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Quiz about George Harrison The Quiet Beatle

George Harrison : The Quiet Beatle Quiz

An underrated talent, George Harrison was a generous, humorous and talented individual who matured into an exceptional musician during his tenure with the Beatles. His life was tragically cut short by cancer in 2001.

A multiple-choice quiz by jstagamtome. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jstagamtome

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
308,253

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
986

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 92 (7/10), bigsouthern (3/10), Guest 73 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following musicians did George Harrison persuade to join him in the concert for Bangladesh benefit? Hint

Eric Clapton

Billy Preston

Ravi Shankar

All of these

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of George Harrison's estate in Henley-on-Thames, featured in his first solo album after the breakup of the Beatles, "All Things Must Pass"?

Answer: (Two Words)

3. George was introduced to John Lennon by Paul. Which song did George play perfectly for John on the upper level of a Liverpool bus to convince John that George should become a member of the group? Hint

Be Bop A Lula

That'll Be The Day

Cry For A Shadow

Raunchy

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the reason for George being deported from Germany in the early years of the Beatles tour in Hamburg? Hint

He was underage to work after midnight

he was convicted of arson by setting fire to a condom nailed to a wall

he had an expired visa

he was in a fight with a German national who was seriously injured

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is George's recollection of how he became interested in the sitar? Hint

the song "Norwegian W ood" needed something different and George came up with the sitar as the answer

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has an accompanying sitar player whom George befriended

He was introduced to it during the filming of "Help!" where there was an Indian music group playing in a restaurant

Eric Clapton mentioned it to him in passing and he bought one on an impulse

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Question 6 of 10

6. With which of the following artists did George Harrison not collaborate on an album? Hint

Belinda Carlisle

Rolling Stones

Cream

Carl Perkins

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Question 7 of 10

7. George was a fan of which sport, to which he frequently accompanied his son Dhani? Hint

Gliding

Soccer

Grand Prix racing

Regatta

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Question 8 of 10

8. How did George meet Olivia Arias, who eventually became his second wife and mother of his son Dhani? Hint

She was the conservator of his gardens at Friar Park

He met her at a party hosted by Ringo Starr at his Los Angeles home

She was a flight attendant for British Airways and met George on a flight

She was a secretary at A&M records with whom George frequently phoned

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following was not a controversy related to George's death? Hint

the type of cancer he died from

a lawsuit between his son Dhani and his wife Olivia

the location of his death

the conduct of his doctor

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened on April 14, 2009? Hint

Over twenty unrecorded songs penned by George were discovered

George was awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

George's home at Henley-on-Thames, was finally sold by Olivia Harrison

George's first sitar was sold at Sotheby's auction for $210,000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following musicians did George Harrison persuade to join him in the concert for Bangladesh benefit?

Answer: All of these

Billy Preston had, of course, played with the Beatles in what would have become their 'Get Back" album. Eric Clapton had been a longtime personal friend, despite taking away George's wife Patty Boyd. Ravi Shankar had been George's mentor in sitar, and provided George with a teacher for this instrument.

2. What was the name of George Harrison's estate in Henley-on-Thames, featured in his first solo album after the breakup of the Beatles, "All Things Must Pass"?

Answer: Friar Park

He had a recording studio set up on the grounds, and had one track "The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp" relate to the builder of the estate. He hired 10 gardeners to keep up the grounds, including his two older brothers.

Answer: Raunchy

This information was provided on the first segment of the Beatles' "Anthology" video series.

4. What was the reason for George being deported from Germany in the early years of the Beatles tour in Hamburg?

Answer: He was underage to work after midnight

George was only seventeen, and the law required he be eighteen to work in the clubs after midnight.

5. What is George's recollection of how he became interested in the sitar?

Answer: He was introduced to it during the filming of "Help!" where there was an Indian music group playing in a restaurant

George recounts this version in "The Beatles Anthology". Other sources indicate David Crosby of the Byrds introduced him to the instrument. It is true he felt "Norwegian Wood" needed something different, but this was well after he was introduced to the sitar.

6. With which of the following artists did George Harrison not collaborate on an album?

Answer: Rolling Stones

Carl Perkins was George's childhood idol. and he played on his "Distance Makes No Difference With Love". George also attended his funeral. He co-wrote the song "Badge" with Eric Clapton for Cream. He played on "Leave a Light On" on Belinda Carlisle's "Runaway Horses" album, "Love Letters" with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, and on the "Zoom" album of Electric Light Orchestra.

He also played on albums by John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, Lindsay Buckingham, and Mick Fleetwood.

7. George was a fan of which sport, to which he frequently accompanied his son Dhani?

Answer: Grand Prix racing

George attended his first Grand Prix race at age 12, and was one of only 100 people to purchase the McLaren F1 road car.

8. How did George meet Olivia Arias, who eventually became his second wife and mother of his son Dhani?

Answer: She was a secretary at A&M records with whom George frequently phoned

George sent one of his friends to locate her so they could meet in person, and they were married on September 2 of 1978.

9. Which of the following was not a controversy related to George's death?

Answer: a lawsuit between his son Dhani and his wife Olivia

George had a close and supportive family, and there was no schism between his wife and son. The doctor was sued for misconduct in attempting to force a dying George to sign a guitar for his son when George was reluctant to do so, the type of cancer listed on his death certificate was non small cell lung cancer although he had been suffering from metastatic head and neck cancer, and the location of death listed on his death certificate was a nonexistent address, with many people suggesting it occurred at Paul McCartney's house in California.

10. What happened on April 14, 2009?

Answer: George was awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

Olivia Harrison addressed the crowd, and Paul McCartney and George's son Dhani were in attendance.

Source: Author jstagamtome

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