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Quiz about Beatles Lyrics You Know You Know But

Beatles Lyrics You Know You Know But... Quiz

Ever read a lyric, hear the tune in your head, but can't quite place the song name? If you love the Beatles, and are feeling too calm, then this quiz is for you!

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

Author
raboo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
173,867

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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5299

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 66 (9/10), toddruby96 (6/10), Guest 216 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Pink Floyd sang, "There were certain teachers who would hurt the children in any way they could", but the Beatles described teachers less confrontationally by saying, "Teachers who taught me weren't cool". Hint

Getting Better

Revolution

Bad Boy

Paperback Writer

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Question 2 of 10

2. Intellectual revolutionaries usually don't receive proper accolades in their life times. In which song did the Beatles question American society's treatment of Edgar Allan Poe and his death as a pauper with the lyrics: "Man you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe"? Hint

I Am The Walrus

Revolution

Ask Me Why

Taxman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Were the Beatles bitter? Sometimes, like in "Run For Your Life". But their espousal of love is generally what we remember them for. Can you identify this statement of unrequited love: "Still you don't regret a single day". Hint

Girl

Real Love

You Can't Do That

No Reply

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Question 4 of 10

4. Madonna may have told the world about her sexual life in "Truth or Dare", but the girl in this Beatles song told the world about her love 30 years earlier: "She's so glad, she's telling all the world". Hint

Girl

I Feel Fine

I've Got A Woman

Why Don't We Do It?

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Beatles as grammar teachers? Not quite, but they do appreciate a coherent sentence in the lyrics: "Indicate precisely what you mean to say". Hint

Do You Want To Know A Secret?

When I'm Sixty Four

She Said She Said

Tell Me Why

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Beatles make several references to working women, and not many about housewives. Which song does the following lyric belong to: "She told me she worked in the morning"? Hint

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Lovely Rita

Polythene Pam

She Came In Through the Bathroom Window

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Question 7 of 10

7. We all know that elephants love peanuts enough to work for them. Which Beatles song writes about these legumes in the lyric: "Working for peanuts is all very fine"? Hint

We Can It Work It Out

Drive My Car

Taxman

Lovely Rita

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Beatles were no strangers to sublime sexual references. In which song did they slip in: "Honey, disconnect the phone"? Hint

Honey Pie

I've Got A Woman

I'm Only Sleeping

Back in the USSR

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Beatles often referred back to their humble roots and the class structures in England. In which song do they sing, "I know that she's no peasant"? Hint

Lovely Rita

She's A Woman

Girl

Lady Madonna

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Question 10 of 10

10. Most people love driving fast, but very few of us keep our cars in tip top shape. In what song do the Beatles praise the virtues of well kept automobile with the following lyrics: "It's a clean machine".

Answer: (Abe's road)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Getting Better

Surrounding lyrics are: "I used to get mad at my school, the teachers that taught me weren't cool. You're holding me down, burning me round, filling me up with the rules".
Cool fact: 56 seconds into the song, Paul makes a verbal slip: "And you're doing the best that I can" instead of, "And I'm doing the best that I can".

Answer: I Am The Walrus

Not sure if anyone has truly figured out the meanings in this song, but what a great lyric.
Cool Fact: The spoken verses at the end of the song are from the Shakespeare play "King Lear". Supposedly, the play was being broadcast on the BBC at the time of the recording and they decided to splice it in. As if the song itself wasn't confusing enough.

Answer: Girl

Simple song title, great lyrics throughout. Surrounding lyrics are: "She's the kind of girl you want so much it makes you sorry, still you don't regret a single day. Ahhhh, girl, girl".

Answer: I Feel Fine

Surrounding lyrics: "I'm so glad that she's my little girl. She's so glad she's telling all the world that her baby buys her things, you know, he buys her diamond rings, you know she said so."
Cool Fact: At the end of the song, people report hearing a barking dog. It's not a dog, but Paul freaking out and making woop/woof noises. Very realistic, but no dog!

5. The Beatles as grammar teachers? Not quite, but they do appreciate a coherent sentence in the lyrics: "Indicate precisely what you mean to say".

Answer: When I'm Sixty Four

I would love to see a book of distorted grammar by John, given his early writings. Surrounding lyrics are: "Send me a postcard, drop me a line stating point of view. Indicate precisely what you mean to say. Yours sincerely, wasting away".
Cool Fact: Ringo's 64th birthday is July 8, 2004, Paul's is June 18th, 2006. Sadly, John and George didn't make it to 64.

6. The Beatles make several references to working women, and not many about housewives. Which song does the following lyric belong to: "She told me she worked in the morning"?

Answer: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Surrounding lyrics: "She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh. I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath."
Cool Fact: The song is a reference to John's first meeting with Yoko Ono. No word on whether he actually slept in the bath that night. *Note* An entertaining myth, but it may be false. This song was recorded in 1965 and John and Yoko didn't meet until 1966. According to walrussurlaw, the Beatles Anthology book quoted John as saying that this song was about Yoko.

7. We all know that elephants love peanuts enough to work for them. Which Beatles song writes about these legumes in the lyric: "Working for peanuts is all very fine"?

Answer: Drive My Car

Surrounding lyrics: "I told that girl that my prospects were good and she said "Baby it's understood. Working for peanuts is all very fine, but I can show you a better time".
Cool Fact: At 1:42, right after "start right away" and each subsequent vocal line there are a number of stray guitar notes, as if the guitarist is idling, unaware they are being heard.

8. The Beatles were no strangers to sublime sexual references. In which song did they slip in: "Honey, disconnect the phone"?

Answer: Back in the USSR

Okay, maybe this wasn't actually a sexual reference, just figured I'd throw you off there. Surrounding lyrics: "Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case. Honey disconnect the phone. I'm back in the USSR".
Cool Fact: At the very end, many people have reported a range of various things said, but it's actually just "I'm Back!"

9. The Beatles often referred back to their humble roots and the class structures in England. In which song do they sing, "I know that she's no peasant"?

Answer: She's A Woman

The surrounding lyrics are: "My love don't give me presents, I know that she's no peasant. Only ever has to give me love forever and forever."
Cool Fact: "She's A Woman" was originally released as the B-side to "I Feel Fine", and wasn't released in the US on CD until Past Masters Vol. 1.

Answer: Penny Lane

Surrounding lyrics: He likes to keep his fire engine clean. It's clean machine".
Cool Fact: John was a horrible driver.

Source: Author raboo

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