Beatles Albums Trivia Quiz

Answer: Do You Want To Know A Secret

"I wrote [the song] and gave it to George to sing. I thought it would be a good vehicle for him because it only had three notes and he wasn't the best singer in the world." ~~~John Lennon

Answer: Maxwell's Silver Hammer

In 1994, Paul McCartney said the song details the downfalls of life.

"'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' is my analogy for when something goes wrong out of the blue, as it so often does, as I was beginning to find out at that time in my life...We still use that expression now when something unexpected happens." ~~~Paul McCartney

Answer: Glass Onion

People were mystified by the line "Well here's another clue for you all/The walrus was Paul". They believed this confirmed the urban legend that Paul McCartney died during the recording of 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band' and was replaced by someone who looked and sounded just like him.

Answer: The Long And Winding Road

'The Long and Winding Road' was the Fab Four's last number one hit in the United States, on May 23, 1970.

Paul McCartney wrote the song at his farm in Scotland, where he was inspired by the tension growing among the Beatles. McCartney said later: "I just sat down at my piano in Scotland, started playing and came up with that song, imagining it was going to be done by someone like Ray Charles."

Answer: Eleanor Rigby

Paul McCartney originally named the priest, Father Mackenzie, Father McCartney. Then he said, "I thought it was a bit of a hang-up for my dad, being in this lonely song, so we looked through the phonebook." Mackenzie fit the song's rhythm, so the priest was renamed.

Answer: Nowhere Man

John Lennon's inspiration comes from strange places, as he explained in this quote:

"I was just sitting, trying to think of a song, and I thought of myself sitting there, doing nothing and getting nowhere . . . Nothing would come. I was cheesed off and went for a lie-down, having given up. Then I thought of myself as a 'Nowhere Man', sitting in his nowhere land."

Answer: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

John Lennon's young son, Julian, inspired this song when Lennon saw a picture titled Lucy---in the sky with diamonds, drawn in nursery school. When the song was released, the BBC banned it because the initials were LSD---otherwise known as acid.

Julian Lennon says this about the song: "It was purely unconscious that it came out to be LSD. Until someone pointed it out, I never even thought of it. I mean, who would ever bother to look at initials of a title? It's not an acid song. The imagery was Alice in the boat."

Answer: All You Need Is Love

Brian Epstein, the Beatles' manager, remarks: "It was an inspired song and they really wanted to give the world a message; the nice thing about it is that it cannot be misinterpreted. It is a clear message saying that love is everything."

Answer: I Am The Walrus

John Lennon wrote this song after a schoolboy sent him a letter informing him that their professor had a course dedicated entirely to deciphering the meanings behind Beatles songs. Lennon didn't like that idea, so he wrote this in retaliation. Of course, this has sparked much curiosity about the song's TRUE meaning.

Answer: Things We Said Today

Paul McCartney wrote this for his girlfriend, Jane Asher, who was often lonely when he was off playing concerts and making movies.

The piano was supposed to be omitted, but the sound leaked onto some of the microphones used in recording. Of the three takes, take one was a false start, take two was the rhythm and take three was the overdubbing.