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Fun Trivia: B : Beatles, The

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Which Beatle had two songs banned by the BBC in 1972?

    Paul McCartney. The two songs were "Give Ireland back to the Irish" (too political) and "Hi Hi Hi" (too sexual).

Which Beatle narrated a children's TV programme?
    Ringo Starr. The progamme was of course 'Thomas the Tank Engine'.

Which Beatle supported the 'James Hanratty is innocent' campaign?
    John Lennon. DNA tests have shown that John, like many of us, was wrong.

Which Beatle once wore a wedding ring containing a tiny jade heart?
    Paul McCartney. This was the wedding ring given to him by Linda.

Which Beatle appeared as a TV interviewer in the spoof Beatle documentary 'All You Need Is Cash'?
    George Harrison. The group in the documentary were named The Rutles.

Which Beatle was a member of the George Formby Society?
    George Harrison. George once played with almost a 100 other banjo-ukes and ukelees players at one of their meetings.

Which Beatle said that the first record he ever bought was 'Be Bop A Lula' by Gene Vincent?
    Paul McCartney. This was stated on a BBC radio programme by Paul where he talked about his life.

Which Beatle played the Mock Turtle in a TV adaption of 'Alice in Wonderland'?
    Ringo Starr. The made for TV film was shown in 1985.

Which Beatle starred with Sir Ralph Richardson in the theatrical knights last ever role?
    Paul McCartney. The production was 'Give my regards to Broadstreet', at the end of flming Sir Ralph reputedly said "Thank you my dear boy, not a comma out of place", Paul took this as a tribute to his screenwriting.

Which Beatle once played the part of a toilet attendant on the show 'Not Only-But Also'?
    John Lennon. 'Not Only-But Also' starred Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, sadley not many episodes survived a BBC cost cutting exercise, when many of the priceless programmes were wiped!

Which Beatle was the first to become a grandfather?
    Ringo Starr. Ringo's son Zak and his wife Sarah have a daughter Tatia Jayne.

Which Beatle appears as Dr Winston O Boogie on the Elton John's recording of 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds'?
    John Lennon. As John's middle name was Winston that was an easy one.

Which Beatle designed a set of stamps for the Isle of Man?
    Paul McCartney. The set of stamps were released 1st July 2002, the stamps are called 'Happy memories of the Isle of Man'.

Which Beatle was once part of the 'Travelling Wilburys'.
    George Harrison. The other Wilburys who were travelling were the late Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty.

Which Beatle returned his MBE?
    John Lennon. John returned the honour in 1969 as a protest against the war in Vietnam, the conflict in Biafra, and the fact that 'Cold Turkey' was slipping down the charts.


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