Songs of "The White Album" Trivia Quiz

Answer: White Album

Written by Lennon-McCartney, "Dear Prudence" is one of the many Beatles songs composed by the duo.

Prudence Farrow, the sister of actress Mia Farrow, is the subject of the song's narrative. She attended the retreat with the Beatles while they were staying with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to study meditation. When John Lennon and George Harrison got together, they were able to help Prudence with her troubles. John reminds Prudence that she is "part of everything" in the song by asking her to "open up your eyes" and "see the sunny skies."

The album was released in the United Kingdom in 1968. Although officially titled "The Beatles," the album is also referred to as the "White Album." The song is listed at number two, side one, on the album. The "White Album" album is The Beatles' ninth studio album and is a double album with 30 songs listed in 1968. Chart-wise, the album was a number-one hit on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard Top LPs.

Answer: White Album

John Lennon and Yoko Ono were both lead vocalists on the song "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill," with Paul, George, and Ringo performing the backing vocals.

Answer: White Album

Though ascribed to the Lennon-McCartney duo, Paul McCartney wrote the majority of the song. In 1968, The Beatles travelled to Rishikesh, in northern India. While in India, McCartney started to compile the song. Sometime later, John Lennon and his friend Donovan, who was a Scottish singer-songwriter, joined the rest of the group and made contributions to "Rocky Raccoon."

Answer: White Album

Paul McCartney was the main songwriter for the song "Helter Skelter." The song came about after Paul was talking to Pete Townshend, the lead guitarist of the band The Who. Townshend was in conversation with Paul about the song "I Can See for Miles" having the loudest ear-splitting sound. McCartney thought he could go one better, so he wrote the song "Helter Skelter" that would outdo "I Can See for Miles." The vocals and the sound of the drums didn't disappoint.

Answer: White Album

According to John Lennon, "Cry Baby Cry" has a few lines very similar to the children's nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence." Here are a few lines from "Cry Baby Cry."
'The king of Marigold was in the kitchen.
Cooking breakfast for the queen
The queen was in the parlour.
Playing piano for the children of the king.'

And this is the line from "Sing a Song of Sixpence."
'The king was in his counting house.
Counting out his money.
The queen was in the parlour.
Eating bread and honey.'

Yes, I can see what John is saying. Other lines from both songs seem to follow the same path.

Answer: White Album

This is a strange song, as it mentions parts of the lyrics to other Beatles songs. John said it was to confound those who interpret Beatles songs' lyrics too literally. Originally, the song, a "Demo" was recorded at "Kinfauns," a 1950s bungalow that was the home of George Harrison. Back in the day, quite a few songs were recorded at the bungalow.

Answer: White Album

McCartney performed the song "Blackbird" as a solo. Although McCartney was the primary songwriter, John Lennon made a very minor contribution. Musically, the song is comprised of four given sounds: McCartney singing and playing his guitar while tapping his foot to the beat. If you listen, you can hear a blackbird in the background singing.

Answer: White Album

"Sexy Sadie" was written in India, where The Beatles were staying to learn the ways of transcendental meditation from the creator Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. John Lennon wrote the song, but it is credited to Lennon-McCartney. Lennon was the lead vocalist on this track.

Answer: Other

The author of "All You Need Is Love" is John Lennon. However, as is often the case, the Lennon-McCartney collaboration is given credit for it. Originally released as a single in the UK in 1967, it was later included on the US album "Magical Mystery Tour." The song peaked at number one on the UK Record Retailer Chart and the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Other

"And I Love Her" is a track from The Beatles' third album, "A Hard Day's Night," released on July 10, 1964. The song was also released as a single in the same year, reaching number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was recorded at the Abbey Road Studio, made famous by the Beatles.

As with many songs and albums, George Martin and Norman Smith were both involved in the production of the song. George was known as the "Fifth Beatle" because of the amount of time he spent with the band, working on all aspects of the music industry.

Answer: Other

"Come Together" is another single track taken from their eleventh studio album, "Abbey Road." In the UK, the album was released on September 26, 1969, but the single was released on October 6, 1969. The cover for the album is probably the most famous of all the Beatles albums, with all the band members walking on the zebra crossing on Abbey Road. In the photo, John was followed by Ringo, Paul and George.

Chart-wise, the song hit the top spot on the US Billboard Hot 100, while in the UK it reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. "Abbey Road" made the number one position on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard Top LPs.

Answer: Other

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is found on the first side of the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." The album was released to the public in the UK in May 1967. Although it was widely believed at the time to be a reference to the substance "LSD," Paul and John both refuted it.

According to John Lennon, the song came about after reading the book "Alice in Wonderland," written by Lewis Carroll. John also said the title was put together after his son painted a picture, which he called Lucy!