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Quiz about Anatomy Of A Song The Ballad Of John And Yoko
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Anatomy Of A Song: "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" Quiz


You know "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" by The Beatles. Do you know it well enough to take this quiz? UK chart: The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles. US chart: Joel Whitburn's book of Billboard Top Pop Singles.

A multiple-choice quiz by shipyardbernie. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
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393,614
Updated
Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 10
1. John and Yoko were standing at the dock but in which UK south coast port? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. John and Yoko were trying to get to either one of two countries, one being France. Which was the other one? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The couple finally got to France and honeymooned by a river. Which river? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who called to say "You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The couple drove from France to a Hilton hotel in Holland. Which city was the hotel in? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. At the Hilton hotel how long were they talking in bed for? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which European city did they visit and eat chocolate cake in a bag? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. John and Yoko caught the early plane back to London with something tied in a sack. What was it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which George Harrison composition was on the B-Side of The Beatles' "The Ballad Of John And Yoko"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who played the drums on "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" by The Beatles? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. John and Yoko were standing at the dock but in which UK south coast port?

Answer: Southampton

They were "Standing in the dock at Southampton".

"The Ballad Of John And Yoko" was The Beatles' 17th and last number one hit on the UK singles chart. The Beatles' first UK number one hit was "From Me To You" (on the Parlophone record label), it was number one for seven weeks in 1963.
2. John and Yoko were trying to get to either one of two countries, one being France. Which was the other one?

Answer: Holland

They were "Trying to get to Holland or France".

"The Ballad Of John And Yoko" was number one for three weeks on the UK singles chart for The Beatles in 1969. It had replaced "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe, (his only UK number one hit). "Dizzy" had replaced "Get Back" by The Beatles on the UK singles chart and ended its six week run at number one.
3. The couple finally got to France and honeymooned by a river. Which river?

Answer: Seine

They were "Honeymooning down by the Seine".

"The Ballad Of John And Yoko" was written by John Lennon but attributed to Lennon/McCartney. When back in England, John Lennon brought the song around to Paul McCartney's home on the 14 April 1969 and they recorded it the same evening.
4. Who called to say "You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain"?

Answer: Peter Brown

"Peter Brown called to say you can make it OK. You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain".

The Spanish government under the dictator General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, objected to the song because of the words "You can make it OK, you can get married in Gibraltar near Spain". The status of Gibraltar has been a long running subject of debate between Spain and the United Kingdom with both claiming sovereignty.
5. The couple drove from France to a Hilton hotel in Holland. Which city was the hotel in?

Answer: Amsterdam

They "Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton".

"The Ballad Of John And Yoko" was written by John Lennon while on his honeymoon in Paris. It tells of the events of his marriage to Yoko Ono in March 1969 and their very public honeymoon activities. These included their Bed-In at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel and their demonstration of Bagism.
6. At the Hilton hotel how long were they talking in bed for?

Answer: A week

They "Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton, talking in our beds for a week".

"The Ballad Of John And Yoko" peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. There would still be three number one hits to come on the Billboard Hot 100 from The Beatles. "Come Together"/Something" (1969), "Let It Be" (1970) and "The Long And Winding Road" (1970).
7. Which European city did they visit and eat chocolate cake in a bag?

Answer: Vienna

"Made a lightning trip to Vienna, eating chocolate cake in a bag"

The recording of "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" marks the return of recording engineer Geoff Emerick at a Beatles recording session. He had quit working with the group during the tensions of the recording sessions for "The Beatles" (The White Album) nine months earlier.
8. John and Yoko caught the early plane back to London with something tied in a sack. What was it?

Answer: 50 acorns

"Caught the early plane back to London, fifty acorns tied in a sack".

"The Ballad Of John And Yoko" was the first Beatles' single to be released in stereo in the UK. Also in the UK it was their third single and third number one hit on the Apple record label. It was also the last of six consecutive UK number one hits by The Beatles, which started with "All You Need Is Love" in 1967.
9. Which George Harrison composition was on the B-Side of The Beatles' "The Ballad Of John And Yoko"?

Answer: Old Brown Shoe

"Old Brown Shoe" written by George Harrison was the B-Side of "The Ballad Of John And Yoko".

John Lennon is said to have been responsible for the choice of "Old Brown Shoe" as the B-side for "The Ballad Of John And Yoko". A solo demo version of "Old Brown Shoe" by George Harrison was released on the 1996 Beatles' compilation "Anthology 3".
10. Who played the drums on "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" by The Beatles?

Answer: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the only members of The Beatles to play on "The Ballad Of John And Yoko".

Paul McCartney sang harmony and played bass, drums, maracas and piano, John Lennon sang vocals and played lead guitar and acoustic guitar. George Harrison was on holiday and Ringo Starr was filming the movie "The Magic Christian", starring Peter Sellers.
Source: Author shipyardbernie

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