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Quiz about The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show

The Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show" Quiz

In 1964 they appearred on the "Ed Sullivan Show" for the first time. This quiz is in honor of that great event that rocked rock history.

A multiple-choice quiz by bilig. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bilig

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
169,638

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the date of The Beatles first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show"? Hint

February 7, 1964

February 9, 1964

February 8, 1964

February 10, 1964

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the first song The Beatles performed during their first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show"? Hint

I Want To Hold Your Hand

She Loves You

I Saw Her Standing There

All My Loving

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Beatles third appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show" was actually taped before their first appearanc on the show which was live.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Beatles second appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show" was a live telecast from their hotel in what city? Hint

Miami, Florida

Dallas, Texas

Atlanta, Georgia

San Francisco, California

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many appearances did The Beatles make on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Beatles played which song the most times in their appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show"? Hint

I Saw Her Standing There

I Want To Hold Your Hand

All My Loving

She Loves You

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Beatles appeared twice on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in 1966.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Beatles appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" September 12, 1965. What was the date that this footage was filmed? Hint

August 12, 1965

August 14, 1965

August 13, 1965

August 15, 1965

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many appearances did The Beatles make on the "Ed Sullivan Show" during their career? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Beatles made several appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show". How many appearances were live at the Ed Sullivan Theater? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the date of The Beatles first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show"?

Answer: February 9, 1964

The Beatles first appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" on February 9, 1964. With an estimated 73 million viewers watching the show, they played five songs.

2. What was the first song The Beatles performed during their first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show"?

Answer: All My Loving

They performed all those songs on their debut appearance along with "Till There Was You". They played two sets and their final song of the evening was "I Want To Hold Your Hand".

3. The Beatles third appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show" was actually taped before their first appearanc on the show which was live.

Answer: True

Their third performance aired February 23, 1964 but was recorded February 9 before they performed live. The Beatles performed "Twist and Shout", "Please Please Me", and "I Want To Hold Your Hand" on this appearance. This was the appearance where Ed Sullivan thanked The Beatles for being four of the nicest youngsters.

4. The Beatles second appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show" was a live telecast from their hotel in what city?

Answer: Miami, Florida

This was aired February 16, 1964. Earlier in the day The Beatles performed live at the hotel then appeared live via satellite for the "Ed Sullivan Show". They performed "She Loves You", "This Boy", "All My Loving", "I Saw Her Standing There", "From Me To You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand".

5. How many appearances did The Beatles make on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964?

Answer: 4

The Beatles appeared for three straight weeks, February 9, February 16, and February 23 on the "Ed Sullivan Show". Their other appearance was that year was May 24 when they talked about their new movie, "A Hard Day's Night". Combined with the interview, was a tape of The Beatles singing, "You Can't Do That".

6. The Beatles played which song the most times in their appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show"?

Answer: I Want To Hold Your Hand

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" was performed three times, "I Saw Her Standing There", "She Loves You", and "All My Loving" were each performed twice.

7. The Beatles appeared twice on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in 1966.

Answer: False

The Beatles appeared just once on June 5, 1966 when the show aired two music videos, "Rain" and "Paperback Writer".

8. The Beatles appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" September 12, 1965. What was the date that this footage was filmed?

Answer: August 14, 1965

This footage was recorded live and marked the last live footage of The Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show". They performed "I Feel Fine", "I'm Down", "Act Naturally", "Ticket To Ride", "Yesterday" and "Help!".

9. How many appearances did The Beatles make on the "Ed Sullivan Show" during their career?

Answer: 9

They had four appearances in 1964, one in 1965, one in 1966, two in 1967 and one in 1970.

10. The Beatles made several appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show". How many appearances were live at the Ed Sullivan Theater?

Answer: 1

Their debut on February 9, 1964 was the only live performance they performed at the Ed Sullivan Theater.

Source: Author bilig

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