The Beatles 4 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Anil Bhagwat

Harrison's song, "Love You To", found on the album "Revolver", is one of The Beatle's many Indian style songs. The three Indian instruments played in this song are the sitar, tambura, and tabla.

Answer: Ringo Starr

This song was originally supposed to be Ringo's only lead in a song in the movie "Help". They weren't satisfied with the recording, so "Act Naturally" became the only song Ringo sang lead on in "Help". "If You've Got Trouble" stayed unreleased until 1996, when it appeared on the compilation album "Anthology 2".

Answer: Three

"I've Got A Feeling", on the album "Let It Be", was made from three different songs. Those songs were "Watching Rainbows", "Everybody Had A Hard Year", and "I've Got A Feeling".

Answer: Richard Lester

The movies "Help" and "A Hard Day's Night" were directed by Richard Lester. George Dunning was the director of "Yellow Submarine", Michael Lindsay-Hogg directed "Let It Be", and Bernard Knowles directed "Magical Mystery Tour".

Answer: Tip of My Tongue

"Tip of My Tongue" was written by McCartney in 1962. Several takes were recorded, disliked, and never released, even on bootlegs. It was recorded by Tommy Quickly in 1963, and then by The Badbeats in 1979.

Answer: The Inner Light

"The Inner Light" is the B-Side to "Lady Madonna". The shehnai in this song is played by Sharad Jadev and Hanuman Jadev. The shehnai also known as Mangal Vadya, is an Indian double reed instrument that is much like an oboe.

Answer: Alf Bicknell

Alf Bicknell was The Beatle's driver to the Budokan Arena that day. Bill Harry was a music teacher who taught John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe. Allan Williams was The Beatle's first ever manager. William Kite was a man from the 1800s whose father, James Kite, was a circus proprietor.

He supposedly worked at Pablo Fanque's circus from 1843 to 1845. He is Mr. Kite in "Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" on the album "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band".

Answer: DJ at The Cavern Club

Bob Wooler was a DJ at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. He introduced The Beatles to Brian Epstein. The reason that I put "He introduced The Beatles to George Martin" as one of the answers to the question was to confuse people who might have known who he was, but didn't read carefully enough to see that it said "George Martin" instead of "Brian Epstein".

Answer: Lonesome Tears In My Eyes

This song is a cover, that is from "Live at the BBC". It was written by Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, Paul Burlison and Al Mortimer. John Lennon sings lead on this song.

Answer: Allen Klein

After Brian Epstein died of an accidental drug overdose, The Beatles needed a new manager. Paul McCartney wanted the new manager to be Lee Eastman, his father-in-law, but the Allen Klein became their new manager.

Answer: I Feel Fine

"I Feel Fine" was a single from November 9, 1964. The B-Side to this song is "She's a Woman". They performed "I Feel Fine" at Shae Stadium in 1965. "She's a Woman" can be heard in the movie "Help!" Both of these songs appeared on the compilation album "Past Masters Volume 1".

Answer: Jones

Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones was the founder of The Rolling Stones. The instruments he knew how to play were: guitar, harmonica, keyboards, Appalachian dulcimer, mellotron, sitar, tambura, recorder, percussion, autoharp, marimba, slide guitar, vocals, oboe, banjo, and saxophone. He played the alto saxophone in The Beatle's song "You Know My Name(Look Up the Number)".

Answer: George Harrison

The swarmandal and sarod are Indian string instrument. The swarmandal is an Indian harp, and the sarod is a stringed instrument, like the sitar, that is played often in Indian classical music. The swarmandal is used in the songs "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", and "Within You Without You".

Answer: False

The only Indian instruments played in "Within You Without You" are the tambura, sitar, swarmandal, dilruba, and tabla.

Answer: Yoko Ono

John was inspired to write "Because" after he heard Yoko Ono, his wife, playing Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" on their piano.

Answer: Nine

The three singers in "Because" are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. Their three part harmony was overdubbed three time, so there are actually nine voices singing.

Answer: the fool on the hill

"The Fool on the Hill" was recorded and released in 1967, on the album "The Magical Mystery Tour". "Dear Prudence" was recorded and released in 1969, on the album "The Beatles".

Answer: Shirley

In the "Anthology" version of "Mean Mr. Mustard, John says: "His sister Shirley works in the shop, she never stops..."

Answer: John Lennon

Ringo never really like playing the cowbell, so John plays the cowbell in addition to singing backing vocals in this song from the album "Revolver", in 1966.

Answer: True

The tabla, pakhavaj, and dholak are Indian drums. They are the only percussion instruments used in the B-Side of "Lady Madonna", "The Inner Light". The other Indian instruments used in "The Inner Light" are the shehnai, sarod, and sitar. The shehnai is a double reed instrument, like the oboe, or bassoon. The sarod and sitar are both string instruments, much like a guitar.

Answer: Paul McCartney

In this song, John Lennon sings lead vocal, plays lead guitars, acoustic guitar, and percussion. Paul sings harmony vocal, and he plays bass guitar, drums, piano, and maracas.

Answer: Sheila Bromberg

Sheila Bromberg was the first female musician to appear on a Beatle's record. She plays the harp in the song "She's Leaving Home", from the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". "She's Leaving Home" is one of the few songs where the Beatles themselves didn't play any instruments for the song.

Answer: Help / I'm Down

On July 19, 1965, the single "Help"/"I'm Down" was released in the USA, while it was released July 23, 1965 in the UK. It was recorded on June 14, 1965 at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. It was recorded during the same sessions of "Yesterday"/"I've Just Seen a Face". But that single was released August 6, 1965.

Answer: Morecambe and Wise

In 1964, The Beatles made an appearance on "The Morecambe and Wise Show". At the end of the show, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ed Morecambe, and Ernie Wise sang "Moonlight Bay" as a comedic ending.

Answer: I Want To Tell You

In "I Want To Tell You", one of the lyrics is:

"But if I seem to act unkind,
It's only me it's not my mind.
That is confusing things".