Picturing the Beatles Trivia Quiz

Answer: Penny Lane

"And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen" they also sang in "Penny Lane". It was released as a single in February, 1967 and was included on the U.S. version of the "Magical Mystery Tour" album later that year. The video made for the song might best be remembered for the bystanders in the background perhaps thinking "Blimey, there goes John Lennon!"

Answer: Strawberry Fields Forever

Though Strawberry Field was a real place, a Salvation Army children's home in Liverpool, John Lennon wrote in the song that "nothing is real". Released in February, 1967 as a double-A-sided record (along with "Penny Lane") it was the first Beatles single in four years to fail to reach number one in the UK, though over the years it has come to be one of those Beatles songs that people say "is stuck in my head!"

Answer: Carry that Weight

"Carry that Weight" was part of a medley including "Golden Slumbers" and "The End" that closed the "Abbey Road" album. Written by Paul McCartney, both he and John Lennon said it alluded to problems the band was having, collectively and individually, at the time.

Answer: Matchbox

Country music singer Carl Perkins wrote and recorded the song in 1956, wondering if a matchbox would hold all his clothes. The Beatles were fans of his and started singing the song in 1961, recording it in 1964 and changing it a bit to a matchbox making a hole in their clothes.

Answer: Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite

"The celebrated Mr. K. performs his feat on Saturday at Bishops Gate" so don't miss it! John Lennon wrote the song after seeing an old circus poster. It was included on the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album.

Answer: Fixing a Hole

Another song from 1967's "Sgt. Pepper" album, Paul McCartney said he wrote it about fans who wouldn't leave him alone.

Answer: Ticket to Ride

There was a bit of friction between the lads regarding this song. John Lennon said he wrote it about Hamburg, Germany prostitutes getting a clean bill of health regarding their occupation. Paul McCartney said he had a large part in writing it and it was about a railway ticket to Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. Regardless, it was in the movie and album "Help!" and was a number one single in most of the free world in 1965.

Answer: Come Together

"Come Together" was the opening song on the "Abbey Road" album in 1969 and was part of a double A-sided single along with "Something". It was written by John Lennon after LSD guru Timothy Leary had asked him to write a campaign song for Leary's campaign for governor of California.

Answer: Nowhere Man

The song was later released as a single in the U.S. and Australia (but not in the UK). John Lennon wrote it and said it was about himself after spending several hours trying to come up with another song for the "Rubber Soul" album.

Answer: The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

The song was inspired by an event that happened while the Beatles were visiting the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India. It involved an American who went tiger hunting while at the ashram. The song was on "The Beatles", often known as "The White Album".