Beatles' Two-Word Song Titles Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hey Jude

The Beatles' hit "Hey Jude" was the biggest selling single in their career. The song topped music charts around the world in the fall of 1968. The lyrics read: "The minute you let her under your skin / Then you begin to make it better." With the release of "Hey Jude", Apple Records got off to a spectacular start.

The Buck Owens' song "Act Naturally" was released by the Beatles in 1965, "Paperback Writer" came out in 1966, and "Hello Goodbye" appeared in 1967.

Answer: Martin

Sweet Loretta Martin and Jojo were the main characters in the Beatles' hit single "Get Back." The lyrics say,"Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman/ But she was another man..." The single version of the song was released in the spring of 1969 and reached the number one spot on the U.S. singles charts in late May.

Answer: a point of view

"Nowhere Man" was recorded in October 1965 and appeared on the British album "Rubber Soul." The song was released as a single in North America, and it reached the number one spot on the Canadian singles charts in February 1966. The song's lyrics say, "Doesn't have a point of view / Knows not where he's going to / Isn't he a bit like you and me?"

Answer: Octopus's Garden

The song "Octopus's Garden" was officially credited to Richard Starkey, and it appeared on the 1969 "Abbey Road" album. The song proved to be popular with kids because of the catchy melody and the sing-along lyrics. "This Boy" was written by Lennon-McCartney in 1964. "Yellow Submarine", another Lennon-McCartney song, was released in 1966, and the Lennon-McCartney tune "Oh! Darling" appeared on the 1969 "Abbey Road" album.

Answer: frantic

The Beatles' song "Honey Pie" appeared on the "White Album." The melody has a 1920s feel to it. In the song, Paul McCartney plays the role of a desperate lover who croons, " Oh, Honey Pie, you are driving me frantic / Sail across the Atlantic / To be where you belong..."

Answer: blueberry

George Harrison shows off his knowledge of desserts in the song "Savoy Truffle" from the 1968 Beatles' "White Album." The lyrics mention such tempting treats as "creme tangerine and Montelimar / A ginger sling with a pineapple heart" as well as "cool cherry cream, nice apple tart..." Nowhere in the song, though, are blueberries mentioned.

Answer: at the window

The Beatles' song "Eleanor Rigby" was contained on the "Revolver" album and released as a single in August 1966 as the flip side of "Yellow Submarine." The melancholy lyrics state that Eleanor Rigby "waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in the jar by the door / Who is it for?" The song rose to the number one spot in the UK music charts.

Answer: Little Child

The song "Little Child" appeared on the Beatles' second Parlophone album "With the Beatles" in 1963. It was a short song- only 1:48 in length. Some of the lyrics read: "Little child, won't you dance with me? / I'm so sad and lonely, baby take a chance with me." John Lennon's harmonica playing is probably the most memorable feature of this tune. "The Word" was released on the "Rubber Soul" album in 1965; "Lovely Rita" was part of the "Sgt. Pepper" collection in 1967; and "Lady Madonna" was released as a single in February 1968.

Answer: a motorcar

The lyrics to "Penny Lane" read: "On the corner is a banker with a motorcar / The little children laugh at him behind his back." In the song, the pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray, the fireman has a portrait of the queen, and the barber is showing photographs of all his customers. "Penny Lane" was released along with "Strawberry Fields Forever" as a single in February 1967; it reached the number one spot in the U.S. singles charts.

Answer: George Martin

"Rocky Raccoon" was included in the "White Album" collection in 1968. The middle of the song features a "Wild West" player-piano solo which George Martin performed. Martin also played the piano on several other Beatles' songs including "In My Life." Geoff Emerick was the chief recording engineer for the Beatles; Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans were roadies and close friends of the band members.