The Beatles Quiz!
- Thread starter BlueHammer85
- Start date
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Correct!
The Beatles in India: 16 Things You Didn't Know
A ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie pitch, the genesis of the White Album and other trivia from the band’s historic stay in Rishikesh
www.rollingstone.com
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Maintainin 44
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 30
urban genie 22
Shrimp 21
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 5
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
192) Where did Brian Epstein meet The Beatles ?
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 30
urban genie 22
Shrimp 21
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 5
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
192) Where did Brian Epstein meet The Beatles ?
S
S
Shrimp
Guest
The Cavern Club initially
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Correct!
November 9th 1961 - Brian Epstein Meets the Beatles at the Cavern Club.
On November 9th 1961, Brian Epstein went to the Cavern Club to see the Beatles, initially to ask about where to obtain the record they had made in Hamburg with Tony Sheridan. Accompanying Brian was Alistair Taylor, his personal assistant. In this exclusive interview with me for the London...
beatlesinlondon.com
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Maintainin 44
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 30
urban genie 22
Shrimp 22
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 5
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
193) What song kept Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane from reaching the number 1 chart position in the UK ?
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 30
urban genie 22
Shrimp 22
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 5
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
193) What song kept Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane from reaching the number 1 chart position in the UK ?
Bill Walker
Well-Known Member
Release Me
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Correct!
"Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck, the surprising single that stopped The Beatles to reach the No.1 in the U.K singles charts in 1967
In 1967, it wasn't the Rolling Stones, or The Who or The Kinks who prevented The Beatles to reach No.1 in the UK singles charts but Engelbert Humperdinck
www.popexpresso.com
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Maintainin 44
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 31
urban genie 22
Shrimp 22
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 5
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
194) Who plays drums on the album version of ‘Love Me Do’ with Ringo on tambourine?
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 31
urban genie 22
Shrimp 22
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 5
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
194) Who plays drums on the album version of ‘Love Me Do’ with Ringo on tambourine?
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Correct!
Andy White, Drummer on the Beatles’ ‘Love Me Do,’ Dies at 85 (Published 2015)
Mr. White, a studio musician renowned for his stylistic flexibility, sat in for the song at the band’s third recording session, while Ringo Starr played the tambourine.
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Maintainin 44
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 31
urban genie 22
Shrimp 22
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 6
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
195) Which of the Beatles managed to save up 24 shillings to see Bill Hayley play at the Odeon in Liverpool ?
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 31
urban genie 22
Shrimp 22
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 6
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
195) Which of the Beatles managed to save up 24 shillings to see Bill Hayley play at the Odeon in Liverpool ?
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Correct!
Feb 5, 1957: American Rock 'n' Roll Invades Britain - Best Classic Bands
When original U.S. rocker Bill Haley toured the U.K., the mania foreshadowed The Beatles arriving in America. British stars weigh-in
bestclassicbands.com
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Maintainin 44
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 31
urban genie 22
Shrimp 22
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 7
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
196) In the song ‘Happiness is a Warm Gun’ there is a reference to what on a window pane ?
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 31
urban genie 22
Shrimp 22
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 7
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
196) In the song ‘Happiness is a Warm Gun’ there is a reference to what on a window pane ?
S
S
Shrimp
Guest
A Lizard
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Correct!
the velvet hand like a lizard on a window pane
– John Lennon, “Happiness Is a Warm Gun,” White Album (1968) Hypothesis: This song is a collage of fragments relating to Cynthia and Yoko. It was put together at an emotional low point, between the…
metaphorawarenessmonth.wordpress.com
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 40,716
Maintainin 44
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 31
Shrimp 23
urban genie 22
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 7
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
A happy birthday to Murray the K!
For 5 points …
197) for which radio station did Murray the K work for ?
bigstanhibbert 33
Bill Walker 31
Shrimp 23
urban genie 22
Shirley 16
Millo 11
Shuffs 7
mancity1 7
Exeter Blue I am here 5
Mad Eyed Screamer 4
norman 4
Whichonespink 2
JOGAMIGMOG 2
Prestwich_Blue 2
David El Mago Silva 1
dublinblue12 1
Adebayor's Skidmarks 1
Mr Blue Moon 1
meltonblue 1
Chris In London 1
Healthcare29 1
A happy birthday to Murray the K!
For 5 points …
197) for which radio station did Murray the K work for ?
Bill Walker
Well-Known Member
1010Wins
Bill Walker
Well-Known Member
Later joined WOR-FM