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Quiz about John Lennon Basics
Quiz about John Lennon Basics

John Lennon Basics Trivia Quiz


These are the basic songs written by John Lennon after the Beatles split up.

A multiple-choice quiz by mattyjames. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
mattyjames
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
96,334
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
4898
Last 3 plays: Guest 165 (4/15), Guest 168 (0/15), Guest 168 (11/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What song is this line from? "Let's hear it for the good people...the hippies." Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. From "Instant Karma!": "Better get yourself together darling, join the _______
________"

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 3 of 15
3. What are the first words John Lennon sings in "Power to the People"? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which son did John write "Beautiful Boy" for? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. "Some call it magic, the search for...". Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What does John say to "Imagine" first? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What song is this line from? "I was dreaming of the past, and my heart was beatin' fast". Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. "I'm just sitting here ______
__ _____ go round".

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 9 of 15
9. Which of these songs does not feature piano? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. "_______ is real, real is _______." Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Which one of these is the correct title? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What song is this line from? "Temperatures rising, fever is high...can't see no future, can't see no sky."

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 13 of 15
13. What song is this line from? "When the night has come, and the land is dark."

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 14 of 15
14. What song is this line from? "I can hardly express...my mixed emotions of my thoughtlessness." Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. "What words start out "Instant Karma!"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What song is this line from? "Let's hear it for the good people...the hippies."

Answer: Give Peace a Chance

He also asks to "hear it for the Hare Krishnas".
2. From "Instant Karma!": "Better get yourself together darling, join the _______ ________"

Answer: human race

"Instant Karma's gonna get you, gonna knock you right on your head". Probably his first big hit as a solo artist.
3. What are the first words John Lennon sings in "Power to the People"?

Answer: "Power to the people..."

He joins the chorus in the beginning.
4. Which son did John write "Beautiful Boy" for?

Answer: Sean

At the end, he says "Beautiful Sean". Sean was his first son by Yoko. He, like his father, became a musician as did John's other son Julian.
5. "Some call it magic, the search for...".

Answer: the grail

From the song "Mind Games".
6. What does John say to "Imagine" first?

Answer: "there's no heaven"

"Imagine there's no heaven" are the first words in the song. All the others come later.
7. What song is this line from? "I was dreaming of the past, and my heart was beatin' fast".

Answer: Jealous Guy

One of John's most popular songs. About a guy who loves a woman so much that he hurts with jealousy.
8. "I'm just sitting here ______ __ _____ go round".

Answer: watching the wheels

"People say I'm crazy, doing what I'm doing". Another song that isn't as widely known as it should be. The song was even titled "Watching the Wheels".
9. Which of these songs does not feature piano?

Answer: Working Class Hero

It just has a guitar.
10. "_______ is real, real is _______."

Answer: Love

"Love" is the name of the song.
11. Which one of these is the correct title?

Answer: Happy X-mas (War is Over)

Yoko and a whole bunch of kids helped John with this one.
12. What song is this line from? "Temperatures rising, fever is high...can't see no future, can't see no sky."

Answer: cold turkey

He wrote it about withdrawal from drugs.
13. What song is this line from? "When the night has come, and the land is dark."

Answer: Stand By Me

This is one the only hits that he had that he did not write.
14. What song is this line from? "I can hardly express...my mixed emotions of my thoughtlessness."

Answer: Woman

He wrote all the songs, except "Mother," about Yoko.
15. "What words start out "Instant Karma!"?

Answer: "Three... four..."

He begins the song with a count off, then goes into "Instant Karma's gonna get you".
Source: Author mattyjames

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