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The "Sgt Pepper's" Album Cover

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The Sgt Peppers Album Cover game quiz
"One of the all-time classic album covers, 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' depicts dozens of people and objects. This quiz, a joint effort by the Lost Connection, will test you on some of them."

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1. 'Sgt Pepper's' has people from all walks of life- from Hindu gurus to African missionaries, from psychiatrists to architects. There is even an Olympic gold medallist! Which sporting star appears in the second row, just behind Ringo's head?
    Carl Lewis
    Jesse Owens
    Johnny Weissmuller
    Abebe Bikila


2. Over the years, many people have been referred to as 'the fifth Beatle'. This young man, pictured on the left of the third row (just above the lady with the big blue hat), is one who did have a legitimate claim to that position. He was their original bass player, playing with them during some of their Hamburg days. Who was he?
    Pete Best
    Stu Sutcliffe
    Brian Epstein
    George Martin


3. This album cover was one of the most unique and memorable of cover arts which had been designed at the time. One of the more famous women to appear on this cover originally declined to be on the cover. Her reasoning was, "No, I don't want to be on that. What would I be doing in a lonely hearts club?" Who said this?
    Mae West
    Shirley Temple
    Aubrey Beardsley
    Garden Gnome


4. Around the time the album was released, rumours had been circulating that one of the members of the Beatles had died. The rumours cited mysterious lyrics from several Beatles songs, and also images from the cover of 'Sgt Pepper's'. What band instrument is Paul McCartney holding on the album cover, different from the other Beatles, which helped perpetuate the rumour that he was dead?
    Trumpet
    Wagner tuba
    Flute
    English horn


5. If you happen to have the album and liner notes, this famous writer is depicted in position 52. He was a famous writer known for such works as "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass". Who is this prominent author?
    Lewis Carroll
    Harold Kaminsky
    Tommy Jones
    Frederick Gumpinksi


6. Somewhere on the right-hand edge of the album cover is an image of a Shirley Temple doll wearing a striped sweatshirt. What famous band is mentioned on the shirt?
    The Temptations
    The Rolling Stones
    The Monkees
    The Who


7. Also included on the cover of the album is the author of the dystopian novel "Brave New World". Who is the author in question?
    Yevgeny Zamyatin
    George Orwell
    Aldous Huxley
    H. G. Wells


8. There are only a few sports figures appearing on the cover. This one happens to be a boxer. He is prominently displayed on the far left on the album cover. His birth name is Charles, but he was best well known by his nickname. Who is he?
    Cassius Clay
    Sonny Liston
    Floyd Patterson
    Joe Louis


9. This relatively infamous figure appears adjacent to Mae West on the cover. He is described as being a "dabbler in black magic," on the cover notes for the album. However, he was also a prolific author and chess player. Who is he?
    Anton LaVey
    Bill Gatesky
    Bernie Schwartz
    Aleister Crowley


10. Both of these famous comedians appear on the cover. They formed a famous duo of yesteryear comedy. One of their most famous films was entitled: "Way Out West" One was thin and the other robust. Who is this comedy team?
    Laurel and Hardy
    Burl and Ives
    Smith and Jones
    Shoemaker and Shoemarker


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Compiled Dec 14 12