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Beatles - A Day in the Life Trivia Quiz

Unforgettable songs from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"... But how well do you remember the lyrics of these classic tracks?

A multiple-choice quiz by musicmonkeyman. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
musicmonkeyman

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,086

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
12920

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: hbosch (8/10), granpa46 (6/10), rupert774 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which word is missing from the album's opening track?
"It was ______ years ago today
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play" Hint

thirty

fifteen

forty

twenty

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Question 2 of 10

2. "What would you think if I sang out of ______
Would you stand up and walk out on me"
Complete this lyric from "With A Little Help From My Friends".

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and ______ skies"
What type of sky were the Beatles singing about? Hint

lemonade

marmalade

cloudy

blue

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Question 4 of 10

4. "It's getting better all the time
I used to get ______ at my school
The teachers that taught me weren't cool"
So what happened at school? Hint

bad

sad

mad

glad

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Question 5 of 10

5. "I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my ______ from wandering
Where it will go"
Which word completes this lyric? Hint

thoughts

feet

memory

mind

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Question 6 of 10

6. "______ morning at five o'clock
As the day begins
Silently closing her bedroom door"
On which day of the week was she leaving home? Hint

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday

Friday

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Question 7 of 10

7. "For the benefit of Mr. Kite
There will be a show tonight on ______"
Which word completes this lyric? Hint

T.V.

tightrope

trampoline

trapeze

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Question 8 of 10

8. "If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you ______ the door
Will you still need me, will you still feed me"
So, what does she do to the door? Hint

shut

bolt

lock

open

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Standing by a parking meter
When I caught a glimpse of ______
Filling in a ticket in her little white book."
Which lovely lady's name is missing from this lyric?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. "And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the ______ Hall
I'd love to turn you on" Hint

Allan

Alfred

Albert

Anthony

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which word is missing from the album's opening track? "It was ______ years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play"

Answer: twenty

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is both the opening and title track of the album.
The Beatles started out on "Sgt Pepper" as a concept album, the inspiration of Paul McCartney, although the concept idea was dropped after a couple of the tracks had been recorded.
Instead they let their creativity flow and put together a collection of tracks of varied and imaginative musical styles... and thus a musical masterpiece was created.

2. "What would you think if I sang out of ______ Would you stand up and walk out on me" Complete this lyric from "With A Little Help From My Friends".

Answer: tune

Ringo Starr took the lead vocal on "With A Little Help From My Friends".
The Beatles were in the studio recording "Sgt. Pepper" through the winter of 1966 and into the spring of 1967.

3. "Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and ______ skies" What type of sky were the Beatles singing about?

Answer: marmalade

These lyrics are from track three "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds".
One of the most memorable track on the album "Lucy" was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

4. "It's getting better all the time I used to get ______ at my school The teachers that taught me weren't cool" So what happened at school?

Answer: mad

"Getting Better" is track four on the album.
"Sgt Pepper" was the first L.P. released in a gatefold sleeve, this opened like a book.
The stunning sleeve artwork was designed by Peter Blake.

5. "I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in And stops my ______ from wandering Where it will go" Which word completes this lyric?

Answer: mind

These lyrics come from "Fixing A Hole".
The "Sgt Pepper" album was released with the tracks fading one into the next with no track banding.

6. "______ morning at five o'clock As the day begins Silently closing her bedroom door" On which day of the week was she leaving home?

Answer: Wednesday

The Lennon/McCartney composition "She's Leaving Home" is track six on the album.
Paul met Linda Eastman at the launch party for the "Sgt Pepper's" album, while he was still in a relationship with actress Jane Asher. Paul and Linda married in London in March 1969.

7. "For the benefit of Mr. Kite There will be a show tonight on ______" Which word completes this lyric?

Answer: trampoline

John Lennon drew the inspiration for the lyrics to this song from an antique circus poster.
"Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!" is track seven on the album.

8. "If I'd been out till quarter to three Would you ______ the door Will you still need me, will you still feed me" So, what does she do to the door?

Answer: lock

These are words from "When I'm Sixty-Four". This novelty song features a clarinet ensemble.
The images of the Beatles on the "Sgt Pepper" sleeve are wax dummies, supplied by Madame Tussauds.

9. "Standing by a parking meter When I caught a glimpse of ______ Filling in a ticket in her little white book." Which lovely lady's name is missing from this lyric?

Answer: Rita

Lyrics come from track ten "Lovely Rita".
"Sgt Pepper" was the first album to have the song lyrics printed on the album sleeve.

10. "And though the holes were rather small They had to count them all Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the ______ Hall I'd love to turn you on"

Answer: Albert

"Day In The Life" is the final track on "Sgt Pepper", it ends with a striking forty-second piano chord.
On the run-out groove of the album the Beatles played a tape loop of random edits that were played backwards. This has been the source of many an urban myth, although the Beatles have always said it contained no hidden message or meaning.
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was recorded at E.M.I 's Abbey Road Studios, Producer by George Martin and released in the UK on the 1st June 1967.

Source: Author musicmonkeyman

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