The Ultimate Beatles Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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? Yellow Submarine Penny Lane Yesterday Help

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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