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Quiz about Name That Beatles Tune 196768
Quiz about Name That Beatles Tune 196768

Name That Beatles Tune 1967-68 Quiz


I will give common lyrics to a Beatles song and you name that tune.

A multiple-choice quiz by bilig. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
bilig
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
138,270
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
9625
Last 3 plays: toddruby96 (9/10), miners (10/10), Guest 99 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Picture yourself in a boat on a river, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies. Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with kaleidoscope eyes." Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "When I get older losing my hair, Many years from now. Will you still be sending me a valentine, Birthday greetings bottle of wine."
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "I read the news today oh boy, About a lucky man who made the grade.
And though the news was rather sad, Well I just had to laugh, I saw the photograph."

Answer: (Five Words)
Question 4 of 10
4. "There's a fog upon L.A., And my friends have lost their way. We'll be over soon they said, Now they've lost themselves instead."

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 5 of 10
5. "Mister City Policeman sitting, Pretty little policemen in a row. See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run." Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out, it doesn't matter much to me."

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 7 of 10
7. "On the corner is a banker with a motorcar, The little children laugh at him behind his back. And the banker never wears a mack, In the pouring rain, very strange."
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "I told you about strawberry fields, You know the place where nothing is real. Well here's another place you can go, Where everything flows" Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Her name was Magil and she called herself Lil, But everyone knew her as Nancy. Now she and her man who called himself Dan, Were in the next room at the hoe down."
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand, Like a lizard on a window pane. The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors, On his hobnail boots." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Picture yourself in a boat on a river, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies. Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with kaleidoscope eyes."

Answer: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" was inspired by a drawing by Julian Lennon, he told John it was Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
2. "When I get older losing my hair, Many years from now. Will you still be sending me a valentine, Birthday greetings bottle of wine."

Answer: When I'm Sixty-Four

"When I'm Sixty-Four" was written by Paul McCartney when he was a teen.
3. "I read the news today oh boy, About a lucky man who made the grade. And though the news was rather sad, Well I just had to laugh, I saw the photograph."

Answer: A Day In The Life

"A Day In The Life" was 2 separate incomplete songs. John Lennon wrote the main piece and told Paul McCartney he was looking for an upbeat to put somewhere in the middle. The upbeat part of this song is what Paul had, he stated he had an upbeat tune but did not know what to do with it to finish it.
4. "There's a fog upon L.A., And my friends have lost their way. We'll be over soon they said, Now they've lost themselves instead."

Answer: Blue Jay Way

George Harrison wrote "Blue Jay Way" while waiting for some friends. He was staying on that road in Southern California. During the late 60's the street sign was frequently stolen because of this song.
5. "Mister City Policeman sitting, Pretty little policemen in a row. See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run."

Answer: I Am the Walrus

"I Am the Walrus" was a result of at least 2 LSD trips that John Lennon had. This song is describing them.
6. "Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out, it doesn't matter much to me."

Answer: Strawberry Fields Forever

John Lennon wrote " Strawberry Fields Forever" while filming "How I Won The War" with Michael Crawford. He and Michael were roommates on the set and John was not satisfied with the song. Michael told him how he liked it so John continued.
7. "On the corner is a banker with a motorcar, The little children laugh at him behind his back. And the banker never wears a mack, In the pouring rain, very strange."

Answer: Penny Lane

Penny Lane is an actual street name in Liverpool.
8. "I told you about strawberry fields, You know the place where nothing is real. Well here's another place you can go, Where everything flows"

Answer: Glass Onion

"Glass Onion" references several Beatles' songs, including "Strawberry Fields Forever", and "I Am The Walrus" just to mention a couple.
9. "Her name was Magil and she called herself Lil, But everyone knew her as Nancy. Now she and her man who called himself Dan, Were in the next room at the hoe down."

Answer: Rocky Raccoon

Firesign Theatre was a 70's comedy group that employed plenty of "Beatleisms". In one act "The Further Adventures of Nick Danger Third Eye" had a character that was desribed just as the above lyrics but with different names except for the Nancy part.
10. "She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand, Like a lizard on a window pane. The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors, On his hobnail boots."

Answer: Happiness Is A Warm Gun

John Lennon wrote "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" about a magazine he saw and was looking through. It had a rifle on the cover and it is in refence to how sportsmen feel after shooting a rifle. Many people thought it was about drugs.
Source: Author bilig

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