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Beatles Facts and Figures Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about The Beatles' amazing record-breaking statistics?

A multiple-choice quiz by walrus186. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
walrus186

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

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135,005

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. This was the first album in the U.S. industry to have advance orders of 1 million copies. Hint

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Help!

Rubber Soul

Meet the Beatles!

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Question 2 of 10

2. For the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart of April 4, 1964, The Beatles held the Top 5 positions. Which song was No. 1 that week? Hint

From Me To You

She Loves You

Can't Buy Me Love

I Want to Hold Your Hand

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Question 3 of 10

3. The public eventually had such high standards for The Beatles that the press was shocked that one of their singles "only" went to No. 2 in the UK. Which one was that? Hint

Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever

Hey Jude/Revolution

Lady Madonna/The Inner Light

And I Love Her/If I Fell

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Beatles had seven consecutive UK singles that ENTERED the chart at No. 1.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1995, The Beatles released a new "reunion" single 25 years after they broke up. This single went to No. 2. And the title is...? Hint

Real Love

Free as a Bird

Grow Old With Me

Imagine

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Question 6 of 10

6. This album had the biggest first-week sales of any double album in history. Hint

Anthology Vol. 2

Anthology Vol. 1

The White Album

Anthology Vol. 3

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Question 7 of 10

7. This single was a No. 1 in at least fourteen countries, including the US. Hint

Get Back

I Want to Hold Your Hand

Norwegian Wood

All You Need is Love

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Can't Buy Me Love" had the largest advance orders for any single. How many people purchased it before release? Hint

3 million

15 trillion

500,000

2.1 million

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Question 9 of 10

9. This album had the largest advance order for any album in history. Hint

The White Album

Let It Be

Meet the Beatles!

Help!

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Beatles' LEAST popular album, "Yellow Submarine", reached No. 2 on the US album charts. (I am talking about their original albums, not including compilations released after 1970)

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This was the first album in the U.S. industry to have advance orders of 1 million copies.

Answer: Help!

The US "HELP!" LP was release August 13, 1965 and immediately received a gold record award for advance sales of one million.

2. For the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart of April 4, 1964, The Beatles held the Top 5 positions. Which song was No. 1 that week?

Answer: Can't Buy Me Love

"Can't Buy Me Love" was No. 1 the week of the largest monopoly of the US charts in all of history.

3. The public eventually had such high standards for The Beatles that the press was shocked that one of their singles "only" went to No. 2 in the UK. Which one was that?

Answer: Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever

The February 1967 single "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" became their first UK single, besides their debut "Love Me Do", to not make the No. 1 spot, only reaching No. 2. Since The Beatles had had so many No. 1s before, this was considered a slight letdown.

4. The Beatles had seven consecutive UK singles that ENTERED the chart at No. 1.

Answer: True

"Paperback Writer" was released in June 1966 in the UK and entered the chart at No. 2, after the previous seven singles had ENTERED at No. 1.

5. In 1995, The Beatles released a new "reunion" single 25 years after they broke up. This single went to No. 2. And the title is...?

Answer: Free as a Bird

In 1994, the three surviving Beatles, (Paul, George, and Ringo) reunited to add overdubs onto an unreleased recording made by the late John Lennon. They released two "new" Beatles singles, "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love", the former of which reached No. 2, twenty-five years after they broke up.

6. This album had the biggest first-week sales of any double album in history.

Answer: Anthology Vol. 1

The Beatles' first of three anthology albums, released in 1995, sold 855,473 copies in its first seven days.

7. This single was a No. 1 in at least fourteen countries, including the US.

Answer: Get Back

The April 1969 single "Get Back" spent six weeks at No. 1 in the US, and topped the charts in 13 other countries as well.

8. "Can't Buy Me Love" had the largest advance orders for any single. How many people purchased it before release?

Answer: 2.1 million

The March 1964 single "Can't Buy Me Love" holds the record for the biggest advance sales for any single. In the UK, it entered the chart four days after release at No. 1.

9. This album had the largest advance order for any album in history.

Answer: Let It Be

The Beatles' last original album, "Let It Be", was released in May 1970 and had advance orders for 3.7 million copies.

10. The Beatles' LEAST popular album, "Yellow Submarine", reached No. 2 on the US album charts. (I am talking about their original albums, not including compilations released after 1970)

Answer: True

The soundtrack album to The Beatles' movie "Yellow Submarine" was released in January 1969. Although it is considered their weakest album, it still climbed to No. 2 on the US album chart. Some of their compilations, released in the 1970s and 80s, did chart lower than Yellow Submarine, but Yellow Submarine was the lowest-charting of their real albums.

Source: Author walrus186

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