Whose Line Was It Anyway? The Beatles Quiz

Answer: George Harrison

"Say the words you long to hear, I'm in love with you" are lyrics from "Do You Want To Know A Secret". It was written by Lennon/McCartney and sung by George Harrison.

"Do You Want To Know A Secret" was track four on side two of The Beatles' 1963 UK album "Please Please Me". It and nine other tracks were recorded during a ten hour session on the 11 February 1963, for the album. "Do You Want To Know A Secret" was also released as a single in the USA and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Beatles in 1964.

Answer: John Lennon

"Every night when everybody has fun, here am I sittin' all on my own" are lyrics from "It Won't Be Long". It was written by Lennon/McCartney and sung by John Lennon.

"It Won't Be Long" was track one on side one of The Beatles' 1963 UK album "with the beatles". The Beatles recorded the song in two sessions on the 30 July 1963. They never performed the song live or at any of their BBC sessions, however they did lip-sync to it on the UK TV show, "Ready Steady Go" hosted by Cathy McGowan on the 20 March 1964.

Answer: Ringo Starr

"Well, sometimes I love you on a Saturday night, Sunday morning you don't look right" are lyrics from "Honey Don't". It was written by Carl Perkins and sung by Ringo Starr.

"Honey Don't" was track three on side two of The Beatles' 1964 UK album "Beatles For Sale". It was the first of two songs written by Carl Perkins, the other one being "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" sung by George Harrison. The recording sessions for "Beatles for Sale" also produced the 1964 UK number one single, "I Feel Fine"/"She's a Woman".

Answer: Paul McCartney

"Someday when I'm lonely, wishing you weren't so far away" are lyrics from "Things We Said Today". It was written by Lennon/McCartney and sung by Paul McCartney.

"Things We Said Today" was track three on side two of The Beatles' 1964 UK album "A Hard Day's Night" but it was not in the eponymous movie. It was released as the B-Side of "A Hard Day's Night" which entered the UK Singles Chart on the 16 July 1964, two days before the "A Hard Day's Night" album entered the UK album chart, both reaching number one.

Answer: Paul McCartney

"She's sweeter than all the girls and I've met quite a few, nobody in all the world can do what she can do" are lyrics from "Another Girl" written by Lennon/McCartney and sung by Paul McCartney.

"Another Girl" was track five on side one of The Beatles' 1965 UK album "Help!". It was the first Beatles' album to feature two songs written by George Harrison, "I Need You" and "You Like Me Too Much". His first songs on a UK Beatles' album since "Don't Bother Me" on "with the beatles" in 1963. Track seven "Ticket To Ride" was previously released in April 1965.

Answer: George Harrison

"Had you come some other day, then it might not have been like this" are lyrics from "If I Needed Someone" It was written and sung by George Harrison.

"If I Needed Someone" was track six on side two of The Beatles' 1965 UK album "Rubber Soul". It was the second Beatles' album in a row to feature two George Harrison songs, the other one being "Think For Yourself". The album was recorded over a four week period, began in October 1965 and included the double A-Side "We Can Work It Out"/"Day Tripper".

Answer: Paul McCartney

"It's a dirty story of a dirty man, and his clinging wife doesn't understand" are lyrics from "Paperback Writer" written by Lennon/McCartnery and sung by Paul McCartney. It was number one for two weeks on the UK Singles Chart and number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.

"Paoerback Writer" became The Beatles' 10th consecutive UK number one hit on the 23 June 1966. The song was inspired by Paul's Aunt Lil who wanted him to write a song that wasn't about love. Later Paul saw an article in the Daily Mail (John's regular newspaper,) about an up and coming author. John called the song, 'the son of "Day Tripper".'

Answer: Ringo Starr

"As we live a life of ease, every one of us has all we need" are lyrics from "Yellow Submarine" written by Lennon/McCartney and sung by Ringo Starr. It was a double A-Sided number one with "Eleanor Rigby" for four weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.

"Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" became The Beatles' 11th UK number one hit on the 18 August 1966 and brought to an end their run of 11 consecutive UK number one hits. The song won an Ivor Novello Award but sales in the USA suffered because of Lennon's "More popular than Jesus" remarks and the group's public opposition to the Vietnam war.

Answer: John Lennon

"Nowhere you can be, that isn't where you're meant to be" are lyrics from "All You Need Is Love" written by Lennon/McCartney and sung by John Lennon. It was number one for three weeks on the UK Singles Chart and number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.

"All You Need Is Love" started off a run of six consecutive number one hits on the UK Singles Chart for The Beatles. The song was Britain's contribution to "Our World", the first live global television link. It was broadcast in black & white (later colourized) from the EMI studios in London on the 25 June 1967 and seen by over 400 million people in 25 countries.

Answer: John Lennon

"The man in the mac said, you've gotta go back" are lyrics from "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" written by Lennon/McCartney and sung by John Lennon. It was number one for three weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969.

"The Ballad Of John And Yoko" was the last of six consecutive number one hits and the 17th and last UK number one hit for The Beatles in the 20th century. The song was written in Paris by John Lennon describing the events surrounding his marriage and honeymoon. The song was completed by and recorded by John and Paul on John's return to England.