Some Questions About The Beatles Multiple Choice Quiz | Music

Answer: 1970

The Beatles officially disbanded in 1970. By the time the Beatles finally called it quits, two of the four members, John and Paul, had already made albums with their new groups. On April 10, 1970, Paul McCartney resigned from the Beatles.

Answer: drummer

Pete Best joined the Beatles in 1960, as its drummer. In August 1962, Pete was sacked and Ringo Starr was offered the drummer's job.

Answer: Love Me Do

In October 1962, the Beatles released "Love Me Do" and it established them as the top group in Liverpool, England. They previously had releases as 'Tony Sheridan and The Beatles'.

Answer: Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr was born in July 1940, making him the oldest Beatle. Lennon was born in October 1940, McCartney in June 1942, and Harrison was born in February 1943.

Answer: From Me To You

"My Bonnie" was the first Beatles single formally recorded but this was a German import on the Polydor label. It was officially recorded in 1962 and credited to "Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers". It was famously the single a boy asked Brian Epstein for at his record shop in Liverpool. Brian hunted the band down and found them performing at "The Cavern Club" in Liverpool - so impressed was Brian by the sound that he signed them up and managed them. The rest is history. The reason for the "Beat Brothers" credit was that in Germany the word 'pidels', pronounced 'peedles', was plural slang for 'penis'.

"Love Me Do" was the first UK single and was released 5th October 1962. It reached number 17 in the UK charts.

"Please Please Me" was the second UK single. It reached number two 17th January 1963.

"From Me To You" was the third UK single. It was their first of 17 number one UK hits and hit the top spot 18th April 1963.

Answer: True

Lennon said this to a reporter for the London "Evening Standard". It was reprinted in the US magazine, "Datebook".

Answer: San Francisco, California

The final live performance by the Beatles was on August 29, 1966, in San Francisco, California.

Answer: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney filed a court suit demanding the dissolution of the Beatles and the appointment of a receiver in December 1970. He made the statement and also added, "... no one wants to be the one to say the party's over" in an interview with the Evening Standard in April of 1970.

Answer: True

The Beatles were compared to many historical figures; however, they were compared to Hitler by the British "Daily Telegraph" when it printed a story relating, "...the Beatles fill empty heads with hysteria exactly the same way as Hitler."

Answer: True

The first meeting between Epstein and the Beatles was on December 3, 1961. Afterward, they met again to sign a contract to make Epstein their manager. Epstein's assistant, Alastair, signed as a witness and all members of the Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best signed the contract; however, Epstein's signature was the only one missing from the contract.