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Animals in Beatles Songs Trivia Quiz

The Beatles wrote songs about a variety of different topics. Animals seemed to be one of the recurring themes and were mentioned in several songs.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,449

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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4500

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Question 1 of 10

1. I'll start with an easy one: "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My _______"?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What song contains the lyrics "Into the light of the dark black night"? Hint

Free as a Bird

Blackbird

Blue Jay Way

And Your Bird Can Sing

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Question 3 of 10

3. What kind of animal is mentioned in "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite"? Hint

Elephant

Lion

Bear

Horse

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Where did we lose the touch that seemed to mean so much? It always made me feel so _____________"?

Answer: (Four Words (no quotes))

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Question 5 of 10

5. What two animals are mentioned in "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"? Hint

Elephant and tiger

Lion and zebra

Buffalo and cow

Bear and deer

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Question 6 of 10

6. What song tells the tale of an animal in the "black mountain hills of Dakota"?

Answer: (Two Words (watch spelling!))

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Have you seen the bigger ______ in their startched white shirts? You will find the bigger _____ stirring up the dirt". What goes in the blanks? Hint

Birdies

Doggies

Kitties

Piggies

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Question 8 of 10

8. "I'd like to be under the sea in an ________ garden in the shade"? Hint

Octopus's

Electric ray's

Alligator's

Oyster's

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these two animals, aside from the obvious, are mentioned in "I am the Walrus"? Hint

Horse and duck

Squid and clams

Pig and dog

Cat and sheep

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Question 10 of 10

10. "You tell me that you've heard every sound there is, and your ____ can sing" Hint

Bird

Dog

Fish

Walrus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I'll start with an easy one: "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My _______"?

Answer: monkey

Some say this song is about Yoko Ono. Others say it is about the Mareshi.

2. What song contains the lyrics "Into the light of the dark black night"?

Answer: Blackbird

Paul McCartney was inspired to write this song while in India and a bird woke him up at 6:00 in the morning. It has also been said that if you listen carefully to this song, you can hear Paul tapping his foot in the background.

3. What kind of animal is mentioned in "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite"?

Answer: Horse

John Lennon based the lyrics of this song on an old circus poster he got at an antique store.

4. "Where did we lose the touch that seemed to mean so much? It always made me feel so _____________"?

Answer: Free as a Bird

This was the first of the "Anthology" reunion songs.

5. What two animals are mentioned in "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"?

Answer: Elephant and tiger

This song was about a kid named Richard Cooke III, whom The Beatles met in Rishikesh.

6. What song tells the tale of an animal in the "black mountain hills of Dakota"?

Answer: Rocky Raccoon

A cute little song that was originally called "Rocky Sassoon", until the singer Donovan helped Paul McCartney out a little with the lyrics.

7. "Have you seen the bigger ______ in their startched white shirts? You will find the bigger _____ stirring up the dirt". What goes in the blanks?

Answer: Piggies

This was the song that prompted Charles Manson to kill eight people and write "Pig" and "Piggies" on the wall. He even had them stabbed with forks and knives because George Harrison mentions them in the lyrics. For some reason, he thought The Beatles were telling him to give the "piggies" a "damn good wacking".

8. "I'd like to be under the sea in an ________ garden in the shade"?

Answer: Octopus's

Ringo Starr wrote this song after meeting a fisherman who told him all about the octopuses that lived at the bottom of the ocean. For a time, Ringo wanted to live at the bottom of the sea too.

9. Which of these two animals, aside from the obvious, are mentioned in "I am the Walrus"?

Answer: Pig and dog

The pigs are mentioned in the lines "See how they run like pigs from a gun" and "See how they smile like pigs in a sty". The dog is mentioned in the line "Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye." And of course there is "elementary penguin".

10. "You tell me that you've heard every sound there is, and your ____ can sing"

Answer: Bird

The working title of this song was "You Don't Get Me". John Lennon later dismissed it as "a horror".

Source: Author Morrigan716

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