BEATLE TRIVIA 1

1.- Why did George Harrison write "Cry for a shadow" (with a little help from John Lennon)?

2.- Who said in 1966: "The Beatles can only compose easy songs, but nothing really good. There are thousands of songs much better than 'Yesterday' and 'Michelle' in 'Tin Pan Alley'"?

3.- Name of Ringo and Maureen's Collie dog.

4.- To which song do these verses belong: "We danced through the night, and we held each other tight"?

5.- First artist who covered "Yesterday".

6.- Frank Sinatra's favourite Beatles song.

7.- Name of Paul's girlfriend former to Jane Asher.

8.- Name of John's girlfriend, previous to Cynthia.

9.- When was Maureen Cox's birthday?

10.- Name one song of the Beatles covered by Elvis Presley.

1.- To make fun of "The Shadows", the instrumental group that the Beatles hated. Another possible answer is to joke Rory Storm making him think it was actually a Shadows' song.

2.- Bob Dylan.

3.- Tiger. "Sophie", their other Collie dog, is also possible.

4.- "I saw her standing there".

5.- Matt Monro.

6.- "Something".

7.- Dorothy Rhone.

8.- Barbara Baker.

9.- 4^th August 1946.

10.- "Yesterday", for example.

BEATLES TRIVIA 2

1.- Name of the shop where George Harrison bought his first sitar.

2.- Why did Aunt Mimi dislike George Harrison so much?

3.- In which band does Zak (Ringo's eldest son) play?

4.- Surname of Linda McCartney's first husband.

5.- How many husbands (including John) has Cynthia Powell had?

6.- Exact date of the starting of the filming of "A Hard Day's Night".

7.- Louise Harrison (George's big sister) married a very famous American publicist. Who?

8.- Frieda Kelly, president of the fan club, had a small appearance in the 1993 film "Backbeat". Who was her character?

9.- Which two songs did Julia Stanley teach John to play in the banjo?

10.- Barbara Bach's daughter played in a band called how?

1.- "Rikhi Ram & Sons"

2.- Because of his teddy boy clothes and also for his thick and vulgar Scouse accent.

3.- The Who.

4.- Marvin.

5.- Three.

6.- 2^nd March 1964.

7.- Walter J. Zane.

8.- Louise Harrison French, that is, George's mother.

9.- "Little white lies" and "Girl of my dreams".

10.- Andalusian Aria.

BEATLES TRIVIA 3

1.- Name of the four actresses that, disguised as schoolgirls, worked as extra in the film "A hard day's Night".

2.- What does John Lennon sniff in the train during "A Hard Day's Night" film?

3.- Which Beatle says, in the film "Help!", "I am off. Typical"?

4.- Stu Sutcliffe's second and third names.

5.- Julian Lennon's first and second names.

6.- Apart from Jenny Boyd, Pattie has another younger sister who was the direct inspiration for the Cream's theme "Badge" (co-written by George Harrison and Eric Clapton). What is her name? (Clue: For a short time, she was Clapton's girlfriend before slowhand definitely joined Pattie).

7.- How many brothers and sisters does Ringo have?

8.- Although George Harrison fancied Cynthia Lennon (but she preferred John), George said that there was something in her face that was not beautiful. What?

9.- Name of Mike McCartney's first wife.

10.- Aunt Mimi's whole name.

1.- Pattie Boyd, Tina Williams, Pru Bury and Susan Whitman.

2.- A bottle of soda.

3.- George says: "I am off", to which Paul replies "typical".

4.- Ferguson Victor.

5.- John Charles.

6.- Paul.

7.- Ringo doesn't have any brothers or sisters.

8.- Her teeth.

9.- Angie.

10.- Mary Elisabeth Smith.

BEATLE TRIVIA 4

1.- Which song contains the verses: "I'm in love for the first time, don't you know it's gonna last"?

2.- First name of Ringo's stepdad.

3.- Which French actress was John's platonic love?

4.- Which fab didn't want to meet Shirley Temple because he couldn't stand her or her films?

5.- Which fictional character said: "Darling, this is awful. It's as bad as listening to the Beatles"?

6.- Who's Sean Lennon godfather?

7.- Name of Pete Best's brother and sister.

8.- Name of Lou Harrison's charity foundation.

9.- Which Spanish writer (and mega-fan of the Fabs) has written books with titles such as "Sgt. Pepper's killer", "Strawberry Fields" or "John Lennon's guitar"?

10.- George's son is called Dhani. What does it mean?

1.- "Don't let me down"

2.- Harry.

3.- Brigitte Bardotte.

4.- George Harrison.

5.- James Bond (performed by Sean Connery).

6.- Elton John.

7.- Roger and Elizabeth Best.

8.- "We love".

9.- Jordi Sierra i Fabra.

10.- Dha- Ni are notes of the Indian scale (it was suggested that it meant "wealthy", but that's not true).