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Quiz about Elvis And The Beatles
Quiz about Elvis And The Beatles

Elvis And The Beatles Trivia Quiz


After touring Abbey Road Studios in London and Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, Allena has learned that both talents have a great history. This quiz might add to what you know.

A multiple-choice quiz by Allena1. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Allena1
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
388,360
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
225
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Question 1 of 10
1. The early Beatles were preceded by John Lennon's many attempts to get polished. His mother taught him to play the banjo and he eventually learned the guitar and keyboard. Paul McCartney also played the keyboard and the bass guitar as well as a host of percussion instruments. Lennon played with others including another guitarist, a wash board player and a guy with a cigar-box fiddle.

What is the name of Lennon's first band that played professionally and included Paul McCartney in 1956?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Elvis Presley went to Sun Studios in Memphis to record a song as a present for his mother's birthday. He paid a little over three dollars to a lady named Marion Keisker MacInnes who was running the studio during the absence of Sam Phillips, the owner. She kept a copy of the acetate with two songs.

What is the name of the first song actually played on the radio in Memphis after Sam finally heard the original recording?

He took Elvis to "Daddy-O" Dewey Phillips at the radio station. The audience response was overwhelming and Daddy-O had to play the song many many times.
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Question 3 of 10
3. The Beatles opened in Liverpool, became more popular on the road and went to Europe to hone their craft, with Pete Best as their drummer. In late 1960, they recorded at the Akustic Studio.

Where did they go?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Elvis was more successful than the Beatles during his first two years. Sam Phillips had to sell his contract with Elvis to RCA to raise money for his other stars.

Which was not one of Sun Records' up and coming singers along with Elvis in Memphis Tennessee?
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Question 5 of 10
5. "Love Me Do", released 5 October, 1962, hit number one in America in 1964, the Beatles' first number one in the USA. Most folk think they first appeared on US television on "The Ed Sullivan Show".

Actually, they first appeared on USA television on November 18, 1963, on which network show?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Elvis had his shot at USA television. He appeared on television only two years after his first recording was played on radio. Elvis also appeared somewhere else besides his most famous early TV appearance.

Which show had the honor of showing him on nationwide television for the first time on January 28, 1956?
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Question 7 of 10
7. The Beatles made it to "The Ed Sullivan Show" on February 9, 1964. The single, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was a big success and Elvis was making movies. Eventually, both groups reached Las Vegas.
A Beatle had a mansion near to Elvis's property in Beverly Hills and they were both in Las Vegas, Nevada, doing shows. John Lennon learned that Elvis was getting more for his show than the Beatles and mentioned such to Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager. Elvis volunteered to have them for dinner and gave them a show. My guide in Beverley Hills told me that John Lennon agreed that the Elvis show was indeed better than his.

Whose house were the Beatles staying in, in Beverley Hills?
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Question 8 of 10
8. Elvis had taken off like a rocket, had been inducted into the US Army via draft and served for two years. Upon his return his career continued head to head with the Beatles.

Elvis sold how many records in the seventies, just in the USA?
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Question 9 of 10
9. On 10 April 1970, John Lennon announced that he was leaving the Beatles. John Lennon had told the group that he was retiring so an announcement had to be made.

What is the last recording after that announcement where all four appear on different tracks?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Elvis was found dead in his upstairs bathroom on August 16, 1977 at Graceland, his home for himself, his wife, his parents, and his band buddies. One can visit and have an unusual experience. The Beatles' song catalog was up for sale and the copyright laws had changed in 1976.

Lots happened after the Beatles broke up and Elvis died.

Which NEVER happened?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The early Beatles were preceded by John Lennon's many attempts to get polished. His mother taught him to play the banjo and he eventually learned the guitar and keyboard. Paul McCartney also played the keyboard and the bass guitar as well as a host of percussion instruments. Lennon played with others including another guitarist, a wash board player and a guy with a cigar-box fiddle. What is the name of Lennon's first band that played professionally and included Paul McCartney in 1956?

Answer: The Quarrymen

The early Beatles included friends of John Lennon from his school (Quarry Bank High School) and folks who were attending Art College with him.
2. Elvis Presley went to Sun Studios in Memphis to record a song as a present for his mother's birthday. He paid a little over three dollars to a lady named Marion Keisker MacInnes who was running the studio during the absence of Sam Phillips, the owner. She kept a copy of the acetate with two songs. What is the name of the first song actually played on the radio in Memphis after Sam finally heard the original recording? He took Elvis to "Daddy-O" Dewey Phillips at the radio station. The audience response was overwhelming and Daddy-O had to play the song many many times.

Answer: That's All Right (Mama)

Marion Keisker kept trying to get Sam to listen to Elvis' recording. After almost a year, Sam finally heard "That's All Right (Mama)" and called Elvis. Elvis and Sam entered the radio studio and a tape was made, in 1955. The rest is history.
3. The Beatles opened in Liverpool, became more popular on the road and went to Europe to hone their craft, with Pete Best as their drummer. In late 1960, they recorded at the Akustic Studio. Where did they go?

Answer: Hamburg, Germany

Pete Best was replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962. Stuart Sutcliffe left earlier, in Hamburg, after he got an offer to pursue painting at the Hamburg College of Art. He died of an aneurysm in April of 1962.
4. Elvis was more successful than the Beatles during his first two years. Sam Phillips had to sell his contract with Elvis to RCA to raise money for his other stars. Which was not one of Sun Records' up and coming singers along with Elvis in Memphis Tennessee?

Answer: Buddy Holly

Albert "Sonny" Burgess, B. B. King, Howlin' Wolf, and Carl Perkins were also future stars being promoted by Sam Phillips.
5. "Love Me Do", released 5 October, 1962, hit number one in America in 1964, the Beatles' first number one in the USA. Most folk think they first appeared on US television on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Actually, they first appeared on USA television on November 18, 1963, on which network show?

Answer: The Huntley-Brinkley Report

Four days later, on November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated and the Beatles news was drowned out on "News" programs. "I Want to Hold your Hand" was still selling and getting lots of attention.
6. Elvis had his shot at USA television. He appeared on television only two years after his first recording was played on radio. Elvis also appeared somewhere else besides his most famous early TV appearance. Which show had the honor of showing him on nationwide television for the first time on January 28, 1956?

Answer: Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey's weekly "Stage Show" on CBS

Elvis appeared on the "Stage Show" on January 28, 1956. Elvis first appeared on the "The Ed Sullivan Show" on September 9, 1956, only two years after his initial records were published on radio. He had previously appeared on the "Milton Berle Texaco Star Theater" on NBC on June 5, 1956.
7. The Beatles made it to "The Ed Sullivan Show" on February 9, 1964. The single, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was a big success and Elvis was making movies. Eventually, both groups reached Las Vegas. A Beatle had a mansion near to Elvis's property in Beverly Hills and they were both in Las Vegas, Nevada, doing shows. John Lennon learned that Elvis was getting more for his show than the Beatles and mentioned such to Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager. Elvis volunteered to have them for dinner and gave them a show. My guide in Beverley Hills told me that John Lennon agreed that the Elvis show was indeed better than his. Whose house were the Beatles staying in, in Beverley Hills?

Answer: Ringo Starr

The iron gate to his driveway is covered with iron stars.
8. Elvis had taken off like a rocket, had been inducted into the US Army via draft and served for two years. Upon his return his career continued head to head with the Beatles. Elvis sold how many records in the seventies, just in the USA?

Answer: Over ten million

The album "Elvis" was recorded at Madison, Square Garden and released in June of 1972. It became triple platinum. "Fat Elvis" was still popular.
9. On 10 April 1970, John Lennon announced that he was leaving the Beatles. John Lennon had told the group that he was retiring so an announcement had to be made. What is the last recording after that announcement where all four appear on different tracks?

Answer: "Ringo" the album

On May 8, 1970 the twelfth and final studio album by the Beatles, "Let it Be", was released. Each Beatle came to Apple Records in the Fall of 1973 and recorded a track. They did not come at the same time as any other Beatle. However, they were all in Los Angles and were able to answer Ringo's plea for help completing his album.
10. Elvis was found dead in his upstairs bathroom on August 16, 1977 at Graceland, his home for himself, his wife, his parents, and his band buddies. One can visit and have an unusual experience. The Beatles' song catalog was up for sale and the copyright laws had changed in 1976. Lots happened after the Beatles broke up and Elvis died. Which NEVER happened?

Answer: Yoko Ono bought the rights to the Beatles songs from the Michael Jackson Estate

Sony and the Michael Jackson estate were not able to sell the royalties before September, 2017 when this quiz was written. In 2018, the rights to "Love Me Do" can be claimed by Paul McCartney as author, under the 1956 copyright law.
Source: Author Allena1

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