🎸 Beatles Trivia - Mind-Blowing Fab Four Secrets That Will Shock Every Music Fan

Q: What serial number appears embossed on early UK top-opening copies of The Beatles album sleeves?

Low number stamped on white cover

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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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Questions (121 of 121)

Which film features the Beatles running from screaming fans in black and white?

Which bass line uses a Rickenbacker 4001 on a 1966 recording?

Which Beatle wrote 'Here Comes the Sun' while visiting a friend's garden?

What was the Beatles' first feature film in color?

Which drummer sang lead on 'With a Little Help from My Friends'?

Which studio was the main base for Beatles recordings in London?

Which Beatles film included a scene in the Austrian Alps?

Which song invites you to take a trip to a street in Liverpool with a barber showing photographs?

Which Beatle married Yoko Ono in 1969?

Which single opens with a distinctive count in '1 2 3 4'?

On which exact date did the Beatles perform their final full concert at Candlestick Park?

Which recording used a real steam harmonium to create a droning bed in 1967?

Which US album assembled singles and 1967 tracks into a new LP configuration?

Which song title is also a long and winding feature on a map?

Which magazine printed the infamous 'bigger than Jesus' quote leading to US record burnings?

Which Northern Songs co-founder handled music publishing with Dick James?

Which cut on Abbey Road was a hidden track tacked after a long gap?

Which 1967 album is often cited as pioneering the concept album era?

Which album features a plain white sleeve with a stamped title?

Which exact Mellotron tape frame preset opens 'Strawberry Fields Forever'?

Which Beatle was the primary guitarist known for the sitar on 'Norwegian Wood'?

Which song features a piccolo trumpet inspired by Bach on a 1967 single?

Which Beatle penned the lullaby 'Good Night' sung by Ringo?

Which track's working title was 'Bad Finger Boogie'?

Which drummer replaced Pete Best in 1962?

Which track used the Leslie speaker to swirl John's vocal in 1966?

Which Hamburg club residency in 1960 sharpened the Beatles stage act before fame?

Which Beatle wrote 'Something' a love song praised by Frank Sinatra?

Which exact matrix numbers appear on first UK pressings of Revolver stereo?

Which police precinct handled crowd control for the rooftop performance in January 1969?

Which track was issued as the first UK single in October 1962?

Which number of takes were required to nail the famous ending chord stack on 'The End'?

Which track opened the UK album Revolver with count-ins and a false start feel?

Which rooftop number opens with the line 'Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner'?

Which producer is often called the Fifth Beatle for his studio innovations?

Which single introduced the distinctive feedback guitar at its very start in 1964?

Which song title repeats 'na na na' during a long fade-out?

Which rare UK export single coupled 'Paperback Writer' with 'Rain' on the green Apple label in 1969?

Which Beatles song used the first known direct injection of bass into the console at Abbey Road?

Which 1969 single was credited to the Beatles with Billy Preston?

Which 1964 concert at a baseball stadium set attendance records for a rock show?

Which specific recorder used the loops flown in for 'Tomorrow Never Knows' from tape boxes labeled No. 1 to No. 5?

What is the count of bars in the closing orchestral glissando swell of 'A Day in the Life' before the piano chord?

Which chord closes 'She Loves You' with an added sixth that sounded jazzy for pop?

Which Beatles movie shows them performing on a rooftop in winter?

Which film composer conducted the live orchestra for 'All You Need Is Love' on Our World?

Which Indian inspired track features a drone in Mixolydian with tabla and dilruba textures?

Which Beatles song title was inspired by a Salvation Army slogan?

Which 1967 TV special aired the Beatles performing live by satellite to the world?

Which harmonium model did John play on 'We Can Work It Out' during 1965 promos?

What color is the submarine in the famous 1966 single?

Which song begins with the lyric 'Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away'?

Which exact studio take and edit piece form the released 'Eleanor Rigby' string track?

Which Hamburg venue in 1960 required the band to play eight hours a night, including breaks?

Which manager steered the Beatles to a record deal in the early 1960s?

Which tape loop included the seagull-like sound on 'Tomorrow Never Knows'?

Which exact book inspired the title of 'Tomorrow Never Knows'?

Which composer arranged the string octet for 'Eleanor Rigby'?

Which city did the Beatles come from before fame found them worldwide?

Which song closes Abbey Road with a couplet about the love you take?

Which 1965 single begins with a sitar figure that startled pop radio?

Which exact room microphone was hung over the drum kit during the 'Tomorrow Never Knows' session?

Which Vox amplifier model is most associated with the touring era?

Which compilation gathered UK hit singles not on core albums in 1973?

Which early single helped ignite Beatlemania in the United States on The Ed Sullivan Show?

Which B side shares a title with a type of precipitation noted for its trippy feel in 1966?

Which 1968 single paired two non album sides on one release?

Which 1969 single credited only two Beatles on the label?

Which lacquer cutting engineer etched first run UK Revolver sides at EMI?

Which 1965 album title was inspired by US slang for 'plastic soul'?

Which 1967 track stitched two unfinished songs by John and Paul into one single?

What was the Beatles' label after leaving Parlophone in the late 1960s?

Which song tells the story of a lonely church worker and a funeral no one attends?

Which 1968 double album track is credited to Lennon McCartney but features solo Paul on piano?

Which song was inspired by a fairground poster for a circus?

Which exact harmonies sing 'Because' based on a keyboard inversion of 'Moonlight Sonata'?

Which Apple Corps office address had a glass front later famous in photos?

Which model of harmonium sits in Studio Two frequently photographed during 1966 sessions?

What was the Beatles' last live concert before retiring from touring in 1966?