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The McCartney Years Trivia Quiz

Paul McCartney is one of the most successful musicians in history. After The Beatles, he released several albums. Let's see how much do you know about the songs of these albums!

A multiple-choice quiz by Beatlesthebest. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Beatlesthebest

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
350,542

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
406

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (2/10), Guest 72 (10/10), Guest 184 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Paul McCartney wrote a song for his adopted daughter. What is the name of the album that this song was released on? Hint

"Mccartney"

"Driving Rain"

"Flaming Pie"

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the order of songs on the medley of the album "Red Rose Speedway"? Hint

"After The Ball"/"Million Miles"/"Love Awake"/"Winter Rose"

"Lazy Dynamite"/"Hands of Love"/"Hold Me Tight"/"Power Cut"

"Hold Me Tight"/"Lazy Dynamite"/"Hands of Love"/"Power Cut"

"Love Awake"/"Winter Rose"/"After The Ball"/"Million Miles"

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which of these albums was the song that Paul McCartney did for John Lennon after his death? Hint

"Off The Ground"

"McCartney"

"Chaos And Creation"

"Tug of War"

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Question 4 of 10

4. From which song are these lyrics: "Laugh, when your eyes are burning. Smile, when your heart is filled with pain..."
Hint

"Ballroom Dancing"

"The Back Seat Of My Car"

"Flaming Pie"

"Too Much Rain"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Finish the lyric: "You know where I've gone, I won't be coming back, ____________."
(Hint: it is from the album "Flowers In The Dirt") Hint

Never, Oh! Never...

For You No More

I'm Not Coming Home

That Day is Done

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Question 6 of 10

6. The name of the concert film "Rock Show", released by Wings, is also a name of a song released in which album? Hint

"Venus and Mars"

"Wild Life"

"Wings at the Speed of Sound"

"London Town"

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Question 7 of 10

7. To complete this song you will use the name of an album released by Paul in the 1990's: "I need loving, you need loving too. Doesn't take a lot to get __________." Hint

Back to the Egg

Off the Ground

Kisses on the Bottom

Wild Life

8. Let's just complete these lyrics from a song released on the album "Memory Almost Full":
"No one to tell me what to do, no one to hold my hand
___________'s got a lot to do and I hope that you'll understand." Hint

Rita

Albert

Sally

Bellamy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these song is NOT on the album "Flaming Pie"? Hint

"Hope of Deliverance"

"Somedays"

"Little Willow"

"Souvenir"

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these songs was NOT released on a Wings album? Hint

"Country Dreamer"

"Some People Never Know"

"Every Night"

"Sally G"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Paul McCartney wrote a song for his adopted daughter. What is the name of the album that this song was released on?

Answer: "Driving Rain"

The album is "Driving Rain" and the song is "Heather" which was also the name of his adopted daughter.

2. What is the order of songs on the medley of the album "Red Rose Speedway"?

Answer: "Hold Me Tight"/"Lazy Dynamite"/"Hands of Love"/"Power Cut"

"Red Rose Speedway" was an album from Wings and it contained the song "My Love", which was written for Linda McCartney.

3. In which of these albums was the song that Paul McCartney did for John Lennon after his death?

Answer: "Tug of War"

The song is "Here Today" and Paul sang it at his world tour, "The Up And Coming Tour".

4. From which song are these lyrics: "Laugh, when your eyes are burning. Smile, when your heart is filled with pain..."

Answer: "Too Much Rain"

This song is "Too Much Rain" from the album "Chaos and Creation".

5. Finish the lyric: "You know where I've gone, I won't be coming back, ____________." (Hint: it is from the album "Flowers In The Dirt")

Answer: That Day is Done

"That Day is Done" is also the name of the song. The album "Flowers in the Dirt" was produced with Elvis Costello.

6. The name of the concert film "Rock Show", released by Wings, is also a name of a song released in which album?

Answer: "Venus and Mars"

The song is "Rock Show" and the concert was filmed during their 1976 North American tour.

7. To complete this song you will use the name of an album released by Paul in the 1990's: "I need loving, you need loving too. Doesn't take a lot to get __________."

Answer: Off the Ground

This is the first song of the album, which is the first album that Macca released in the 1990s.

8. Let's just complete these lyrics from a song released on the album "Memory Almost Full": "No one to tell me what to do, no one to hold my hand ___________'s got a lot to do and I hope that you'll understand."

Answer: Bellamy

This song is "Mr. Bellamy". "Memory Almost Full" also contains a very interesting song, "End of the End", in which the theme is death.

9. Which of these song is NOT on the album "Flaming Pie"?

Answer: "Hope of Deliverance"

"Hope of Deliverance" is from the album "Off the Ground".

10. Which of these songs was NOT released on a Wings album?

Answer: "Every Night"

"Every Night" is from "McCartney", which is a solo album from Macca.
"Some People Never Know" is from "Wild Life", "Sally G" is from "Wings at the Speed of Sound" and "Country Dreamer" is from "Band on the Run".

Source: Author Beatlesthebest

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