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1. Which fellow Liverpudlians replaced The Beatles' first UK number one hit "From Me To You", with a song that included these lyrics?
"Do that again
You're driving me insane
Kiss me once more"
2. After having a UK Top Ten hit with "Twist And Shout" this group replaced "She Loves You" at number one with "Do You Love Me". Who were they?
3. Seven weeks after "Do You Love Me" replaced it at number one, "She Loves You" returned to the top of the UK chart for two more weeks and was then replaced by a song with these lyrics. What is the song?
"Yeah, you got that somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I say that somethin's"
4. This British group were the first to follow The Beatles into the Billboard Top Ten when the British invasion started in 1964. They replaced "I Want To Hold Your Hand" at number one in the UK with a song with these lyrics. Who were they?
"I'll make you happy (make you happy)
You'll never be blue (never be blue)
You'll have no sorrow (have no sorrow)
'Cause I'll always be true (always be true)"
5. "Can't Buy Me Love" sang The Beatles but maybe a little cronyism can get you a number one hit. Who knocked The Beatles off the top spot with these lyrics?
"So I wait, and in a while
I will see my true love smile
She may come, I know not when
When she does, I'll lose
So baby until then"
6. A song written by Americans, a transatlantic number one hit and a group leader from South Africa. Who was this group that stopped The Beatles having "A Hard Day's Night" by replacing them at number one?
7. The Beatles were singing "I Feel Fine" over Christmas 1964 but Georgie Fame put a stop to that in the New Year with this song. What is the title of the song with these lyrics?
"And then she ask me, why don't I come to her flat
And have some supper and let the evening pass by
By playing records, besides a groovy hi-fi"
8. Country singer topples Beatles! England was really swinging when this country singer came along the road and cancelled The Beatles "Ticket To Ride" the top of the chart. Who was it?
9. "Help!" sang The Beatles when two Americans removed them from the top of the chart. Who sang the song with these words?
"Before it's earned, our money's all been spent
I guess that's so, we don't have a pot
But at least I'm sure of all the things we got"
10. There are eight Beatles number one records in this volume of the quiz. Four spent three weeks at number one, two spent five weeks at number one and one spent six weeks at number one. Which number one hit by The Beatles (the first Lennon/McCartney song to enter the Billboard Hot 100,) spent seven weeks at number one on the UK singles chart?
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