Characters in Beatles Songs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jude

The song is, of course, "Hey Jude," which was written by Paul and dedicated to John Lennon's son Julian after John's divorce from Julian's mother Cynthia. He initially thought of calling it "Hey Jules" but chose Jude instead because he thought it sounded better. "Hey Jude" is one of The Beatles' most popular songs and is considered one of the best songs ever made.

Answer: Loretta Martin

From the song "Get Back," written mostly by Paul McCartney. Loretta Martin is apparently a sexually ambiguous person that needs to "get back to where (he/she) once belonged".

Answer: Nowhere Man

The song "Nowhere Man" was written by John Lennon in 1965, and Lennon claims the song is about him, during a time when he's "going nowhere" in trying to come up with a song.

Answer: Desmond Jones

Desmond is the main character in the song "Obla-di, Obla-da". He sees a lovely singer named Molly, buys her the aforementioned golden ring, and "in a couple of years they have built a home, sweet home" and "lived happy ever after in the market place". Now that's one happy song.

Answer: Father Mackenzie

I find "Eleanor Rigby" to be quite a depressing song. In the end she dies and Father Mackenzie was the only one who was there to bury her.

Answer: Daniel

Also known as Dan and Danny Boy in the song, he stole Rocky Raccoon's girl Magil ("who calls herself Lil, but everyone knows her as Nancy"). Rocky burst in on the two, attempted to shoot Daniel, but "Daniel was hot, he drew first and shot, and Rocky collapsed in the corner."

Answer: Polythene Pam

Polythene Pam, who is said to be Mr Mustard's sister, appears in the songs "Polythene Pam" and "Mean Mr Mustard" (although not referred to with the word Polythene in the latter). The two songs are in the "Abbey Road" album, with "Polythene Pam" immediately following "Mean Mr Mustard". Polythene is the British alternate term for the type of plastic called polyethylene.

Answer: I Am The Walrus

From "I Am The Walrus":

"Mister city policeman sitting
Pretty little policemen in a row.
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run..."

The name was inspired by Julian Lennon's classmate Lucy O'Donnell, whom the former drew in a nursery classroom drawing. The drawing got the attention of John, as it showed Lucy "in the sky, with diamonds."

Answer: Mao Zedong

From "Revolution":

"You better free you mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow"

Answer: Maxwell Edison

The song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is about a guy who goes on a homicidal rampage using his silver hammer on his victim's head to make "sure he/she was dead."