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Beatles Trivia
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Which film features the Beatles running from screaming fans in black and white?
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Which bass line uses a Rickenbacker 4001 on a 1966 recording?
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Which Beatle wrote 'Here Comes the Sun' while visiting a friend's garden?
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What was the Beatles' first feature film in color?
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Which drummer sang lead on 'With a Little Help from My Friends'?
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Which studio was the main base for Beatles recordings in London?
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Which Beatles film included a scene in the Austrian Alps?
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Which song invites you to take a trip to a street in Liverpool with a barber showing photographs?
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Which Beatle married Yoko Ono in 1969?
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Which single opens with a distinctive count in '1 2 3 4'?
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On which exact date did the Beatles perform their final full concert at Candlestick Park?
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Which recording used a real steam harmonium to create a droning bed in 1967?
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Which US album assembled singles and 1967 tracks into a new LP configuration?
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Which song title is also a long and winding feature on a map?
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Which magazine printed the infamous 'bigger than Jesus' quote leading to US record burnings?
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Which Northern Songs co-founder handled music publishing with Dick James?
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Which cut on Abbey Road was a hidden track tacked after a long gap?
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Which 1967 album is often cited as pioneering the concept album era?
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Which album features a plain white sleeve with a stamped title?
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Which exact Mellotron tape frame preset opens 'Strawberry Fields Forever'?
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Which Beatle was the primary guitarist known for the sitar on 'Norwegian Wood'?
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Which song features a piccolo trumpet inspired by Bach on a 1967 single?
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Which Beatle penned the lullaby 'Good Night' sung by Ringo?
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Which track's working title was 'Bad Finger Boogie'?
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Which drummer replaced Pete Best in 1962?
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Which track used the Leslie speaker to swirl John's vocal in 1966?
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Which Hamburg club residency in 1960 sharpened the Beatles stage act before fame?
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Which Beatle wrote 'Something' a love song praised by Frank Sinatra?
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Which exact matrix numbers appear on first UK pressings of Revolver stereo?
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Which police precinct handled crowd control for the rooftop performance in January 1969?
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Which track was issued as the first UK single in October 1962?
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Which number of takes were required to nail the famous ending chord stack on 'The End'?
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Which track opened the UK album Revolver with count-ins and a false start feel?
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Which rooftop number opens with the line 'Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner'?
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Which producer is often called the Fifth Beatle for his studio innovations?
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Which single introduced the distinctive feedback guitar at its very start in 1964?
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Which song title repeats 'na na na' during a long fade-out?
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Which rare UK export single coupled 'Paperback Writer' with 'Rain' on the green Apple label in 1969?
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Which Beatles song used the first known direct injection of bass into the console at Abbey Road?
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Which 1969 single was credited to the Beatles with Billy Preston?
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Which 1964 concert at a baseball stadium set attendance records for a rock show?
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Which specific recorder used the loops flown in for 'Tomorrow Never Knows' from tape boxes labeled No. 1 to No. 5?
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What is the count of bars in the closing orchestral glissando swell of 'A Day in the Life' before the piano chord?
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Which chord closes 'She Loves You' with an added sixth that sounded jazzy for pop?
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Which Beatles movie shows them performing on a rooftop in winter?
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Which film composer conducted the live orchestra for 'All You Need Is Love' on Our World?
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Which Indian inspired track features a drone in Mixolydian with tabla and dilruba textures?
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Which Beatles song title was inspired by a Salvation Army slogan?
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Which 1967 TV special aired the Beatles performing live by satellite to the world?
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Which harmonium model did John play on 'We Can Work It Out' during 1965 promos?
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What color is the submarine in the famous 1966 single?
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Which song begins with the lyric 'Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away'?
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Which exact studio take and edit piece form the released 'Eleanor Rigby' string track?
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Which Hamburg venue in 1960 required the band to play eight hours a night, including breaks?
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Which manager steered the Beatles to a record deal in the early 1960s?
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Which tape loop included the seagull-like sound on 'Tomorrow Never Knows'?
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Which exact book inspired the title of 'Tomorrow Never Knows'?
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Which composer arranged the string octet for 'Eleanor Rigby'?
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Which city did the Beatles come from before fame found them worldwide?
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Which song closes Abbey Road with a couplet about the love you take?
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Which 1965 single begins with a sitar figure that startled pop radio?
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Which exact room microphone was hung over the drum kit during the 'Tomorrow Never Knows' session?
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Which Vox amplifier model is most associated with the touring era?
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Which compilation gathered UK hit singles not on core albums in 1973?
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Which early single helped ignite Beatlemania in the United States on The Ed Sullivan Show?
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Which B side shares a title with a type of precipitation noted for its trippy feel in 1966?
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Which 1968 single paired two non album sides on one release?
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Which 1969 single credited only two Beatles on the label?
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Which lacquer cutting engineer etched first run UK Revolver sides at EMI?
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Which 1965 album title was inspired by US slang for 'plastic soul'?
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Which 1967 track stitched two unfinished songs by John and Paul into one single?
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What was the Beatles' label after leaving Parlophone in the late 1960s?
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Which song tells the story of a lonely church worker and a funeral no one attends?
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Which 1968 double album track is credited to Lennon McCartney but features solo Paul on piano?
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Which song was inspired by a fairground poster for a circus?
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Which exact harmonies sing 'Because' based on a keyboard inversion of 'Moonlight Sonata'?
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Which Apple Corps office address had a glass front later famous in photos?
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Which model of harmonium sits in Studio Two frequently photographed during 1966 sessions?
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What was the Beatles' last live concert before retiring from touring in 1966?
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Which specific organ provided the drone on 'The Word' from Rubber Soul?
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Which song opens 'All you need is love' repeated on a live broadcast in 1967?
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What was the first name of the Beatle who played left-handed bass?
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Which early audition with a major UK label infamously rejected the band on January 1, 1962?
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Which original UK single featured the earliest use of a fade-in by the group?
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Which Beatles Christmas record first included the fragment 'Christmas comes but once a year'?
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Which song invites a girl named Prudence to come out to play?
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Which single famously runs over seven minutes and became a massive 1968 hit?
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Which exact piano was used for the final chord of 'A Day in the Life' at Studio Two?
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Which engineer became noted for tape loops on Tomorrow Never Knows?
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Which instrument provides the low drone at the start of 'I Feel Fine' feedback intro?
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Which sitar maker supplied George with a prized instrument in 1966?
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What serial number appears embossed on early UK top-opening copies of The Beatles album sleeves?
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Which children's animated film showcased Beatles songs with Blue Meanies?
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Which musician played the piccolo trumpet solo on 'Penny Lane'?
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Which song's promotional film shows the band in a London park with a harmonium?
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Which acoustic guitar did John use for 'Norwegian Wood' in the studio?
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What was the working title for 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' written at Jane Asher's house?
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Which press officer coined the phrase 'A splendid time is guaranteed for all' on tickets?
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What is the name of the street featured on the famous album cover with a zebra crossing?
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Which exact building number at Mathew Street housed the original Cavern entrance?
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Which early hit includes the shouted line 'I got blisters on my fingers' on the album version outtake lore?
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Which 1963 UK number one was later given a German language version?
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Which song begins with the line 'In the town where I was born'?
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Which track famously features backward tapes and seagull like guitar sounds?
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Which early club in Liverpool featured lunchtime shows that built a following?
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Which Indian musician taught George to deepen his sitar studies mid sixties?
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Which Indian rhythm cycle underpins 'Love You To'?
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Which tune features the only credited performance by a guest drummer on a Beatles release?
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Which harmonium part on 'We Can Work It Out' uses a dotted rhythm over 4/4?
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Which animated character guided the band through Pepperland?
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Which 1963 UK LP topped the charts for thirty weeks?
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Which London address housed the rooftop concert in January 1969?
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Which UK pressing plant first handled Apple labeled singles in late 1968?
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Which tape machine at Abbey Road enabled automatic double-tracking in 1966?
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Which microphone often captured Ringo's kick drum during mid-sixties sessions?
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Which tape speed trick turned guitars into chiming bells on 'And Your Bird Can Sing'?
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Which instrument did Paul McCartney famously play as a bassist?
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Which 1965 film and album featured a title track about needing assistance?
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Which track contains the line 'One and one and one is three' on a 1969 single?
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Which Beatle was known as the Quiet One?
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Which 1966 single used a tape loop of Paul's laughter as a sound effect when slowed?
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