The ultimate Beatles trivia quiz! How well do you know your favourite band?

 

We all love the Beatles here at Starts at 60… But how well do you really know them? Find out with this awesome Beatles trivia quiz! Grab a pen and paper, and write down your answers… Then, scroll down past the photos to the answers and find out how many you got correct!

Share your score in the comments below and lets see if we can find the biggest Beatles fanatic in the Starts at 60 community!

 

Quiz

1. Who was the first of The Beatles to become a grandfather?

 

2. On which record label did The Beatles have their first hit?

 

3. Who was the first Beatle to have a solo No. 1 hit single?

 

4. Which American city is mentioned in the first line of the hit ‘Back in the USSR’?

 

5. What was the title of The Beatles debut album?

 

6. Which Beatles song starts with the line ‘Picture yourself in a boat on a river’?

 

7. The front cover of which Bealtes album features the group walking across a zebra crossing?

 

8. What is the first name of John Lennon’s first wife?

 

9. Whom did Ringo Starr replace as a drummer?

 

10. In what year did The Beatles manager Brian Epstein die?

 

11. Who plays piano on “Tomorrow Never knows”?

 

12. “I thought I knew you, what did I know?” is from what song?
– Lovely Rita
– I’m Looking Through you
– I’ll Follow the Sun
– Devil in Her Heart
– For You Blues

 

13. Which of the following songs hasn’t been written by the Beatles?
 – Helter Skelter
– Elanor Rigby
– Lady Madonna
– Dig a Poney
– Twist and Shout

 

14. Paul wrote the songs “Things we said today” and “We can work it out” for his girlfriend at the time. What was her name?

 

15. When asked “what do you call that hairstyle”, George replied …?

 

Now, scroll down to find out if you got the correct answers!
Young Beatles
The_Beatles
startsatsixty-flashback-beatles
Startsatsixty-Beatles-SheLovesYou

 

Answers

1. Ringo Starr
2. Parlophone
3. George Harrison with the song ‘My Sweet Lord’
4. Miami – the line is ‘Flew in from Miami beach BOAC’
5. Please Please Me
6. ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’
7. Abbey Road
8. Cynthia
9. Pete Best
10, 1967
11. George Martin
12. I’m Looking Through You
13. Twist and Shout
14. Jane Asher
15.  “Arthur”
How many did you get right? Did you learn something new about the band? Tell us your score in the comments below… 
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