1. Which of the following wasn't one of the band’s early incarnations?

   1. The Quarrymen

   2. Johnny and the Moondogs

   3. The Silver Beetles

   4. The Scouse Puddings

2. Who played Stuart Sutcliffe, the Beatles' original bassist, in the 1994 film Backbeat?

   1. Stephen Dorff

   2. Joaquin Phoenix

   3. Damon Albarn

   4. Sean Lennon

3. In 1966, John Lennon caused outrage by claiming that the Beatles were more popular than who?

   1. Lyndon B Johnson

   2. The Rolling Stones

   3. Jesus

   4. The Swinging Blue Jeans

4. Which Beatles song is though to be the most covered track in the world?

   1. Piggies

   2. Yesterday

   3. Penny Lane

   4. Hey Jude

5. Paul McCartney’s barefoot appearance on the cover of Abbey Road sparked which famous conspiracy theory?

   1. That George Martin’s dog, Rigby, had eaten his shoes in the studio minutes before the shoot

   2. That Paul was really dead

   3. That Ringo had left the shoes inside his bass drum after borrowing them to damp its sound

   4. That Paul wanted to leave the band, prompting his fellow Beatles to hide his shoes so he wouldn’t run away

6. Six years ago, US poster companies altered the Abbey Road album cover. Why?

   1. They realised the white VW Beetle was illegally parked and moved it

   2. They were instructed to make John Lennon’s beard less bushy

   3. They disapproved of Paul McCartney smoking, so decided to airbrush out the cigarette in his hand

   4. People in north-west London were so fed up with tourists crowding the spot that they asked for the location to be disguised

7. In 2003, Cherie Blair wowed a group of students in Beijing with an impromptu performance of which Beatles song?

   1. When I’m 64

   2. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

   3. The Ballad of John and Yoko

   4. Don’t Let Me Down

8. Mark Chapman, who killed John Lennon, was obsessed with which classic tale of youth?

   1. Le Grand Meaulnes

   2. The Catcher in the Rye

   3. The Mill on the Floss

   4. The Sorrows of Young Werther

9. In which James Bond film did Ringo Starr’s wife, Barbara Bach, star?

   1. Dr No

   2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

   3. The Spy Who Loved Me

   4. Goldeneye

10. Complete the following lyric: "I read the news today..."

    1. Oh yeah

    2. Oh boy

    3. Oh God

    4. Oh why?

Solutions

1:D, 2:A, 3:C, 4:B, 5:B, 6:C, 7:A, 8:B, 9:C, 10:B

Scores

1. 0 and above.

   You rated: Nowhere man

2. 3 and above.

   You rated: Help!

3. 5 and above.

   You rated: Day tripper

4. 8 and above.

   You rated: Getting better

5. 10 and above.

   You rated: Baby you're a rich man