The Beatles Quiz!

[Bill Walker]

They weren't as good as The Smiths?

Can you stick to the Smiths Fred you muppet

:)

 

[BlueHammer85]

David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
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Millo 1
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norman 1
Shrimp 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Bill Walker 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
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22) Maureen Starkey best known as the first wife of Ringo Starr - what was her birth name?

 

[Millo]

Mary Cox.

 

[Bill Walker]

Mary Cox.

Very attractive lady.
She died a few years ago and Paul wrote this song about her.

 

[dublinblue12]

Apparently had an affair with George, John in disgust described it as like shagging your sister

 

[BlueHammer85]

Mary Cox.

Well done Millo

Ringo Starr: What happened to Ringo's first wife? Maureen Starkey's only interview | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

RINGO STARR has been happily married to Barbara Bach since 1981, but what happened to his first wife, Maureen Starkey, the mother of his three children? She never spoke to the press throughout her whole life except for one rare and revealing interview.

www.express.co.uk

 

[BlueHammer85]

David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Whichonespink 2
Shuffs 3
Millo 2
urban genie 6
Shirley 2
norman 1
Shrimp 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Bill Walker 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
bigstanhibbert 1


23) What connects a character in the 2008 movie Quantum of Solace, with a Beatles single from 1967 ?

 

[Bill Walker]

David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Whichonespink 2
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Millo 2
urban genie 6
Shirley 2
norman 1
Shrimp 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Bill Walker 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
bigstanhibbert 1


23) What connects a character in the 2008 movie Quantum of Solace, with a Beatles single from 1967 ?

Strawberry fields forever

Bond has a one-night stand with a red-headed woman named Strawberry Fields.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Strawberry fields forever

Bond has a one-night stand with a red-headed woman named Strawberry Fields.

Well done Bill Walker

Agent Strawberry Fields

Template:Original research Template:Notability Template:Merge Strawberry Fields is a fictional character in Quantum of Solace, the twenty-second James Bond film. In Quantum of Solace, she is portrayed by Gemma Arterton. The film also stars Daniel Craig as the titular character, James Bond...

neoencyclopedia.fandom.com

 

[BlueHammer85]

David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Whichonespink 2
Shuffs 3
Millo 2
urban genie 6
Shirley 2
norman 1
Shrimp 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Bill Walker 2
Mr Blue Moon 1
bigstanhibbert 1


24) What was The Beatles first number one single in the US?

 

[Shrimp]

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norman 1
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Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Bill Walker 2
Mr Blue Moon 1
bigstanhibbert 1


24) What was The Beatles first number one single in the US?

I Want To Hold Your Hand

 

[BlueHammer85]

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Well done Shrimp

Feb 1, 1964: The Beatles First U.S. #1 Single - Best Classic Bands

On This Day, Beatlemania was in full force as "I Want to Hold Your Hand" became the band's first single to top the U.S. charts. Some amazing stats...

bestclassicbands.com

 

[BlueHammer85]

David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Whichonespink 2
Shuffs 3
Millo 2
urban genie 6
Shirley 2
norman 1
Shrimp 2
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Bill Walker 2
Mr Blue Moon 1
bigstanhibbert 1


25) What was the reason behind Ringo's improvised 'canal scene' in A Hard Day's Night?

 

[Bill Walker]

David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Whichonespink 2
Shuffs 3
Millo 2
urban genie 6
Shirley 2
norman 1
Shrimp 2
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Bill Walker 2
Mr Blue Moon 1
bigstanhibbert 1


25) What was the reason behind Ringo's improvised 'canal scene' in A Hard Day's Night?

He wanted to be anonymous and drift and perhaps find what was initially lost when catapulted into huge fame and, ultimately, invasion of privacy.
Known in French as a derive.
He had a bad hangover as well

 

[BlueHammer85]

He wanted to be anonymous and drift and perhaps find what was initially lost when catapulted into huge fame and, ultimately, invasion of privacy.
He had a bad hangover as well

Well done Bill Walker

Filming: A Hard Day’s Night

Ringo Starr was the only Beatle to take part in this day's filming for A Hard Day's Night. His riverside scene was filmed along the River Thames towpath and embankment in Kew, Surrey, without the other Beatles being present. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIvEc4yhdpM Ringo Starr was praised for...

www.beatlesbible.com

 

[urban genie]

Returning to work is gonna whittle down my score :-)

 

[BlueHammer85]

Returning to work is gonna whittle down my score :-)

watch out for Bill, he's on a good run of form

 

[Bill Walker]

watch out for Bill, he's on a good run of form

I'm lucky if I catch the questions being in a massively different time zone

 

[BlueHammer85]

David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Whichonespink 2
Shuffs 3
Millo 2
urban genie 6
Shirley 2
norman 1
Shrimp 2
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Bill Walker 3
Mr Blue Moon 1
bigstanhibbert 1


26) The song ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ was recorded for, but not used on, which album ?

 

[Bill Walker]

David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Whichonespink 2
Shuffs 3
Millo 2
urban genie 6
Shirley 2
norman 1
Shrimp 2
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Bill Walker 3
Mr Blue Moon 1
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26) The song ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ was recorded for, but not used on, which album ?

Sgt peppers lonely hearts club band