The Long and Winding Road Trivia Quiz

Answer: Let It Be

"Let it Be" was the last album the Beatles released before they disbanded. The idea of the album was to give it a simpler sound by recording them live and not adding in any extra sounds or effects later. However, this idea fell flat when producer Phil Spector entered the picture, adding an instrumental arrangement and choir to "The Long and Winding Road". Even still, this song was the Beatles' last number one single in the United States.

Answer: Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin covered multiple Beatles songs. Paul McCartney actually gave her a demo of "Let It Be" before he released the song as a single. She liked to put her own twist on each song, changing "Eleanor Rigby" from third-person to first-person and giving "The Long and Winding Road" a gospel aspect.

Answer: Greensleeves

Olivia Newton-John covered multiple songs in her 1976 album including "Jolene", which was originally sang by Dolly Parton, and Roy Acuff's "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain". The song "Greensleeves" is generally believed to have been written by Henry VIII about his future wife Anne Boleyn.

Answer: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

This movie did not receive splendid reviews, receiving a 4/10 rating on IMDB and a 12% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Some have claimed that this movie actually ruined the careers of the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. Other Beatles albums that are also movie titles, including "Yellow Submarine" and "Magical Mystery Tour", fared much better.

Answer: Jazz

"(I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz" describes itself as "A GRP Artists' Celebration of the Songs of the Beatles". This album featured a mixture of artists singing Beatles songs such as "Let It Be" by Nelson Rangell, "Eleanor Rigby" by Chick Corea, and "Blackbird" by Arturo Sandoval. As might be inferred from the title of the album, each piece was turned into jazz.

Answer: The death of McCartney's wife

In 1998, Linda McCartney, wife of Paul McCartney, died of breast cancer. A year later, the Concert for Linda was held at the Royal Albert Hall. George Michael gave his first live performance in two years, covering the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" and "The Long and Winding Road" as well as singing his own single, "Faith".

Answer: Canada

The Langley Schools Music Project was a pretty big success considering it was performed by nine to twelve year-olds and teacher Hans Fenger admitted he didn't really know much about teaching music. The recordings were never supposed to be widespread until they were discovered by Irwin Chusid, who arranged to sell them worldwide.

Answer: He had to make it his next single

In an interview with WalesOnline, Jones said that Paul McCartney wanted him to make "The Long and Winding Road" his next single, but Jones was already working on a song called "Without Love". Jones asked his record company if he could stop everything to record "The Long and Winding Road" but was told it would take too much time, so he turned down the offer.

Answer: "Anyway, you'll never know the many ways I've tried"

This isn't the first time Will Young has been associated with Gareth Gates. Both of the singers were on the British television show "Pop Idol". Will Young actually won the show while Gareth Gates received runner-up, though they have both gone on to make many songs.

Answer: Naked

"Let It Be... Naked" was truer to the band's original idea of the album "Let It Be". The band intended "Let It Be" to be a recording of their live sound without any additional tune-ups or effects added in later, but their producer had different ideas. "Let It Be... Naked" finally followed through on that idea of pure, unedited sound.