.
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney a few years earlier, “Love Me Do” was one of four songs the Beatles performed during their successful audition for George Martin several months earlier and slated for their debut single
Question 10 |
Who gave the Beatles their name in April 1960?
George Harrison | |
John Lennon | |
Paul McCartney | |
Pete Best |
Question 11 |
Which Beatles song holds the record for the most versions recorded by different artists?
Yesterday | |
Revolution #9 | |
Let it Be | |
Hey Jude |
Question 11 Explanation:
According to the Guinness Book of Records. The song 'Yesterday' is the most recorded song ever. Approx 1600 cover versions have been done from Elvis Presley to Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan to Daffy Duck
Question 12 |
What is Paul McCartney's middle name?
Ringo | |
Paul | |
John | |
James |
Question 12 Explanation:
James Paul McCartney was born on 18 June 1942 in Walton Hospital, Liverpool, England, where his mother, Mary Patricia (née Mohin) (1909–1956), had qualified to practise as a nurse. His father, James ("Jim") McCartney (1902–1976), was absent from his son's birth due to his work as a volunteer firefighter during World War II.
Question 13 |
Which Beatles album consisted only of Lennon/McCartney compositions?
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | |
Revolver | |
A Hard Day's Night | |
Rubber Soul |
Question 13 Explanation:
A Hard Day's Night. All other albums from their "Beatlemania period" featured songs mostly by Lennon and McCartney, but also Harrison, and other songwriters as well. Albums from Revolver forward featured songs written by the Beatles only, but always a song or two from Harrison. The White Album and Abbey Road even featured songs by Richard Starkey (aka Ringo Starr).
Question 14 |
Who played lead guitar on Ticket to Ride?
Eric Clapton | |
John Lennon | |
George Harrison | |
Paul McCartney |
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