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Who Stones the Beatles? Trivia Quiz

All the questions in this quiz will be about the rock and roll legends The Who, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.

A multiple-choice quiz by 25or6to4. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
25or6to4

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
339,650

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
3118

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which group recorded the song "Pictures of Lily" in 1967? Hint

None of them

The Beatles

The Who

The Rolling Stones

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which group had a hit with the song "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" in 1973? Hint

None of them

The Who

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

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Question 3 of 15

3. In 1961, the song "Twist and Shout" was first recorded by a group called The Top Notes. Which of our featured groups did NOT do a cover of the song? Hint

The Beatles

All of them did

The Who

The Rolling Stones

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which group recorded a song called "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills"? Hint

The Beatles

The Who

The Rolling Stones

None of them

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Question 5 of 15

5. "Sweet Georgia Brown" is a jazz song from the 1920s. Which group did their own version of it? Hint

The Beatles

None of them

The Who

The Rolling Stones

6. "Pinball Wizard" was a song from the rock opera "Tommy" by The Who. Fill in the city that completes the following lyrics:

Ever since I was a young boy
I've played the silver ball
From Soho down to _________
I must have played them all Hint

London

Brighton

Boston

Cornwall

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Question 7 of 15

7. In 1964 the Drifters released "Under the Boardwalk". Which group did a cover of it in 1965? Hint

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

None of them

The Who

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Question 8 of 15

8. "Roll Over Beethoven" was recorded by both The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, as well as many others. Who wrote it and recorded it first? Hint

Jerry Lee Lewis

Paul McCartney / Beatles

Bo Diddley

Chuck Berry

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which group started out with five members? Hint

All of them

The Troggs

The Beatles

The Kinks

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Question 10 of 15

10. Some songs end up being known by a different name than their title. The Who's "Baba O'Riley" is one of them. What is the second name it is also known by? Hint

Human Wasteland

Teenage Wasteland

Nuclear Wasteland

American Wasteland

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Question 11 of 15

11. In 1964 The Beatles released a German version of one of their songs titled " Sie Liebt Dich". What is the English title of the song? Hint

Love Me Do

Ain't She Sweet

She Loves You

Tell Me Why

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Question 12 of 15

12. In 1970, The Who told us there was no cure for what kind of blues? Hint

summertime

rock n roll

cabin fever

cheatin' heart

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Question 13 of 15

13. In 1967 The Beatles released the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". The cover was a collage of famous people. How did they pay tribute to The Rolling Stones on the cover? Hint

door painted half red and half black

wax figure of Mick Jagger

sweater reading "Welcome the Rolling Stones"

featured Stone's "Aftermath" cover

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Question 14 of 15

14. According to The Who in the opening lines of "I'm Free", what am I waiting for you to do? Hint

show me the way

stop talking

talk to me

follow me

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of the following Beatles hits contains an antonym? Hint

Hello, Goodbye

Yellow Submarine

Penny Lane

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which group recorded the song "Pictures of Lily" in 1967?

Answer: The Who

The song tells about a young man suffering from insomnia. When he tells his father of his suffering, he is given a picture of Lily. Later, when he asks where he can find her, the father says "Son, now don't be silly. She's been dead since 1929".

2. Which group had a hit with the song "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" in 1973?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

Also known as "Heartbreaker", it tells the story of young boy being shot by police after being mistaken as a bank robber. "You heartbreaker, with your .44, I want to tear your world apart".

3. In 1961, the song "Twist and Shout" was first recorded by a group called The Top Notes. Which of our featured groups did NOT do a cover of the song?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

The Top Notes had no success with the song. The Isley Brothers were the first group to do a cover of it, which gave them their first top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

4. Which group recorded a song called "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills"?

Answer: None of them

It was a novelty tune released by Ray Stevens. Hopefully you didn't think any of these rock and roll super groups would have done such a song.

5. "Sweet Georgia Brown" is a jazz song from the 1920s. Which group did their own version of it?

Answer: The Beatles

It is known best as the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.

6. "Pinball Wizard" was a song from the rock opera "Tommy" by The Who. Fill in the city that completes the following lyrics: Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball From Soho down to _________ I must have played them all

Answer: Brighton

The song was written and recorded in 1969, in an effort to lighten the overall feel of "Tommy". It quickly became one of the biggest hits from the album.

7. In 1964 the Drifters released "Under the Boardwalk". Which group did a cover of it in 1965?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

On the night before the song was to be recorded, Drifters' lead singer Rudy Lewis died of a suspected drug overdose. Former lead singer Johnny Moore was brought in at the last minute. The song was a success and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

8. "Roll Over Beethoven" was recorded by both The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, as well as many others. Who wrote it and recorded it first?

Answer: Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry wrote the song as a type of protest of his sister using the piano to play classical music when he needed to use it.

9. Which group started out with five members?

Answer: The Beatles

When the Beatles first formed into a group, it consisted of John Lennon (guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass, guitar, vocals), George Harrison (guitar, vocals), Stuart Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums). Sutcliffe left the group in 1961 and Best was replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962.

10. Some songs end up being known by a different name than their title. The Who's "Baba O'Riley" is one of them. What is the second name it is also known by?

Answer: Teenage Wasteland

The "Teenage Wasteland" tag has stuck because the words are sung so often in the song. The real title, "Baba O'Riley", comes from the merging of Meher Baba, an Indian spiritual master and Terry Riley, a composer, musician and music pioneer.

11. In 1964 The Beatles released a German version of one of their songs titled " Sie Liebt Dich". What is the English title of the song?

Answer: She Loves You

Released in the United States in May of 1964, "Sie Liebt Dich", reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100. Not too bad for a song in a foreign language.

12. In 1970, The Who told us there was no cure for what kind of blues?

Answer: summertime

Their first release of "Summertime Blues" was a live version from their Live at Leeds performance. A studio recording was made in 1967, but was not released until 1998 on the "Odds and Sods" album.

13. In 1967 The Beatles released the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". The cover was a collage of famous people. How did they pay tribute to The Rolling Stones on the cover?

Answer: sweater reading "Welcome the Rolling Stones"

In the front row, on the right side is a doll of Shirley Temple wearing a sweater reading "Welcome The Rolling Stones". The Stones returned the favor on their album "Their Satanic Majesties Request" with a three dimensional picture. When viewed at the correct angle from up close, the faces of The Beatles could be seen.

14. According to The Who in the opening lines of "I'm Free", what am I waiting for you to do?

Answer: follow me

Remember the first verse:

I'M FREE- I'm free,
And freedom tastes of reality,
I'm free-I'm free,
And I'm waiting for you to follow me.

It was another of the hits from the rock opera "Tommy".

15. Which of the following Beatles hits contains an antonym?

Answer: Hello, Goodbye

An antonym is two words with opposite meanings.

Source: Author 25or6to4

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