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Beatles By The Numbers Trivia Quiz

This quiz came to be through an Author Challenge. The main sources of information used to create the quiz are the Beatles Anthology book and DVD set, the book "A Hard Day's Write" by Steve Turner and, you know, the internet.

A multiple-choice quiz by lorance79. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lorance79

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
316,394

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
702

Last 3 plays: Guest 84 (6/10), elon78 (7/10), Guest 206 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the Beatles' first number 1 single in the UK?

(Note: since there were multiple charts at the time, this question refers to the single cited by the Beatles and George Martin as their first number 1 in the series of interviews quoted in the Beatles Anthology) Hint

She Loves You

Love Me Do

Please Please Me

I Want to Hold Your Hand

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Question 2 of 10

2. A vinyl record single with 2 hits is commonly referred to as 'Double-A side'. What was the first Double-A side single released by the Beatles? Hint

Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane

Help/Yesterday

We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper

I Want To Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1968 the Beatles released three distinct songs with what word in the title?

Note: different arrangements of the same lyrics count here as distinct songs. Hint

Honey

Something

Yesterday

Revolution

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Question 4 of 10

4. The 'White Album' included four songs written by George Harrison. Which of the following was not a Harrison composition? Hint

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Don't Pass Me By

Savoy Truffle

Long, Long, Long

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Question 5 of 10

5. Many people have been called 'the Fifth Beatle' at one time or another. Which of the following is not one of them? Hint

Stuart Sutcliffe

Elvis Presley

Pete Best

Neil Aspinall

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Question 6 of 10

6. Six days of the week are mentioned in 'Lady Madonna'. Which day was given a rest? Hint

Saturday

Wednesday

Sunday

Friday

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Question 7 of 10

7. Seven years and seven months separate which of the following pairs of events in the history of the Beatles? Hint

Paul McCartney meets John Lennon and 'Please Please Me' reaches number 1 in the UK

Ringo Starr joins the band and the Beatles partnership is legally dissolved

The Beatles' first Hamburg performance and their last concert in Candlestick Park, San Fransisco

Release of the first single in the UK and last single in the USA (excluding post-break up recordings)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the working title of the film 'Help!'? Hint

Eight Dollars an Hour

Eight Days a Week

Eight Arms to Hold You

Eight Shows in One Day

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the source of the sound loop "Number 9, number 9, number 9" on Revolution 9? Hint

Yoko Ono, sitting in on the recording session

A test tape found in the Abbey Road studio

A Winston Churchill speech

George Martin calling the take number

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Question 10 of 10

10. Complete the verse of the Beatles song 'All Together Now':

"1, 2, 3, 4, can I have a little more?
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10..." Hint

I love you

Yeah yeah yeah

Here we go again

All together now

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the Beatles' first number 1 single in the UK? (Note: since there were multiple charts at the time, this question refers to the single cited by the Beatles and George Martin as their first number 1 in the series of interviews quoted in the Beatles Anthology)

Answer: Please Please Me

The second UK single released by the band reached the top spot on the UK singles chart compiled by the New Musical Express on 22 February 1963.

2. A vinyl record single with 2 hits is commonly referred to as 'Double-A side'. What was the first Double-A side single released by the Beatles?

Answer: We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper

Other Double-A side singles by the Beatles were Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby; Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane; Come Together/Something.

3. In 1968 the Beatles released three distinct songs with what word in the title? Note: different arrangements of the same lyrics count here as distinct songs.

Answer: Revolution

The White Album featured the song 'Revolution 1', which apart from being slower and in a different key to 'Revolution' (the single), included a small but interesting addition to the lyrics: "But when you talk about destruction don't you know that you can count me out (in)".

And 'Revolution 9'...every Beatles fan has an opinion on this one.

4. The 'White Album' included four songs written by George Harrison. Which of the following was not a Harrison composition?

Answer: Don't Pass Me By

George Harrison also wrote 'Piggies', notoriously referenced in the Manson family murders.

'Don't Pass Me By' was Ringo Starr's first complete Beatles composition.

5. Many people have been called 'the Fifth Beatle' at one time or another. Which of the following is not one of them?

Answer: Elvis Presley

Stuart Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums) were regular members of the band in its early Hamburg days and are both frequently referred to as "the fifth Beatle" (not sure how that works since they were in the band at the same time, both before Ringo...hmmm)

George Harrison has stated that there were two 'fifth Beatles': Derek Taylor, the band's media liaison/press officer; and Neil Aspinall, the band's road manager and later personal assistant.

Adding to the confusion, Paul McCartney told the BBC that "if anyone was the fifth Beatle, it was Brian Epstein", the band's manager.

I would like to help clear things up a little by putting on record that I am not, nor ever have been, the fifth Beatle (sadly).

6. Six days of the week are mentioned in 'Lady Madonna'. Which day was given a rest?

Answer: Saturday

'Lady Madonna' was the last Beatles single to be released on the Parlophone label in the UK (and the last Capitol Records single in the US). Paul McCartney explained the song as his attempt to do a 'bluesy boogie-woogie' Fats Domino impression.

7. Seven years and seven months separate which of the following pairs of events in the history of the Beatles?

Answer: Release of the first single in the UK and last single in the USA (excluding post-break up recordings)

The first single, 'Love Me Do', was released on 5 October 1962. The last single, 'The Long and Winding Road', came out on 11 May 1970. These dates bookend 12 studio albums (as released in the UK), 5 motion pictures, 4 overseas tours and over 200 original songs.

8. What was the working title of the film 'Help!'?

Answer: Eight Arms to Hold You

'Help!' was directed by Richard Lester, who also directed the Beatles film 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Superman II'.

9. What was the source of the sound loop "Number 9, number 9, number 9" on Revolution 9?

Answer: A test tape found in the Abbey Road studio

John Lennon explains:

"I was born on 9th October. I lived at 9 Newcastle Road. Nine seems to be my number so I've stuck with it, and it's the highest number in the universe; after that you go back to one."

10. Complete the verse of the Beatles song 'All Together Now': "1, 2, 3, 4, can I have a little more? 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10..."

Answer: I love you

'All Together Now', released on the 'Yellow Submarine' soundtrack, was described by Paul McCartney as being in the style of a children's sing-along, with the title having a dual meaning of peace and universal brotherhood.

It's also the title of a documentary about the making of 'Love', the collaboration between the Beatles and Cirque du Soleil.

Source: Author lorance79

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