The Beatles 8 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Her handkerchief

This song is a track on the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", released in 1967. One line from the beginning of the song is: "She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief".

Answer: His toes

The first line of the third verse of "I've Got a Feeling" is:
"I've got a feeling that keeps me on my toes".

This song is from the Beatles' last released album, "Let It Be".

Answer: 1965

An edited version of take two of "12-Bar Original" was a track on "Anthology 2". It was recorded on November 4th, 1965. It was the first instrumental the Beatles recorded after they signed for EMI.

Answer: India

Pete Best was the drummer of The Beatles before Ringo Starr had joined the group. Pete became their drummer on August 12th, 1960, while they were still The Silver Beatles, but was kicked out of the band on August 16th, 1962. The day before that, John offered Ringo to be their new drummer, and he accepted.

Answer: Randolph

Randolph Peter Best was born on November 24th in 1941. His first band was called The Black Jacks. After leaving that band, he joined The Silver Beatles on August 12th, 1960.

Answer: Denmark

On January 3rd, 1970, The Beatles, excluding John, joined together at Abbey Road Studios to record "I Me Mine". They recorded 16 takes of the song. Then on April 1st, Ringo returned to record drum overdubs for "I Me Mine", as well as "Across The Universe", and "The Long And Winding Road".

Answer: The Catcher in the Rye

John Lennon died on December 8th, 1980 in New York, New York, from four gunshots in the back. They were shot with a .38 special revolver by Mark David Chapman. Chapman was holding a copy of "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. In the book, Chapman had written, "This is my statement. -Holden Caulfield". Chapman was standing at the crime scene before the police came to arrest him.

Answer: Richard

The first line of "Long Tall Sally" is: "I'm gonna tell Aunt Marie 'bout Uncle *John*". The Beatles recorded Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" in 1964, with a chorus of, "Go, go *Johnny* go, go, go". In "I'm Down", Paul screams, "Wow! Hurry up *John*!". In "For You Blue", George sings, "Go, *Johnny*, go". Also, John's name was of course in the title of "The Ballad Of John And Yoko".

In "Boys", right before the guitar solo, Ringo says: "Alright, *George*". Before the first guitar solo in "Honey Don't", Ringo sings, "Rock on *George*, one time for me", and before the second guitar solo, he sings, "Rock on *George*, for *Ringo* one time". At the end of "Dig It", John says: "That was 'Can You Dig It' by *Georgie* Wood. And now we'd like to do 'Hark The Angels Come'."

In "Glass Onion", John sings: "The walrus was *Paul*". Also, at exactly one minute, 56 seconds into "I'm Only Sleeping", you can hear John say: "Yawn, *Paul*" very, very quietly. Four seconds later, you can hear Paul yawn.

Also, in "You Know My Name(Look Up The Number)", you can hear John yell, "*Ringo*". Ringo also says his own nickname in "Honey Don't", right before the second guitar solo. but the question asked for "Richard", NOT "Ringo".

Answer: 1967

In 1967, George Harrison wrote the first verse of "See Yourself". It is about Paul McCartney's experiences with the press, and also about the usage of LSD. In his book, "I Me Mine", George wrote that he forgot about the song, but remembered it again in 1976, then finished writing the bridge and the second and third verses.

He released "See Yourself" as a track on the album "Thirty Three and 1/3", released in November of 1976.

Answer: Tomorrow Never Knows

"Tomorrow Never Knows" was a track on "Revolver", from 1966. It was the first song that Geoff Merick engineered alone. Take one of "Tomorrow Never Knows" was released on "Anthology 2" in 1996.