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Quiz about Were you listening Beatles Songs

Were you listening? - Beatles Songs Quiz

Here are questions about Beatles' songs to see how well you listened. Some may be hard, but I think most are fairly easy.

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

Author
gweb

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
154,658

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
3788

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. When Mean Mr. Mustard's sister takes him out to look at the Queen, what does he always do? Hint

shows her something obscene

says something nasty and mean

makes a horrible scene

shouts out something obscene

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Question 2 of 15

2. In "Paperback Writer", the singer tells about the book he has written. Which of the following statements is NOT something we find out? Hint

it was based on someone else's novel

it has a happy ending

it took him over a year to write it

it is approximately 1,000 pages long

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Question 3 of 15

3. One more question about "Paperback Writer". We know the paperback is "the dirty story of a dirty man", where does the dirty man's son work? Hint

the Daily Mail

the local pub

the county jail

the government

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Question 4 of 15

4. In the song "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill", who saved Bill(and his mom and elephant)? Hint

Captain Marvel

Tarzan

Captain America

Superman

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Question 5 of 15

5. Remember the song "Penny Lane"? Which of the following jobs is NOT mentioned in the song? Hint

banker

postman

fireman

nurse

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of these lyrics does not belong to the song "Lady Madonna"? Hint

baby at your breast

crying in the night

lying on the bed

children at your feet

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Question 7 of 15

7. In "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" which of the following modes of transportation is not available to you? Hint

train

taxis

horses

boat

8. In the song "Hey Bulldog" they sing "some kind of ________ is measured out in ________." There are three pairs of words below that fill in the blanks at different parts of the song. Which pair is not in the song? Hint

loneliness / fears

solitude / you

happiness / miles

innocence / years

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who is described as "the kind of a girl that makes the news of the world"? Hint

Lovely Rita

Her Majesty

(Dizzy) Miss Lizzy

Polythene Pam

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Question 10 of 15

10. In the song "Norwegian Wood", what does the singer have to drink? Hint

rum

wine

tea

beer

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of these Beatles' songs begins with one note on the guitar followed by sound of feedback from the amp? Hint

Revolution

I Saw Her Standing There

I Feel Fine

Helter Skelter

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Question 12 of 15

12. Think of the beginning of "She Loves You". Now tell me how many times do they sing the word "Yeah" prior to the first line (Which is "You think you've lost your love")? Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. In the song "Back in the U.S.S.R.", what kind of girls "really knock me out and leave the west behind"? Hint

Northern

Ukraine

Moscow

Georgia

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Question 14 of 15

14. In the song "Get Back", in what U.S. state was Jo Jo's home?

Answer: (One Word or postal abbreviation- He left it for another state's grass.)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of these is NOT a lyric from "Come Together"? Hint

mojo filter

roller coaster

choking smoker

spinal cracker

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When Mean Mr. Mustard's sister takes him out to look at the Queen, what does he always do?

Answer: shouts out something obscene

"... only place that he's ever been - such a dirty old man." This is a fun little song from "Abbey Road", which was released in the U.S. in October 1969.

2. In "Paperback Writer", the singer tells about the book he has written. Which of the following statements is NOT something we find out?

Answer: it has a happy ending

This singer doesn't tell us about the ending but he does sing: "it took me years to write, will you take a look" and it was "based on a novel by a man named Lear" and "it's a thousand pages give or take a few". This song was released as a single in the U.S. in May, 1966 and was one of their many #1 songs.

3. One more question about "Paperback Writer". We know the paperback is "the dirty story of a dirty man", where does the dirty man's son work?

Answer: the Daily Mail

"His son is working for the Daily Mail, it's a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer." This song also appears on the album "Hey Jude", released in 1968. The Daily Mail is a London Newspaper.

4. In the song "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill", who saved Bill(and his mom and elephant)?

Answer: Captain Marvel

"So Captain Marvel zapped him right between the eyes - ZAP!" This song is on "The Beatles" (White Album), released in November of 1968 in the U.S.

5. Remember the song "Penny Lane"? Which of the following jobs is NOT mentioned in the song?

Answer: postman

"A pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray." The banker and fireman are each mentioned more than once throughout the song. A #1 Song from the "Magical Mystery Tour" album.

6. Which of these lyrics does not belong to the song "Lady Madonna"?

Answer: crying in the night

Another # 1 song, "Lady Madonna" was on the "Hey Jude" album.

7. In "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" which of the following modes of transportation is not available to you?

Answer: horses

"Picture yourself in a boat on a river" and "in a train in a station". "Newspaper taxis appear on the shore waiting to take you away". There are "rockinghorse people" but they aren't horses and aren't giving rides. This song was on the "Sgt. Pepper's" album, released in June, 1967 in the U.S.

Answer: loneliness / fears

This song is on the "Yellow Submarine" album.

9. Who is described as "the kind of a girl that makes the news of the world"?

Answer: Polythene Pam

"...yes you could say she was attractively built." Another song from "Abbey Road", this song follows "Mean Mr. Mustard."

10. In the song "Norwegian Wood", what does the singer have to drink?

Answer: wine

"I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine." This song is on the "Rubber Soul" album.

11. Which of these Beatles' songs begins with one note on the guitar followed by sound of feedback from the amp?

Answer: I Feel Fine

This was another of their many #1 songs. The feedback was intentional. This song first appeared on the "Beatles '65" album. The single was released in the U.S. in November 1964.

12. Think of the beginning of "She Loves You". Now tell me how many times do they sing the word "Yeah" prior to the first line (Which is "You think you've lost your love")?

Answer: 10

"She loves you, yeah, yeah yeah. She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. She loves you yeah yeah yeah yeah." The last yea is sung longer. This song first appeared on the "The Beatles' Second Album", released in September 1963.

13. In the song "Back in the U.S.S.R.", what kind of girls "really knock me out and leave the west behind"?

Answer: Ukraine

"Well, the Ukraine girls really knock me out, and leave the west behind. And Moscow girls make me sing and shout that Georgia's always on my my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my mind." This is the first song on the "White Album."

14. In the song "Get Back", in what U.S. state was Jo Jo's home?

Answer: Arizona

"Jojo left his home in Tucson Arizona for some California grass." A #1 song from the "Let It Be" album.

15. Which of these is NOT a lyric from "Come Together"?

Answer: choking smoker

"Here come old flat top, he come groovin' up slowly..." "Come Together" (another #1 song - on the "Abbey Road" album) is a great song with lyrics that don't make a lot of sense, but you seem to understand anyway. Does anyone know what walrus gumboot is? "Choking Smoker" comes from another Beatles' song, "I Am the Walrus", where they sing "expert texpert choking smokers don't you think the joker laughs at you." Hope you liked this quiz, if you want more of a challenge try "Which Song Isn't It", parts 1 & 2 in the Beatles category.

Source: Author gweb

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