The Beatles Quiz!

[Bill Walker]

Giles Martin talking about how he remixed it.

 

[BlueHammer85]

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79) Which Beatles project originally had the working title ‘Seventeen’ ?

 

[urban genie]

Maintainin 15
urban genie 14
Bill Walker 10
Shrimp 8
Shuffs 5
bigstanhibbert 4
Millo 3
Shirley 3
Whichonespink 2
Mad Eyed Screamer 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
mancity1 1
Exeter Blue I am here 1
meltonblue 1


79) Which Beatles project originally had the working title ‘Seventeen’ ?

I saw her standing there.

As per the lyrics

 

[BlueHammer85]

I saw her standing there.

As per the lyrics

Correct !

10 Interesting Facts Behind Beatles' 'I Saw Her Standing There'

The Beatles had a stunning debut with "Please Please Me". And one of the highlights of the album was "I Saw Her Standing There". It was written by Paul McCartney and was the opening track to the aforementioned LP. Here are ten interesting facts about it: 1. It's a collaborative effort between McCar

societyofrock.com

 

[BlueHammer85]

Maintainin 15
urban genie 15
Bill Walker 10
Shrimp 8
Shuffs 5
bigstanhibbert 4
Millo 3
Shirley 3
Whichonespink 2
Mad Eyed Screamer 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
mancity1 1
Exeter Blue I am here 1
meltonblue 1


80) What was the first track on the UK release of ‘Let It Be’ ?

 

[urban genie]

Maintainin 15
urban genie 15
Bill Walker 10
Shrimp 8
Shuffs 5
bigstanhibbert 4
Millo 3
Shirley 3
Whichonespink 2
Mad Eyed Screamer 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
mancity1 1
Exeter Blue I am here 1
meltonblue 1


80) What was the first track on the UK release of ‘Let It Be’ ?

Two of us
A quick search of my beatles album list on my phone tells me this to be correct.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Two of us
A quick search of my beatles album list on my phone tells me this to be correct.

Correct!

The difficult history of The Beatles song ‘Two of Us’

'Two of Us' had difficult birth.

faroutmagazine.co.uk

 

[BlueHammer85]

urban genie 16
Maintainin 15
Bill Walker 10
Shrimp 8
Shuffs 5
bigstanhibbert 4
Millo 3
Shirley 3
Whichonespink 2
Mad Eyed Screamer 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
mancity1 1
Exeter Blue I am here 1
meltonblue 1


81) Which drug did John Lennon say was the first he ever took, whilst at art school ? A comic song about it from the 1940s was titled ‘Who Put the (…) in Mrs Murphy’s Ovaltine’ ?

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

urban genie 16
Maintainin 15
Bill Walker 10
Shrimp 8
Shuffs 5
bigstanhibbert 4
Millo 3
Shirley 3
Whichonespink 2
Mad Eyed Screamer 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
mancity1 1
Exeter Blue I am here 1
meltonblue 1


81) Which drug did John Lennon say was the first he ever took, whilst at art school ? A comic song about it from the 1940s was titled ‘Who Put the (…) in Mrs Murphy’s Ovaltine’ ?

Must be a Liverpool thing.....
Benzedrine - taken from inhalers......

 

[BlueHammer85]

Must be a Liverpool thing.....
Benzedrine - taken from inhalers......

Correct!

Rock 'n Roll Wild Drug Stories: John Lennon | Videomuzic

The first drugs I ever took, I was still at art school, with the group - we all took it together - was Benzedrine from the inside of an inhaler. One day in 1968, John Lennon, high out of his mind on LSD, called an emergency meeting of The Beatles.…

www.videomuzic.eu

 

[BlueHammer85]

urban genie 16
Maintainin 15
Bill Walker 10
Shrimp 8
Shuffs 5
bigstanhibbert 4
Millo 3
Shirley 3
Mad Eyed Screamer 3
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
mancity1 1
Exeter Blue I am here 1
meltonblue 1


82) What is the significance of the letters NUJV to The Beatles ?

 

[Maintainin]

Norman, Umberto, John, n Violet who were the actual band members at the time.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Norman, Umberto, John, n Violet who were the actual band members at the time.

Incorrect!

Looking for a more simpler answer

 

[Maintainin]

New unknown John vocalist,

 

[BlueHammer85]

New unknown John vocalist,

Incorrect!

I’ll rephrase the question , where will you find the Beatles using the letters NUJV ?

 

[Maintainin]

On the HELP album cover ?

Written in semaphore

 

[BlueHammer85]

On the HELP album cover ?

Written in semaphore

Correct!

The Beatles Help! (NUJV!) Album Flag Semaphore Error

Here is The Beatles famous album cover for Help! The album cover features the group with their arms positioned to spell out a word in flag semaphore, leading most to assume that the band is spelling out the word HELP.

www.feelnumb.com

 

[BlueHammer85]

urban genie 16
Maintainin 16
Bill Walker 10
Shrimp 8
Shuffs 5
bigstanhibbert 4
Millo 3
Shirley 3
Mad Eyed Screamer 3
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
mancity1 1
Exeter Blue I am here 1
meltonblue 1


83) In 1962, Which band auditioned for Decca the label on the same day - Producer and A&R man Mike Smith listened to them both and picked which band ?

 

[bigstanhibbert]

Brian Poole and Tremeloes

 

[BlueHammer85]

Brian Poole and Tremeloes

Correct!

The Decca Audition (Jan 01, 1962)

On 1 January 1962, before they reached international stardom, the Beatles auditioned for Decca Records at their Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London. In what is...

www.the-paulmccartney-project.com