Test Your Beatles Knowledge: The Ultimate Fab Four Quiz

The Beatles Quiz Questions

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1. In which year did The Beatles form?
(a) 1956
(b) 1960
(c) 1964
(d) 1968

2. What was the original name of The Beatles?
(a) The Quarrymen
(b) The Silver Beetles
(c) The Fab Four
(d) The Liverpudlians

3. Which city is considered The Beatles’ hometown?
(a) London
(b) Liverpool
(c) Manchester
(d) Birmingham

4. Who was the band’s iconic manager?
(a) George Martin
(b) Brian Epstein
(c) Pete Best
(d) Ringo Starr

5. What was the title of The Beatles’ debut album in the UK?
(a) Please Please Me
(b) Rubber Soul
(c) Revolver
(d) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

6. Which Beatle wrote the song “Yesterday”?
(a) John Lennon
(b) Paul McCartney
(c) George Harrison
(d) Ringo Starr

7. How many members were in The Beatles?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

8. Which Beatle replaced Pete Best as the drummer?
(a) John Lennon
(b) Ringo Starr
(c) George Harrison
(d) Paul McCartney

9. What was the name of the famous London studio where The Beatles recorded many of their albums?
(a) Abbey Road Studios
(b) Trident Studios
(c) Olympic Studios
(d) Lansdowne Studios

10. What was the last album The Beatles recorded together (excluding solo projects)?
(a) Let It Be
(b) Abbey Road
(c) The White Album
(d) Rubber Soul

11. Which Beatle was known for his distinctive slide guitar playing?
(a) John Lennon
(b) Paul McCartney
(c) George Harrison
(d) Ringo Starr

12. What was the title of The Beatles’ first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US?
(a) I Want to Hold Your Hand
(b) She Loves You
(c) Ticket to Ride
(d) Help!

13. Which Beatle was the first to officially announce the band’s breakup?
(a) John Lennon
(b) Paul McCartney
(c) George Harrison
(d) Ringo Starr

14. What was the name of the Beatles’ 1967 psychedelic masterpiece?
(a) Revolver
(b) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
(c) Magical Mystery Tour
(d) The White Album

15. The Beatles appeared in several films. Which of these was NOT a Beatles movie?
(a) A Hard Day’s Night
(b) Help!
(c) Yellow Submarine
(d) Magical Mystery Tour

16. What was the name of the iconic walk across Abbey Road captured on the album cover of the same name?
(a) Penny Lane Crossing
(b) Baker Street Crossing
(c) Zebra Crossing
(d) Fab Four Freeway

17. Which Beatle was known for his artistic talents and created a good portion of the band’s album artwork?
(a) John Lennon
(b) Paul McCartney
(c) George Harrison
(d) Ringo Starr

18. What was the name of John Lennon’s first wife?
(a) Cynthia Lennon
(b) Yoko Ono
(c) Linda McCartney
(d) Pattie Boyd

19. Which Beatle’s wife became known for her activism for peace?
(a) Cynthia Lennon
(b) Yoko Ono
(c) Linda McCartney
(d) Pattie Boyd

20. What was the name of the Beatles’ fan club?
(a) The Fab Four Fanatics
(b) The Liverpudlian League
(c) The Beatlemaniacs
(d) The Yellow Submarine Society

The Beatles Quiz Questions with Answers

1. In which year did The Beatles form?
(b) 1960

2. What was the original name of The Beatles?
(a) The Quarrymen

3. Which city is considered The Beatles’ hometown?
(b) Liverpool

4. Who was the band’s iconic manager?
(b) Brian Epstein

5. What was the title of The Beatles’ debut album in the UK?
(a) Please Please Me

6. Which Beatle wrote the song “Yesterday”?
(b) Paul McCartney

7. How many members were in The Beatles?
(c) 4

8. Which Beatle replaced Pete Best as the drummer?
(b) Ringo Starr

9. What was the name of the famous London studio where The Beatles recorded many of their albums?
(a) Abbey Road Studios

10. What was the last album The Beatles recorded together (excluding solo projects)?
(a) Let It Be

11. Which Beatle was known for his distinctive slide guitar playing?
(c) George Harrison

12. What was the title of The Beatles’ first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US?
(a) I Want to Hold Your Hand

13. Which Beatle was the first to officially announce the band’s breakup?
(a) John Lennon

14. What was the name of the Beatles’ 1967 psychedelic masterpiece?
(b) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

15. The Beatles appeared in several films. Which of these was NOT a Beatles movie?
(b) Help!

16. What was the name of the iconic walk across Abbey Road captured on the album cover of the same name?
(c) Zebra Crossing

17. Which Beatle was known for his artistic talents and created a good portion of the band’s album artwork?
(d) Ringo Starr

18. What was the name of John Lennon’s first wife?
(a) Cynthia Lennon

19. Which Beatle’s wife became known for her activism for peace?
(b) Yoko Ono

20. What was the name of the Beatles’ fan club?
(c) The Beatlemaniacs