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Obscure Beatles Facts

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"Test your knowledge of Beatles biographical and musical minutae."


1. When Paul McCartney first played with John Lennon, what was their drummer's first name?
    Pete
    Ringo
    Richard
    Colin


2. Who sponsored the Beatles' first professional tour in Scotland?
    Larry Parnes
    Bruno Kochmeider
    Allan Williams
    Brian Epstein


3. What was the name of the first nightclub in Hamburg where the Beatles played?
    The Casbah Club
    The Star Club
    The Top-Ten Club
    The Indra Club


4. According to Paul's recollections in the Beatles' 'Anthology' book, which of the Beatles Hamburg friends did the most to influence their style of dress and their hairstyle?
    Jurgen Vollmer
    Klaus Voorman
    Astrid Kirchherr
    Stu Sutcliffe


5. Why did the Beatles originally hire Pete Best to be their drummer?
    He was one of the top five drummers in Liverpool.
    Brian Epstein talked them into it.
    Ringo was already in another band.
    He owned his own drum kit, and he was available.


6. Name the predominant manufacturers of guitars, basses, and amps that the Beatles used from 1958 until 1967.
    Hofner, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, and Vox
    Epiphone, Gretsch, Gibson, and Ampeg
    Fender, Hofner, and Gibson
    Hagstrom, Gibson, Hofner, and Vox


7. Who was the Beatles' first manager or booking agent?
    Larry Parnes
    Allan Williams
    Brian Epstein
    Neil Aspinall


8. The Beatles first 'proper' tour of theaters in Great Britain was actually in support of what singing star?
    Roy Orbison
    Tommy Roe
    Little Richard
    Helen Shapiro


9. Why did Ed Sullivan book the Beatles for his 'really big shew'?
    He read the cover story in Newsweek magazine from the fall of 1963.
    He heard a bunch of their records while in England and was impressed with their success.
    He saw a video-taped clip of them on 'The Tonight Show' with Jack Parr.
    He was at Heathrow Airport when the Beatles returned from Sweden and saw 10 thousand kids screaming their lungs out.


10. Besides the screams of the fans, what else prevented the Beatles from hearing themselves when they played live?
    All of these
    They had to use the house PA system, which always sucked.
    Their amps were too small.
    They had no stage monitors.


11. Which of these inspired John Lennon to write, 'She Said, She Said' (from 'Revolver') when the Beatles were visiting L.A. in 1965?
    Dennis Hopper
    Jim McGuinn
    Peter Fonda
    David Crosby


12. Who was the Beatles' road manager, who went on the become the manager of Apple Corps.?
    Mal Evans
    Neil Aspinall
    Derek Taylor
    Brian Epstein


13. What was the largest venue where the Beatles perfomed live?
    Shea Stadium
    Candlestick Park
    Woodstock
    The Isle of Wight Festival


14. What was the nickname of the Beatles electronics 'genius' who befriended John in 1966?
    Answer: (Two Words)


15. When and where did the Beatles first smoke marijuana?
    Summer 1965. New York City
    Summer 1964. New York City
    Summer 1965. Los Angeles
    Summer 1965. London


16. Who first turned the Beatles on to LSD? When did that happen?
    Brian Jones, summer 1966
    John and George's dentist, spring 1965
    Peter Fonda, Summer 1965
    'Doctor Robert', spring 1966


17. The Beatles scheduled performance at what Japanese venue caused considerable controversy during their 1966 world tour?
    The Oko-Shi
    The Buddo-kan
    The Negi-Maki
    The Mashima-tai


18. What was the final straw that caused the Beatles to finally stop touring?
    Death threats in the US after John's 'Jesus' remark
    They hated playing live.
    They didn't need the money.
    Almost getting killed in Manilla


19. The last name of the detective who busted John and Yoko and George and Pattie for possession of cannabis was...
    Answer: (One Word)


20. Name the recording engineer who most frequently worked with George Martin and the Beatles after the album "Rubber Soul".
    George Martin
    Geoff Emerick
    Glyn Johns
    Phil Spector


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