The Beatles Quiz!

[Maintainin]

Ocean child

 

[BlueHammer85]

Ocean child

Correct !

Review: Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono - Cover Me

Ben Gibbard curates an 89th birthday present for Yoko Ono. The result, "Ocean Child," proves once again that Ono is far more than a keening wailer.

www.covermesongs.com

 

[Millo]

Maintainin is maintaining the lead!

 

[BlueHammer85]

Maintainin 30
urban genie 18
bigstanhibbert 14
Shrimp 14
Bill Walker 13
Shirley 9
Shuffs 5
Millo 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 3
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
Prestwich_Blue 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
Chris In London 1


125) Paul McCartney adapted the name Jude from Jud Fry, a character in which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical?

 

[Shirley]

Oklahoma

 

[BlueHammer85]

Oklahoma

Correct !

 

[BlueHammer85]

Maintainin 30
urban genie 18
bigstanhibbert 14
Shrimp 14
Bill Walker 13
Shirley 10
Shuffs 5
Millo 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 3
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
Prestwich_Blue 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
Chris In London 1


126) In 1969, who was appointed the Beatles business advisor, against the wishes of Paul ?

 

[Shirley]

Allen Klein

 

[BlueHammer85]

Allen Klein

Correct!

Paul McCartney on Beatles manager Allen Klein: "A lot of hurt went down during that period in the early 1970s"

"I had to fight them for my bit of The Beatles, and in fact, for their bit of The Beatles"

www.musicradar.com

 

[BlueHammer85]

Maintainin 30
urban genie 18
bigstanhibbert 14
Shrimp 14
Bill Walker 13
Shirley 11
Shuffs 5
Millo 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 3
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
Prestwich_Blue 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
Chris In London 1


127) Which Member of The Beatles helped fund the underground newspaper ‘The International Times’ ?

 

[bigstanhibbert]

McCartney

 

[BlueHammer85]

McCartney

Correct !

How London’s Original Underground Paper ‘International Times’ Fought the Straight Press | IT

internationaltimes.it

 

[BlueHammer85]

Maintainin 30
urban genie 18
bigstanhibbert 15
Shrimp 14
Bill Walker 13
Shirley 11
Shuffs 5
Millo 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 3
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
Prestwich_Blue 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
Chris In London 1


128) Which of their previous singles prevented 'I want to hold your hand' going straight to Number 1 in the UK ?

 

[Maintainin]

She loves you ?

 

[Shrimp]

Maintainin 30
urban genie 18
bigstanhibbert 15
Shrimp 14
Bill Walker 13
Shirley 11
Shuffs 5
Millo 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 3
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
norman 2
Prestwich_Blue 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
Chris In London 1


128) Which of their previous singles prevented 'I want to hold your hand' going straight to Number 1 in the UK ?

From Me To You ?

 

[BlueHammer85]

She loves you ?

Correct!

 

[mancity1]

From Me To You ?

I think Maintainin has extended his lead.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I think Maintainin has extended his lead.

Just means he is tipped off by Mark as to when he is posting the queations....
I have no chance being 5 hours behind unless I stay up all through the night waiting for the next question......
Which i wont do as i dont know the answers..... the 3 I got right I googled them, er I mean my mate did and passed on the answer.....

 

[BlueHammer85]

Just means he is tipped off by Mark as to when he is posting the queations....
I have no chance being 5 hours behind unless I stay up all through the night waiting for the next question......
Which i wont do as i dont know the answers..... the 3 I got right I googled them, er I mean my mate did and passed on the answer.....

It’s an extra 5 points when it’s one of the fab fours birthday - so don’t sleep for that :)

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

It’s an extra 5 points when it’s one of the fab fours birthday - so don’t sleep for that :)

*googles their birthdays and makes notes....*