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Beyond The Beatles! Trivia Quiz

Do you know which member of 'The Fab Four' released these singles after the Beatles split in 1970?

A multiple-choice quiz by musicmonkeyman. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
musicmonkeyman
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
159,011
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
16 / 20
Plays
8900
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: debray2001 (16/20), joseslaughter (19/20), elisabeth1 (17/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. 'Imagine' was a massive hit for which former Beatle? Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. Whose song had the 'Band On The Run' in 1974? Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. Which former Beatle serenaded his young lady with 'You're Sixteen'? Hint


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Question 4 of 20
4. Who recorded a song in praise of 'My Sweet Lord'? Hint


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Question 5 of 20
5. Which former Beatle was responsible for 'We All Stand Together' with 'The Frog Chorus'? (Even a Beatle can get it wrong!) Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. A song about his 'Woman' was a big hit for which ex-Beatle? Hint


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Question 7 of 20
7. Which former 'Fab Four' man visited the 'Mull Of Kintyre' in song? Hint


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Question 8 of 20
8. Who recorded the song about 'Bangla Desh'?
(Yes! it was printed like this on the record.) Hint


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Question 9 of 20
9. 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' was a hit, over and over, for which of the lads? Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. Which former member of the Fab Four got in the picture with 'Photograph'? Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. Who sang 'Whatever Gets You Through The Night' in 1974? Hint


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Question 12 of 20
12. Which former Beatle sang 'Live And Let Die' for 007? Hint


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Question 13 of 20
13. Who's song was 'Coming Up' in 1980? Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. Who made a fresh beginning with '(Just Like) Starting Over'? Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. Which of the Fab Four went on a nostalgia trip with 'All Those Years Ago'? Hint


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Question 16 of 20
16. 'My Love' was a display of affection in song by which of the lads? Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. 'Back Off Boogaloo' got which former Beatle dancing? Hint


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Question 18 of 20
18. Who had little chart success singing 'Jealous Guy'? Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. '#9 Dream' was an eventful night for which former Beatle? Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. Who sang 'Got My Mind Set On You' in 1987? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'Imagine' was a massive hit for which former Beatle?

Answer: John Lennon

 'Imagine' was John Lennon's biggest solo hit. It has entered the UK charts on five separate occasions - in five different years - over four decades. It peaked at #3 in the US. John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool, England in 1940.
2. Whose song had the 'Band On The Run' in 1974?

Answer: Paul McCartney

 'Band On The Run' was lifted from the album of the same name. It got to #1 in the US and #3 in the UK charts. James Paul McCartney, to give him his full name, was born in Liverpool, UK in 1942.
3. Which former Beatle serenaded his young lady with 'You're Sixteen'?

Answer: Ringo Starr

 'You're Sixteen was released in 1974. It got to #4 in the UK singles chart and #1 in the US. Ringo was born Richard Starkey in 1940.
4. Who recorded a song in praise of 'My Sweet Lord'?

Answer: George Harrison

 Released in 1971, 'My Sweet Lord' was a chart topper on both sides of the Atlantic. George Harrison was born in Liverpool, UK in 1943.
5. Which former Beatle was responsible for 'We All Stand Together' with 'The Frog Chorus'? (Even a Beatle can get it wrong!)

Answer: Paul McCartney

 'We All Stand Together' was released in 1984 and got to #3 in the UK singles chart.
6. A song about his 'Woman' was a big hit for which ex-Beatle?

Answer: John Lennon

 'Woman' released in 1981 got to #2 in the US, #1 in the UK. John and Paul formed a band called the Quarrymen in 1957, later they become the Beatles.
7. Which former 'Fab Four' man visited the 'Mull Of Kintyre' in song?

Answer: Paul McCartney

 'Mull of Kintyre' was the best-selling single ever in the UK at the time. Released in 1977, it got Paul to the top of the singles charts in the UK, peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Incidentally, the flip side, 'Girls School', made it to #33.
8. Who recorded the song about 'Bangla Desh'? (Yes! it was printed like this on the record.)

Answer: George Harrison

 George Harrison hit the charts with 'Bangla Desh' in 1971. George joined the Quarrymen in 1958, one year after their formation.
9. 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' was a hit, over and over, for which of the lads?

Answer: John Lennon

 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' has appeared in the UK singles chart on six separate occasions. In 1969 John married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.
10. Which former member of the Fab Four got in the picture with 'Photograph'?

Answer: Ringo Starr

 'Photograph', released in 1973, got to #1 in the US and #8 in the UK. Ringo joined the Beatles replacing drummer Pete Best in 1962.
11. Who sang 'Whatever Gets You Through The Night' in 1974?

Answer: John Lennon

 John wrote 'Whatever Gets You Through The Night'. Elton John provided piano, organ, and backing vocals. It achieved #1 in the US and #4 in the UK charts.
12. Which former Beatle sang 'Live And Let Die' for 007?

Answer: Paul McCartney

 'Live and Let Die', from the James Bond movie of the same name, was released in 1973. Paul formed the band Wings in 1971.
13. Who's song was 'Coming Up' in 1980?

Answer: Paul McCartney

 'Coming Up' got to #1 the the US and #2 in the UK. Paul's track 'Yesterday' is said to be the world's most recorded song.
14. Who made a fresh beginning with '(Just Like) Starting Over'?

Answer: John Lennon

 '(Just Like) Starting Over' topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1980. John and Yoko moved to their apartment at the Dakota Building, New York in 1971.
15. Which of the Fab Four went on a nostalgia trip with 'All Those Years Ago'?

Answer: George Harrison

 'All Those Years Ago' was released in 1987. It went to #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at #13 in the UK.
16. 'My Love' was a display of affection in song by which of the lads?

Answer: Paul McCartney

 Released in 1973 'My Love' got to #1 in the US, #9 in the UK.
17. 'Back Off Boogaloo' got which former Beatle dancing?

Answer: Ringo Starr

 'Back Off Boogaloo' was released in 1972, rising to #2 in the UK chart. In 1965 Ringo married Maureen Cox, they had three children. Ringo branched-out in 1984 narrating the animated UK TV series 'Thomas The Tank Engine'.
18. Who had little chart success singing 'Jealous Guy'?

Answer: John Lennon

 'Jealous Guy', released in 1985 in the UK and 1988 in the US, made little impact on the charts.
19. '#9 Dream' was an eventful night for which former Beatle?

Answer: John Lennon

 '#9 Dream' hit the US charts at #9 in 1974. It was released in the UK in 1975 peaking at #23. John Lennon was shot dead in New York in December 1980.
20. Who sang 'Got My Mind Set On You' in 1987?

Answer: George Harrison

 'Got My Mind Set On You' got to #1 in the US single chart and #2 in the UK. George Harrison, known as the quiet Beatle, died in November, 2001. His music lives on!
Source: Author musicmonkeyman

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