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A Ticket to Ride Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz all about the Beatles' song "Ticket to Ride."

A multiple-choice quiz by cardsfan_027. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cardsfan_027

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,601

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
662

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Question 1 of 10

1. What album featured "Ticket to Ride?" Hint

Rubber Soul

A Hard Day's Night

Help!

Magical Mystery Tour

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Question 2 of 10

2. The song was written primarily by whom? Hint

Pete Best

Paul McCartney

John Lennon

George Harrison

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Question 3 of 10

3. Finish the lyric: "I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah. The girl that's driving me mad is..." Hint

leaving today

really insane

going away

under age

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who played lead guitar on the track? Hint

Dave Davies

George Harrison

Paul McCartney

Eric Clapton

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Question 5 of 10

5. The song was released as a single in what year? Hint

1965

1967

1963

1969

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following bands has not covered "Ticket to Ride?" Hint

The Carpenters

Led Zeppelin

Bee Gees

Vanilla Fudge

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the song's peak position on the U.S. Billboard? Hint

It never charted

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who produced the song? Hint

George Martin

Ringo Starr

Phil Spector

Sam Phillips

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Question 9 of 10

9. Finish the lyric:

"She said that living with me,
Was bringing her down, yeah.
She would never be free
When I..." Hint

was around

left her

die off

wasn't working

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was on the B-Side of the single? Hint

No Reply

Yellow Submarine

Yes It Is

In My Life

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What album featured "Ticket to Ride?"

Answer: Help!

"Help!" was released in August 1965. "Rubber Soul" came out just three months later.

2. The song was written primarily by whom?

Answer: John Lennon

It is credited as Lennon/McCartney, but John wrote most if not all of the song. The song was included in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time list.

3. Finish the lyric: "I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah. The girl that's driving me mad is..."

Answer: going away

This is the opening lyric of the song. John Lennon sang lead vocals.

4. Who played lead guitar on the track?

Answer: Paul McCartney

This is one of the few songs Harrison isn't lead. Paul McCartney usually played bass on the Beatle's tracks after the death of Stu Sutcliffe in 1962.

5. The song was released as a single in what year?

Answer: 1965

It was released in April of 1965. It succeeded "Eight Days a Week" and preceded "Help!"

6. Which of the following bands has not covered "Ticket to Ride?"

Answer: Led Zeppelin

Nope, not Zeppelin. All the others covered it in the late '60s. Vanilla Fudge's version was from their self-titled debut album and was featured as the first track.

7. What was the song's peak position on the U.S. Billboard?

Answer: 1

One of many number one hits of course. The Beatles' 1962 song "Love Me Do" was their first hit that reached the top spot. The Beatles had seven more songs that reached the top of the charts in the U.K. or U.S. before "Ticket to Ride" in 1965.

8. Who produced the song?

Answer: George Martin

Martin was the Beatles' producer up until the album "Let It Be". Phil Spector produced that one. Sam Phillips, who discovered Elvis Presley, was a producer at Sun Records, but he never produced any Beatles work and neither did Ringo.

9. Finish the lyric: "She said that living with me, Was bringing her down, yeah. She would never be free When I..."

Answer: was around

It has been said by John Lennon himself that this song implies prostitution. These lyrics indicate the narrator's displeasure with the girl's line of work.

10. What was on the B-Side of the single?

Answer: Yes It Is

"Yes It Is" didn't make it on the album, however. "Yellow Submarine" was featured on both "Yellow Submarine" and the "Magical Mystery Tour" albums. "In My Life" was featured on "Rubber Soul", and "No Reply" was featured on "Beatles for Sale".

Source: Author cardsfan_027

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