The Ultimate Beatles Quiz

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1. What was the name of their first album released in America? The Early Beatles Meet The Beatles Introducing The Beatles Please Please Me

2. Who played drums on the album version of "Love Me Do"? Ringo Starr Jimmy Nicol Pete Best Andy White

3. What German city did the group perform in before they became famous? Munich Frankfurt Hamburg Berlin

4. Which Beatle wrote "Twist and Shout"? None of the above George Harrison John Lennon and Paul McCartney Ringo Starr

5. What song did The Beatles give to the Rolling Stones? Don't Bother Me I Wanna Be Your Man Tell Me Why They never gave them a song

6. What was the flipside of the American "I Want To Hold Your Hand" single? This Boy I Saw Her Standing There All My Loving She Loves You

7. Who was the inspiration for "And I Love Her"? John's Aunt Mimi Linda Eastman Jane Asher Cynthia Lennon

8. Which of these songs did Paul record by himself with no other Beatle participating? Here There And Everywhere Yesterday Got To Get You Into My Life For No One

9. What instrument did George Harrison play on "Norwegian Wood"? Lead Guitar Sitar Rhythm Guitar Hammond Organ

10. John Lennon was sitting outside his house in Kenwood trying to write a song but when he couldn't come up with any ideas he thought of himself as a________. Answer: (Two Words)

11. John Lennon had an interview with a magazine in which he said The Beatles were more popular than________. Answer: (Two Words)

12. What single reached Number 1 in America and England? Help Yesterday Yellow Submarine Penny Lane

13. How many Grammy awards did "Sergeant Pepper" win? 4 2 3 1

14. What was the first song for which Ringo Starr got songwriting credit? Yellow Submarine What Goes On Don't Pass Me By Octopus's Garden

15. Which album does not include "Revolution"? Rock and Roll Music Hey Jude The White Album The Beatles 1967-1970

16. What was the longest track the Beatles ever released? I Want You (She's So Heavy) Revolution 9 Hey Bulldog You know My Name (Look Up My Number)

17. Which single reached Number 1 in America and England? Hey Jude The Ballad of John and Yoko Let It Be Lady Madonna

18. What inspired Paul to write "Helter Skelter"? The Charles Manson murders A review of a Who album A slide in an English amusement park None of these

19. What song on "Let It Be" was overdubbed, over Paul's objections? Let It Be Get Back Across The Universe The Long And Winding Road

20. Why did Paul want to re-record "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"? He wanted to change the style He wrote a brand new verse and wanted to add it He didn't like George's guitar solo or Ringo's drumming He missung a line

21. True or false: All the Beatles had facial hair on the cover of the "Abbey Road" album. True False

22. True or false: "She Loves You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand" were the only songs the group released in German under their own name. True False

23. True or false: The last line in "Strawberry Fields Forever" is "I buried Paul". True False

24. True or false: Frank Sinatra called "Something" "The greatest love song of the past fifty years". True False

25. True or false: George Martin produced all of the Beatles' albums. True False