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Quiz about Super Number One Hits Of The Beatles
Quiz about Super Number One Hits Of The Beatles

Super Number One Hits Of The Beatles Quiz


The Beatles are very well represented in the list of Super Number One Hits to have topped The United States, The United Kingdom and Australian charts simultaneously. In fact there's enough to dedicate a whole quiz to them.

A multiple-choice quiz by muffin1708. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Question 1 of 10
1. The Beatles hit that started The "British Invasion" Of The United States was not prompted by any particular inspiration, as was the case for so many of the group's compositions. In the early days of the band's emergence, in mid 1963, they were not able to get a major label to distribute their singles in America. Hits such as "She Loves You" and "From Me To You", were already number one hits in the U.K., top ten in Australia, and very popular in Europe, but were released on small labels in the States and subsequently flopped. Beatles' manager Brian Epstein could only suggest that the group write a song with the American market in mind, and this message was deciphered perfectly by Lennon and McCartney who came up with the giant hit that went to number one on the Billboard charts one week before the Beatles' first tour of the U.S. in February 1964. It stayed at the top of the Billboard charts for seven weeks and was the forerunner of nineteen other hits that would reach the top in America for the boys from Liverpool. The song was also recorded in German for the European market and reached number one for five weeks in both the U.K. and Australia. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. By early April 1964, the second of these Super Hits was leading the Billboard charts and the Moptops held all top five positions simultaneously on the Hot 100. It stayed top in America for five weeks, the U.K. for three, and for one week in Australia. With the Beatles' fame now assured, many people started reading things into their lyrics, and when quizzed by journalists about this song's content, Paul denied that it had anything to do with prostitution. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The third of the Beatles' trifecta records was taken from the soundtrack of the group's first feature film, and spent five weeks on top of the Australian top 40, was number one in the U.K. for three and in the U.S. for two. The song's title was adopted from a saying attributed to Ringo. This track is featured during the opening credits of the movie where the boys are being chased by a mob of fans. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The 1964 U.K Christmas Number One Single was one of the first songs in recording history to feature guitar feedback, which can be heard at the intro of the tune. The record company Parlophone's policies did not permit this action, but the Beatles claimed it was an accident during the recording and it was allowed to stay. With an excellent "B" side backing it up, this song topped the charts in the U.K. for five weeks, in Australia for six, and headed Billboard for three. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A song taken off the "Help" album was another where the title led to some scepticism about its proper meaning. A perfectly straight-forward name led people to theorise, among other things, about a town on the Isle Of Wight, and Paul said later that he could see a connection, but the spelling was different. The song, nonetheless, spent three weeks on top of the U.K. charts, two weeks there in Australia and one week on Billboard. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A strong collaboration between John and Paul on these compositions was rare since the very early days. But on this double-A-sided single which reigned supreme over the Christmas period in 1965 it showed that the great partnership was as good as ever. One of the titles suggests that if any rift had occurred within the group, then things were right back on track. This disc spent five weeks on top of the U.K. charts, a fortnight on Billboard, and eight weeks heading the Australian Top Forty. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A track from the Beatles' fifth album and included in the band's second feature movie managed the trifecta by topping all three charts for three weeks apiece. A song written by John to express the amount of stress he experienced when hit by so much fame after years of living in musical obscurity. Along with "Strawberry Fields Forever" he regarded this song, at that time, the most genuine he had written. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 1967 the British Broadcasting Corporation commissioned the Beatles to write a song as the U.K.'s contribution to the first global television link "Our World". The song was beamed live via satellite to twenty six countries in June of that year, and naturally became a big hit immediately. It opened up with the French anthem "La Marseillaise" and endorsed John's everlasting hope for world peace to an estimated 350 million strong audience. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Christmas song of 1967 in the U.K. spent seven weeks on top of these charts, and was very popular on Billboard where it stayed for three weeks. It topped the Australian list for just one week, but stayed in the Top Forty for fifteen weeks. The Coca-Cola corporation used a different rendition of the same song in it's advertising. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The tenth huge hit was the closing track of the band's last original album - an album which was to produce three number one hits on the Billboard charts. The label of the single was very unique in that it credited another artist as well. It held top position in the U.K. for six weeks, and five weeks in both Australia and the United States. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Beatles hit that started The "British Invasion" Of The United States was not prompted by any particular inspiration, as was the case for so many of the group's compositions. In the early days of the band's emergence, in mid 1963, they were not able to get a major label to distribute their singles in America. Hits such as "She Loves You" and "From Me To You", were already number one hits in the U.K., top ten in Australia, and very popular in Europe, but were released on small labels in the States and subsequently flopped. Beatles' manager Brian Epstein could only suggest that the group write a song with the American market in mind, and this message was deciphered perfectly by Lennon and McCartney who came up with the giant hit that went to number one on the Billboard charts one week before the Beatles' first tour of the U.S. in February 1964. It stayed at the top of the Billboard charts for seven weeks and was the forerunner of nineteen other hits that would reach the top in America for the boys from Liverpool. The song was also recorded in German for the European market and reached number one for five weeks in both the U.K. and Australia.

Answer: I Want To Hold Your Hand

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" was the first record to sell one million copies on British advance orders alone. In 1998 it won the Grammy Hall Of Fame award and was ranked number sixteen in the 2003 Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.

The other three named hits performed well amongst the flurry of Beatles' hits swamping the world market at that time but each could only reach the top in Australia. "I Saw Her Standing There", ranked 139 on Rolling Stone, stayed top for seven weeks, "All My Loving" for five weeks and "I Should Have Known Better", from the movie "A Hard Day's Night", for four.
2. By early April 1964, the second of these Super Hits was leading the Billboard charts and the Moptops held all top five positions simultaneously on the Hot 100. It stayed top in America for five weeks, the U.K. for three, and for one week in Australia. With the Beatles' fame now assured, many people started reading things into their lyrics, and when quizzed by journalists about this song's content, Paul denied that it had anything to do with prostitution.

Answer: Can't Buy Me Love

"Can't Buy Me Love" got to the top of the American charts for five weeks and in the U.K. for three and scraped in by one week in Australia. "She Loves You" was the group's second number one on Billboard following its second release, and stayed for two weeks amid that very hot opposition from other Beatles records.

It spent a month at the head of the U.K. charts. "Please Please Me" was a victim of this unsurpassed Beatles Bonanza but managed second position in the U.K. and third in America. In the U.K. "Do You Want To Know A Secret" was given by the Beatles to Billy J Kramer, who was also managed by Brian Epstein, and this artist took it to number two - only kept out by "From Me To You".

The Beatles version did well in America to reach number two despite the afore-mentioned strong competition at that time.
3. The third of the Beatles' trifecta records was taken from the soundtrack of the group's first feature film, and spent five weeks on top of the Australian top 40, was number one in the U.K. for three and in the U.S. for two. The song's title was adopted from a saying attributed to Ringo. This track is featured during the opening credits of the movie where the boys are being chased by a mob of fans.

Answer: A Hard Day's Night

"A Hard Day's Night" was the title of the movie and also the album. "Love Me Do" was first recorded in mid 1962 with Pete Best on drums and later with session drummer Andy White replacing Pete, and Ringo Starr on tambourine. Finally a version with what came to be known as the "Fab Four" was recorded.

When released it was backed by "P.S. I Love You" and it got to number seventeen on the U.K. singles chart in what was a rather inauspicious debut for the greatest band in history. Two years later, "Love Me Do" got to number one on the Billboard charts and "P.S. I Love You" squeezed into the top ten. "Twist And Shout", the old Isley Brothers' hit, was probably the Beatles' "unluckiest" recording, languishing at number two for four weeks on Billboard.
4. The 1964 U.K Christmas Number One Single was one of the first songs in recording history to feature guitar feedback, which can be heard at the intro of the tune. The record company Parlophone's policies did not permit this action, but the Beatles claimed it was an accident during the recording and it was allowed to stay. With an excellent "B" side backing it up, this song topped the charts in the U.K. for five weeks, in Australia for six, and headed Billboard for three.

Answer: I Feel Fine

John's "I Feel Fine" held sway over Paul's "She's A Woman" as the "A" side of the disc, but the latter reached number four when entering the American charts a week later. "Paperback Writer" reached number one for two weeks in both the U.K. and the U.S., and "Eight Days A Week" spent a fortnight on top of Billboard.

In June 1963 Del Shannon became the first American artist to record a cover version of a Beatles song with "From Me To You" but reached only number 77 on the Hot 100. He had more success Down Under where it went to number six in a share with the Beatles version.

The Beatles themselves could not crack the U.S. top 40 in two attempts, but with Beatlemania just starting up it occupied the U.K. charts top position for seven weeks.
5. A song taken off the "Help" album was another where the title led to some scepticism about its proper meaning. A perfectly straight-forward name led people to theorise, among other things, about a town on the Isle Of Wight, and Paul said later that he could see a connection, but the spelling was different. The song, nonetheless, spent three weeks on top of the U.K. charts, two weeks there in Australia and one week on Billboard.

Answer: Ticket To Ride

A ticket to Ryde was a trip on British Railways to see a cousin of Paul's whom he and John used to visit. "Penny Lane" with the strong backing of "Strawberry Fields Forever" surprisingly did not hit the top of the U.K. charts, but went top in Australia for three weeks and one week in America.

It was their first single since "Please Please Me" four years earlier that failed to go to number one in the U.K., by getting stuck at number two. "Strawberry Fields", interestingly, reached number eight in its own right on Billboard. "Nowhere Man" backed by "Norwegian Wood" topped the charts Down Under for a fortnight and reached number three on Billboard, but the best that "Magical Mystery Tour" could manage was number two in Australia.
6. A strong collaboration between John and Paul on these compositions was rare since the very early days. But on this double-A-sided single which reigned supreme over the Christmas period in 1965 it showed that the great partnership was as good as ever. One of the titles suggests that if any rift had occurred within the group, then things were right back on track. This disc spent five weeks on top of the U.K. charts, a fortnight on Billboard, and eight weeks heading the Australian Top Forty.

Answer: We Can Work It Out

"We Can Work It Out" was more than ably supported by "Day Tripper" on the record's great success. The lyrics of the latter, however, gave rise to the double-meaning syndrome. John was quoted as saying that some of Paul's best work went into "Got To Get You Into My Life", which was included on the "Revolver" album but it somehow got lost in the afore-mentioned rush.

When released on a single a decade later in 1976 it reached number seven on Billboard. Its lyrics which could not be mistaken to refer to a social issue, not unlike "Day Tripper", might have halted its progress.

Another double-A-sided smash with "Eleanor Rigby" being backed up by "Yellow Submarine", went six weeks on top of the Australian charts and a month at number one on the U.K. Top Forty.

In America "Yellow Submarine" reached number two and "Eleanor Rigby" got to number eleven.
7. A track from the Beatles' fifth album and included in the band's second feature movie managed the trifecta by topping all three charts for three weeks apiece. A song written by John to express the amount of stress he experienced when hit by so much fame after years of living in musical obscurity. Along with "Strawberry Fields Forever" he regarded this song, at that time, the most genuine he had written.

Answer: Help

As you would know, "Help" was both the name of the album and of the film. Rolling Stone magazine rated the single number twenty nine in it's list of the Greatest 500 Songs Of All Time. The song ranked number twenty three in that mighty list is "In My Life" which was written by John while reminiscing about his childhood and could well have been regarded as his signature song before "Imagine" came along. Yet another lovely composition was Paul's "Michelle" which was included on the hugely successful "Rubber Soul" album.

It was taken up as a single for a British music group The Overlanders who took it to the top of the U.K. charts for three weeks. An English duo, David and Jonathan, gave a good rendition of it to reach number eighteen on Billboard. "The Night Before" was another song off the "Help" album and also featured in the movie of the same name, and but for a myriad of Beatles' songs at the time, could well have been a hit song.
8. In 1967 the British Broadcasting Corporation commissioned the Beatles to write a song as the U.K.'s contribution to the first global television link "Our World". The song was beamed live via satellite to twenty six countries in June of that year, and naturally became a big hit immediately. It opened up with the French anthem "La Marseillaise" and endorsed John's everlasting hope for world peace to an estimated 350 million strong audience.

Answer: All You Need Is Love

"All You Need Is Love" went on to top the Australian charts for four weeks and the U.K.'s for three. It was also top on Billboard for one. Ironically, only two months after the worldwide performance, the band's long-time manager and friend Brian Epstein passed away unexpectedly, aged 32.

In hindsight John attributed the Beatles final dissolution to this event. "Revolution" was a very popular and well-played track, but being the B side of the group's biggest ever hit "Hey Jude" it was very limited in showing any impact on the charts. "A Day In The Life" was another classic latter-day joint effort by John and Paul and has become an enduring classic and included as number twenty six in the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Hits.

It was the final track on the album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club", and never caught on in the short term, but the lyrics were taken out and turned inside-out to bring the conclusion that Paul had died in a traffic accident, and caused much controversy. "Baby You're A Rich Man" was a very likable song with a very unique sound, but being saddled on the flipside of "All You Need Is Love" didn't give it much room to expand.
9. The Christmas song of 1967 in the U.K. spent seven weeks on top of these charts, and was very popular on Billboard where it stayed for three weeks. It topped the Australian list for just one week, but stayed in the Top Forty for fifteen weeks. The Coca-Cola corporation used a different rendition of the same song in it's advertising.

Answer: Hello, Goodbye

"Hello, Goodbye" was one of Paul's all-time favourites and was used to open his "Back In The U.S." and "Back In The World" tour concerts in 2002/3. In January 1969, Marmalade became the first Scottish band to top the U.K. charts with the Beatles' song "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" which stayed there for six weeks and, in the process, displaced Paul's brother Mike McGear's "Lily The Pink", with band Scaffold.(Mike changed his name following the Beatles' rise to fame, so as not to be seen to be trying to cash in on his brother's popularity.) The Beatles' version, however, went to number one in Australia for five weeks but only managed number forty nine on Billboard. "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" topped the Australian charts for four weeks and was number one in the U.K. for three.

It reached reached number eight in the U.S. "Lady Madonna" which went on to be included in the "Hey Jude" album did really well to grab top place in the U.K. for two weeks, and in Australia for three.
10. The tenth huge hit was the closing track of the band's last original album - an album which was to produce three number one hits on the Billboard charts. The label of the single was very unique in that it credited another artist as well. It held top position in the U.K. for six weeks, and five weeks in both Australia and the United States.

Answer: Get Back

"Get Back" was truly a world wide smash by also topping the charts in Canada, France and West Germany. Billy Preston played the piano on the "Get Back" sessions and became an "honorary" Beatle, a title also earned by Eric Clapton. The title song of the great album "Let It Be", was top in Australia for six weeks and number one in the States for two.

It was ranked number twenty on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Hits. "Come Together" with strong backing from flip-side "Something", both of which made it into Rolling Stones' 500 Greatest, headed the charts Down Under for four weeks. On Billboard "Come Together" was top for a week and "Something" got to number three in its own right. "The Long And Winding Road" topped Billboard for two weeks and reached number three on the Australian charts.
Source: Author muffin1708

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