Beatles Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast #369

Ready for more music trivia? Good. Because we’ve got one of the biggest bands in history for our final music trivia episode of Season Seven. Beatles Trivia.

The Fab Four are in the spotlight this week with thirty trivia questions. It’s three rounds of me asking and you answering.

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Episode Intro

Ready for more music trivia? Good. Because we’ve got one of the biggest bands in history for our final music trivia episode of Season Seven. Beatles Trivia.

The Fab Four are in the spotlight this week with thirty trivia questions. It’s three rounds of me asking and you answering.

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I’m your groupie and host, Brian Rollins. This is Episode 369 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast.

Let the show begin.

The Dorky Round

In which city were the Beatles formed?
a. Liverpool, England
What was The Beatles’ first film called?
a. A Hard Day’s Night
Which Beatles album features the famous crosswalk on its cover?
a. Abbey Road
What Beatles movie featured the character “Blue Meanies”?
a. Yellow Submarine
What instrument did Paul McCartney primarily play in The Beatles?
a. The bass guitar
At the time of their breakup, who was the drummer for the Beatles?
a. Ringo Starr
Which member of the Beatles was murdered outside The Dakota apartment building?
a. John Lennon
What was the name given to the fan frenzy around the band?
a. Beatlemania
What director and producer, from the Lord of the Rings, also helmed the 2022 documentary, The Beatles: Get Back?
a. Peter Jackson
Which Beatles song holds the record for spending the longest time at number one in the U.S.?
a. “Hey Jude”

The Geeky Round

What was The Beatles’ first single?
a. Love Me Do. Released in 1962
Which Beatles member was the first to release a solo album?
a. George Harrison. It was Wonderwall Music in 1968.
Which Beatles song was banned by the BBC for its alleged drug references?
a. “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
What was the name of The Beatles’ record label?
a. Apple Records
Which song was inspired by Paul McCartney’s dream about his late mother?
a. “Let It Be”
Which Beatles member is barefoot on the Abbey Road album cover?
a. Paul McCartney
John Lennon married what performance artist in 1969?
a. Yoko Ono. Though often blamed for breaking up the Beatles, McCarthy is on record saying the Beatles were already breaking up before Ono had come around.
What 2007 film, starring Jim Sturgess and Evan Rachel Wood, featured a number of Beatles songs?
a. Across the Universe
Which Beatles song famously begins with the count-in “One, two, three, four!”?
a. “I Saw Her Standing There”
What song did John Lennon describe as “the first heavy metal record”?
a. “Helter Skelter”

The Nerdy Round

What was Ringo Starr’s real name?
a. Richard Starkey
Who was the original drummer for The Beatles before Ringo Starr joined?
a. Peter Best
What is the only Beatles song credited to all four members equally?
a. “Flying”
What year did The Beatles first appear on The Ed Sullivan Show?
a. It was in 1964
Who was “Dear Prudence” written about?
a. Prudence Farrow, Mia Farrow’s sister.
Who murdered John Lennon?
a. Mark David Chapman. Lennon had autographed a copy of Double Fantasy earlier that day for Chapman.
During the late 1950s, John, Paul, and George were all members of what band?
a. The Quarrymen
What bassist for the Beatles died in 1962?
a. Stuart Sutcliffe
Though they broke up in 1970, the formal dissolution of the band did not take place until what year?
a. It was in 1974. Reportedly, Lennon signed his copy of the agreement while on vacation at Walt Disney World.
The band’s final live performance was on the rooftop of what building?
a. The Apple Corps Building on January 30, 1969.

Episode Conclusion

And we’re done. I’ll spare you my bad Liverpudlian accent. How did you do? What’s your favorite Beatles tune? I think mine is Let It Be, but the version from Across the Universe. Let me know on social media or Spotify what your favorite is.

This we the last regular episode of Season Seven. That means next week is the Season Finale. If you’re old hands at this show, you know what that means. If not, well, come back and you’ll find out.

Regardless of your history with DGN, I’ll see you back here on Wednesday for even more trivia fun.

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