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Rather Average Beatles Quiz

This is a Beatles quiz for beginners (maybe not). The questions are pretty easy to answer, so it wouldn't be too hard. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by anjing_blog. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
anjing_blog

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
133,842

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2039

Last 3 plays: elon78 (8/10), Guest 136 (6/10), crimcorridor (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mention three places in Asia in which The Beatles visited to put up a concert! Hint

Hong Kong, Japan, India

Hong Kong, Philippines, Japan

Philippines, Japan, India

Hong Kong, India, Philippines

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the first American TV Show to broadcast The Beatles? Hint

The Bugs Bunny Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Jack Paar Show

The Amanda Lewis Show

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the A-side of the second single released by The Beatles in the UK? Hint

I Saw Her Standing There

Love Me Do

Please Please Me

From Me To You

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the first song to be broadcast (in wide release) on American airwaves? Hint

She Loves You

I Want To Hold Your Hand

From Me To You

Love Me Do

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which person never played drums in any official Beatles albums or singles? Hint

Pete Best

Richard Starkey

Paul McCartney

Andy White

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Question 6 of 10

6. The cover on the "Blue Album" was supposed to be the cover of what album? Hint

Yesterday And Today

Let It Be

Get Back

Abbey Road

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the first Beatles song to feature a woman playing an instrument? Hint

Birthday

The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill

She's Leaving Home

Across The Universe

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why was the refrain in "A Hard Day's Night" sung by Paul? Hint

Because Paul wrote the refrain

Because it was too high for John's voice

Because John kept forgetting the words for it

Because John was absent when the refrain was recorded

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Beach Boys song kicked "Ticket To Ride" from the top of the American chart in 1965? Hint

Help Me Rhonda

I Get Around

California Girls

Kokomo

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Beatles' track has the longest duration? Hint

Revolution #9

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Hey Jude

It's All Too Much

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mention three places in Asia in which The Beatles visited to put up a concert!

Answer: Hong Kong, Philippines, Japan

The Beatles toured Hong Kong in June 1964. Later they toured Japan and Philippines in June 1966.

2. What was the first American TV Show to broadcast The Beatles?

Answer: The Jack Paar Show

The Jack Paar Show played a clip of The Beatles performing "She Loves You" on January 3, 1964.
The Beatles performed in The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964.

3. What was the A-side of the second single released by The Beatles in the UK?

Answer: Please Please Me

First single was "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You"
Second single was "Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why"
Third single was "From Me To You" / "Thank You Girl"

4. What was the first song to be broadcast (in wide release) on American airwaves?

Answer: I Want To Hold Your Hand

The first Beatles song to be broadcast on American airwaves was "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (December 17, 1963) by WWDC, Washington D.C.

5. Which person never played drums in any official Beatles albums or singles?

Answer: Pete Best

Paul McCartney played drums in "Back In The USSR" and "The Ballad Of John And Yoko".
Andy White played drums in "Love Me Do" (album version).
Richard Starkey IS Ringo Starr (if you don't know this, you shouldn't be playing this quiz!)
Pete Best never played drums in any original albums or singles, but you can hear him in "Love Me Do", "My Bonnie", "Cry For A Shadow", etc. from the "Anthology vol. 1" album.

6. The cover on the "Blue Album" was supposed to be the cover of what album?

Answer: Get Back

The Beatles planned to make an album named "Get Back" after releasing "Yellow Submarine", but things didn't go quite as planned so the album bit the dust. After "Abbey Road" was released, Phil Spector decided to do something about the remains of the "Get Back" album, and eventually released "Let It Be".

7. What was the first Beatles song to feature a woman playing an instrument?

Answer: She's Leaving Home

"She's Leaving Home" featured Sheila Bomberg playing a harp. She became the first woman to play an instrument in a Beatles song.

8. Why was the refrain in "A Hard Day's Night" sung by Paul?

Answer: Because it was too high for John's voice

The refrain was handed over to Paul because John couldn't reach the notes! Same thing happened to "Anytime At All" - Paul sang the second line in each refrain.

9. Which Beach Boys song kicked "Ticket To Ride" from the top of the American chart in 1965?

Answer: Help Me Rhonda

"Ticket To Ride" topped the American chart on May 22, 1965. A week later, it was kicked down to 2nd place by The Beach Boys' "Help Me Rhonda"

10. Which Beatles' track has the longest duration?

Answer: Revolution #9

Revolution #9 has a duration of over 8 minutes.
Second place is I Want You (She's So Heavy).
Hey Jude is the third longest track.

Source: Author anjing_blog

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