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What event that occured in the early 1960s is attributed with shattering the hope optimism and faith of the youth movement?
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November 22, 1963 Kennedy's assisintation.
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What music genre is considered to be an original American style?
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Jazz
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Through the 1960s where was it considered to be the center of "real" culture that is sophisticated and refined?
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Europe
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When was John Lennon born and where?
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October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England
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What is John Lennon's full name?
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John Winston Lennon
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T or F
John Lennon's parents were married long and enjoyed out their years together. |
False,
His mother left his dad within a year of John Lennon's birth and moved in with another man. |
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What was JOhn Lennon's dad's profession?
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Ship's Steward
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Who became John Lennon's surrogate parents because of his real parent's long absences?
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his Aunt Mimi and Uncle George
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Who sister was Aunt Mimi?
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John Lennon's mother, Julia
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What was John Lennon's mom's name?
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Julia
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What happened to John Lennon's early success in school?
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The disappeared and he became more of a delinquent who getting to be a burden to Aunt Mimi after Uncle George died suddenly.
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T or F
Early on, the BBC played Elvis records. |
False,
They declined to play any rock and roll. |
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What station did Lennon listen to because the BBC's format did not include rock and roll?
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Radio Luxembourg
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What song/hit motivated Lennon to take action and begin singing and songwriting?
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Rock Island Line by Lonnie Donegan
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Describe the "skiffle" style of music?
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A simple 3-chord sytle featuring an easily accessible insturmental lineup of guitar or banjo, or both, and homemade instruments such as a washboard and "bass" made from a broom handle, wooden chest, and a tighlty strung wire
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Name the high school John Lennon attended?
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Quarry Bank High School
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Name the group Lennon first organized as his first skiffle band?
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The Quarry Men
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Name the Quarry Men band member who introduced Lennon to McCartney?
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Ivan Vaughan
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What is Paul McCartney's full name?
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James Paul McCartney
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When was Paul McCartney born?
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June 18, 1942
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Who was the better student Lennon or McCartney?
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McCartney
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T or F
The McCartney's moved to within 1 mile of Mimi Smith's home in Woolton? |
True
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What event shattered the McCartney home when Paul was 14 yo.?
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Mary McCartney, Paul's mother, died.
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Name Paul McCartney's dad:
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Jim McCartney
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Which of Paul's parents was musically inclined and performed in the 1920's?
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His father, Jim McCartney
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Name the group that Jim McCartney played with that influenced Paul?
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The Jim Mac Jazz Band
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T or F
Paul McCartney is left handed. |
False,
Except for playing the guitar, Paul McCartney is right handed. |
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What artist did Paul do well with renditions of their recordings that impressed Lennon?
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Little Richard songs
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Who was the only other Beatle who was a member of the Quarry Men originally
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Paul McCartney
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Which Beatle was considered to be rebellious and iconoclastic who fought any form of authority or inhibition?
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John Lennon
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Which Beatle was considered to be rude and crude, who made deprecatory remarks @ the physically handicapped, Jews, and other minorities?
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John Lennon
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Who was considered to be the practical Beatle, who was downright stingy who didn't rebel against the upper class, but had the image of the good boy?
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Paul McCartney
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T or F
John Lennon flunked out of Quarry High School in 1957. |
True
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Which, Lennon or McCartney, entered the Art College in Liverpool?
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Lennon
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By what year had the skiffle style of music run its course in Liverpool England?
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1957
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Name the 14 year old who began hanging around the Quarry Men in 1957?
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George Harrison
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What member of the Quarry Men was an old friend of Paul McCartney's?
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George Harrison
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When was George Harrison born and where?
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Liverpool in February 25, 1943
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What famous street is near the Dovedale Primary School where George and John attended?
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Penny Lane
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Where did George and Paul meet?
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Liverpool Institute
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T or F
George Harrison liked school and did well. |
False
George Harrison resented formal education and did no to do well in school. |
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Who bought George Harrison his first guitar?
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His mom.
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When and how did John Lennon's mom die?
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1958, she was struck and killed by a car near his Aunt Mimi's house.
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Where did John Lennon meet the first Mrs. John Lennon?
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Art College
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What is the name of the first Mrs. Lennon?
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Cynthia Powell
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Name 3 other names that the Quarry Men group went by:
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1. Moondogs
2. The Rainbows 3. Nurk Twins |
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Name the Beatle's first manager:
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Alan Williams
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Name the person who suggested the name, Beetles, as the name for the group?
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Stu Sutcliffe
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Who changed the spelling to The Beatles?
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John Lennon
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T or F
The Silver Beatles were not very good when they first started out? |
True
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Where did the Silver Beetles tour as their first venue?
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Scotland
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Name the German club-owner who hired the Beatles?
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Bruno Koschmider
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T or F
the Beatles did not have a drummer during the Summer of 1960. |
True
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Who did Paul ask to do a 2 month stint as the drummer for the Beatles in 1960?
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Pete Best
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Name the club that was THE in Hamburg, Germany?
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Kaiserkeller
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T or F
The Beatles were originally booked to perform at the Kaiserkeller in 1960. |
False,
They were booked at the Indra. |
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Name the entertainment district in Hamburg that was known for its Bohemian lifestyle of alcohol, drugs and sex?
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Reeperbahn
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What was the name given to the "uppers", pills that easy to come by in the Reeperbahn?
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Prellys
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Who did the girls gravitate towards when the Beatles were infant bugs?
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Pete Best.
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Name the person who gave the Beatles their initial signature hair sytle?
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Astrid Kircherr, a beautiful blonde friend of Stu Sutcliffe
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Name the German club that the Beatles defected to, leaving the Kaiserkeller?
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The Top Ten
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T or F
German police discovered that George was underage and deported him back to Liverpool in 1960. |
True
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Name the Beatle who accidently set curtains on fire?
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Paul McCartney
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Name the club in Liverpool that hired the Beatles to perform at noon shows?
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The Cavern Club
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T or F
AFter the summer of 1960, the Beatles did not return to Germany for 10 years. |
False,
They returned to Hamburg in 1961 to play at the Top Ten Club |
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T or F
Stu stayed with the Beatles until just before they arrived in the US |
FALSE,
He left in 1961 complaining of sever head aches |
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What name did the Beatles record as for the first commercial recording?
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The Beat Brothers
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Name the recording co in Germany that first recorded the Beats?
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Polydor Label
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Name the singer that the Beatles sang back up to as the Beats?
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Tony Sheridan
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What was Brian Epstein's profession during the early interface with the Beatles?
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Managed one of the largest and most successful local record stores.
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T or F
Brian Epstein had always been a music enthusiast and was very interested in rock and roll at a n early age. |
False,
He was more interested in clothing design, theater, and classical music. |
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T or F
Brian Epstein proposed to the Beatles that he become their manager. |
True
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What was Epstein's priority when he became the Beatles' manager
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A record contract.
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T or F
The Beatles recorded 15 songs with Decca which decided against the Beatles and signed with Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead. |
True
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Who died the very day in 1962 that the Beatles landed in Germany to perform at the Star-Club?
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Stu Sutcliffe, from a brain tumor
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Name the manager of Parlophone Records, a subsidiary of EMI, who offered the Beatles a contract for one year and four songs?
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George Martin
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What was the royalty fee outlined in the first record contract for the Beatles?
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1 penny per double-sided record
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Which Beatle was canned soon after the record contract with Parlophone was sealed?
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Pete Best
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How long was Pete Best with the group before being canned by George Martin?
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2 years.
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What is Ringo's real name?
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Richard Starkey
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When and where was Richard Starkey born?
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July 7, 1940 in Liverpool
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What was Ringo's nickname as he was growing up?
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Ritchie
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What illness's complications left Ritchie Starkey with stomach problems, lung problems and premature graying?
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Appendicitis and pleurisy
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What was the name of the Band that Ritchie Starkey played with before the Beatles?
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Rory Storm and the Raving Texans
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Why did Ritchie Starkey get the nickname, Rings, and then later, Ringo??
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Because he wore many rings
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T or F
The Hurricans, aka Rory Storm and the Raving Texans, were established before the Beatles on the German club scene. |
True
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Name the songs on the record disc that the Beatles recorded in September 1962 by Parlophone?
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1. Love Me Do
2. PS I Love me |
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Name 3 media outlets that helped expose the Beatles to the English masses:
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1. Thank Your Lucky Stars-TV
2. Saturday Club-radio 3. Melody Maker's - top songs list |
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Name 3 notable songs off of the Beatles' live performance album:
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1. I Saw Her Standing There
2. Do You Want to Know a Secret 3. Twist and Shout - cover version |
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Which Parlophone release made it to #1 on the English pop charts?
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From Me to You, the third Parlophone release
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Name another Liverpool rock and roll group that became popular @ the same time as the Beatles:
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Gerry and the Pacemakers
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What famous river runs through Liverpool and was popularized in several R & R songs:
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The Mersey River
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Describe the "sound" that came to be identified with the Beatles and Gerry and the Pacemakers
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The Mersey sound
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What event happened in John Lennon's life on April 23, 1963 that changed his life?
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His son, Julian who was named after his mother Julia, was born.
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By 1963, name the 3 groups that Brian Epstein was managing:
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1. the Beatles
2. Gerry and the Pacemakers 3. Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas |
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Name the Beatles 4th big hitthat hit #1 on basis of advance orders:
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She Loves You
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By September 1963, what British group was the #1 British pop group?
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the Beatles
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How many people viewed on tv the Beatles performance, Sunday Night at the London Palladum, in October 1963?
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15 million
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When and where did John Lennon say, "Will the people in the chepaer seats clap your hands? All the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry..."?
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1963 Royal Command Performance including the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret
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Name the 2nd Beatles album:
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With the Beatles
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Name the Beatles 5th single?
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I Want to Hold Your Hand
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T or F
When George Martin approached EMI-owned Capitol to release a Beatles album in the US, he was ignored initially. |
True
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Name the US recording company that agreed to release the 1st Beatles song in the US?
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Vee Jay
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Name the first 2 Beatles songs released in the US:
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1. Please, Please Me
2. From Me to You |
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T or F
The first 2 Beatles songs released in the US made it to the Top 100 list. |
False, neither made it to the Top 100 initially.
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Name a second US recording company George Martin convinced to release a Beatle song that failed to make it to the Top 100?
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Swan Records, "She Loves You"
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What song ended up being Capital Records first US release in the US that ended up being #1 on the Top 100?
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I Want to Hold Your Hand
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How long had, I Want to Hold Your Hand, been #1 before the Fab four arrived in New York?
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1 week
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What is the estimated number of people who viewed the Beatles live performance on their first Ed Sullivan appearance?
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70 million or 60% of the viewing public
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T or F
The Beatles were originally booked as a novelty act on the Ed Sullivan show. |
True
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T or F
Brian Epstein signed away 90% of the profits to Beatles merchandise to an independent company originally formed through Brian's attorney. |
True
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Name the 2 concert venues that the Beatles appeared at in the US during their first trip to the US?
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1. Washington Coliseum sports arena
2. Carnegie Hall |
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Name the songs that ranked #1-#5 during the week of April 4, 1964:
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1. Can't Buy Me Love
2. Twist and Shout 3. She Loves You 4. I Want to Hold Your Hand 5. Please, Please Me |
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By mid-April 1964, how many Beatles songs were in the Top 100?
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14, beating out Evlis whose record was 9
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What percentage of the records sold in the US in the first quarter of 1964 were Beatles recordings?
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60 percent were Beatles recordings
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Name John Lennon's first 2 books that included his drawings, verse, and prose musings?
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I1. n His Own Write
2. A Spaniard in the Works |
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What is the title of the Beatles first movie?
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A Hard Day's Night
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In what month did the Beatles return to the US and toured 23 cities including Cleveland Ohio?
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August 1964
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How soon did the rock and roll lifestyle start effecting the Fab Four?
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Immediately,
Sex, drugs, and more rock and roll |
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Name the British award that the Beatles were given in 1965?
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Membership of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire or
the MBE |
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What does the MBE stand for?
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Membership of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
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Name the second Beatles movie?
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Help
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T or F
Help was not as successful as A Hard Day's Night. |
False,
It was equally successfully |
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Name the song writing team that wrote most of the Beatles songs?
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John Lennon and Paul McCartney
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T or F
Once pop record artists establish a successful style they would cling to it desperately. |
True
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Did the Beatles cling to just one style?
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NO!!!!
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Name the song that Paul and George arranged and that was recorded with strings accompanying (violins)
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Yesterday
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T or F
John Lennon liked Yesterday, even though he did not write it. |
False,
He hated it. |
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Name the Beatles song that is not a rock song, but is pure pop music?
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Yesterday
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Name the Beatles song that went on to become the most widely recorded with 2,500 cover versions by 1988?
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Yesterday
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Name the album that included the song, Yesterday, on it?
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Help!
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Name the Beatles album that did not have the name, the Beatles, on its cover and had distorted pictures of the bands members on it?
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Rubber Soul
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What change in the recording studio allowed for a dynamic creative process that included rhythm, voices and instrumentals could be recorded, erased and recorded and mixed separately?
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Four track recording, which was a major step up from the old 2-track recording system
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Where and Who was introduced the sitar to George Harrision?
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David Crosby in while the Beatles toured India
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Name the band David Crosby was in when he introduced the sitar to George Harrison?
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the Byrds
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Name the song, that George integrated the sound of the sitar into?
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Norwegian Wood by John Lennon
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Name the first released song that John Lennon used to reflect his philosophy of love as the answer to world problems?
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The Word
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Name the Beatle song that Paul McCartney wrote that had a simple melody, complicated harmony and had lyrics in both French and English?
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Michelle
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Name the Beatle song that does not have the traditional break, but instead has what sounds like a harpischord but was actually a piano played by George Martin at half speed and an octave lower than desired?
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In My Life
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Name the Beatle album that was released after Rubber Soul?
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Yesterday and Today
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T or F
Yesterday and Today was an album that was released both in the US and in England. |
False,
It was only released in the US |
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Name the Beatle song that appears on the album, Yesterday and Today, that is a social commentary describing the sort of person who refuses to "get involved", who wanders down the middle of life's road?
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Nowhere Man
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Name the album whose original cover design showed the four Beatles amidst large pieces of red, raw meat and decapitated baby dolls. After protests, Capital recalled 3/4 of a million albums and provided replacements.
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Yesterday and Today
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Name the 3 albums that are known as the transitional period of the Beatles movement:
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1. Rubber Soul
2. Yesterday and Today 3. Revolver |
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What did John Lennon say in Feb. 1966 that shocked the American public, causing an uproar that lead to bannings?
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"We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first-rocn'n'roll or Christianity."
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What country banned the Beatles music for 5 years beginning in 1966 because of John Lennon's, "We're more popular than Jesus..." quote?
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South Aftrica, Spain, and the Vatican
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Name the Beatles album that is black and white sketches of the Fab Four with a montage of photos of the individuals.
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Revolver
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Name the 2 most notable songs on the Revolver album, one for its arrangement, and the other for its drug-oriented lyrics:
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1. Eleanor Rigby
2. Yellow Submarine |
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What song on the Revolver album is about 2 lonely people who find themselves out of life's mainstream?
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Eleanor Rigby
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What were yellow submarines in the English culture?
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type of pill that was an illegal drug
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What was the literary tool that became a hallmark of the Beatles style?
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double entendre
When there is a double meaning for things |
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Name the 2 songs that were released in 1966 as a double-sided single?
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1. Penny Lane
2. Strawberry Fields Forever |
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What is the song that was released as one side of a double-sided single that was nostalgic about the area where the Quarry Men had begun?
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Penny Lane
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What instrumental is unique in Penny Lane, that was Paul's idea?
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A Piccolo trumpet counter melody
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What was the name of a Salvation Army home not far from John Lennon's Aunt Mimi's house that later became the title of a song that was released with Penny Lane as a double-sided single?
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Strawberry Fields
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T or F
Originally there were 2 recordings of Strawberry Fields Forever, in 2 different speeds and different keys. |
True
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T or F
The 2 recordings of Strawberry Fields Forever were merged technically by George Martin into one that has a very eerie sound that creates a purely psychedelic impression |
True
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What song best reflects John Lennon's sinking into more of an LSD-oriented lifestyle?
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Strawberry Fields Forever
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When was the double-sided single with Penny Lane, and Strawberry Fields Forever released?
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February 1967
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Which Beatle said, "We're so well established that we can bring our fans with us and stretch the limits of pop."?
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Paul McCartney
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What album is known as THE classic rock album in the history of rock and roll?
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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What happened to John Lennon in 1967 while at an avant-garde exhibition he attended?
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The artist, Yoko Ono, handed him a card, that simply said, "Breathe"
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Who on the Beatle managment team finally succeeded in inflicting his own death?
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Brian Epstein, from an accidental drub overdose
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When the Beatles decided to stop touring, who felt left out, Brian Epstein or George Martin?
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Brian Epstein
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T or F
Brian Epstein had a drug problem and a problem with his homosexuality. |
True
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What event was the beginning of the unraveling of the Beatles' personal and corporate lives?
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Death of Brian Epstein
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Where were the Beatles when they learned @ Brian Epstein's death?
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At a lecture by the Indian guru, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, in Bangor, North Wales
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How long did St Pepper stay on the Top 100 charts?
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168 weeks
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How does Sgt. Pepper album start that is so unusual?
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With crowd noises.
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On Sgt. Pepper, who plays "Billy Shears"?
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Ringo
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What song on Sgt Pepper was said by John to have been inspired by one of his 4 yo son's, Julian, drawings?
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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
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What letters are dominant in the title of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, refering to a drug-oreintation?
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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
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Name the song on Sgt Pepper whose triple meter negates any rock feeling?
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She's Leaving Home
by Paul |
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What song lyrics on Sgt Pepper came almost directly from an old theater bill?
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Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite
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What song on side 2 of Sgt Pepper opens with a sitar and other Indian instruments whose meter runs from quadruple to quintuple to triple meter?
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Within You Without You
by George Harrison |
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What song on Sgt Pepper was a tribute to Paul's dad who had just turned 64?
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When I'm Sixty-four
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How long did it take to produce Sgt Pepper?
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Four months and 700 hours
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HOw does Sgt. Pepper end?
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Oddly, a building wall of sound, and then a dramatic silence. Then a huge chord is struck and the chord is allowed to decay, some 45 seconds, until it disappears into silence
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What does it mean to decay, in music terms?
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To diminish in volume
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What Beatles album has been studied and scrutinized more than any other?
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Sgt Pepper
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How is the theme of Sgt Pepper ablum described?
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A concept theme album
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Name the first flop for the Fab Four?
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The film, Magical Mystery Tour, a film with the Fab Four touring the English countryside in a psychedelically painted bus.
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What marked that the days of the Beatles can do wrong were over?
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the film, Magical Mystery Tour
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What album followed the release of Sgt Pepper?
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Magical Mystery Tour
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Name the simple ballad by McCartney that is on the Magical Mystery Tour album?
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The Fool on the Hill
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Name the song on Magical Mystery Tour by Lennon that plays on Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass?
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I Am the Walrus
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What business venture by the Beatles opened in December 1967 and closed within 8 months with inventory being given away?
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An Apple Boutique
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When did the Beatles renounce drugs and follow the Maharishi to Rishikesh, India for a fullfledge immersion into the guru's theology?
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Feb 1968?
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T or F
The Beatles adopted the gurus teachings throughout 1968, following his theology. |
False, they became disillusioned
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What became a fixture during the business and recording meetings the Beatles held during 1968?
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Yoko Ono
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T or F
John Lennon originally sued his wife Cynthia, claiming adultery? |
True
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What is the original title of the White Album?
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The Beatles
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What is the name of the Beatles album that is white and devoid of any print or graphics except on the spine and a number on the fron cover representing the order of production?
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The White Album or the Beatles
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What is the name of the album that is a double album and has 30 songs?
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The White Album or the Beatles
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Which is the album that is considered to be the Beatles best or is considered to be the Beatles worst?
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The White Album or the Beatles
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What album is considered to be the work of four individuals and not of a band of four?
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The White Album or the Beatles
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Which Beatle resigned during the making of the White Album, but had to be perusuaded to return?
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Ringo
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What song on the White Album is a straight ahead rock song that is derived from Chuck Berry's Back in the USA?
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Back in the USSR
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List the 3 12-bar blues songs on the White Album:
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1. Yer Blues
2. Birthday 3. Why Don't We Do It in the Road? |
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What song on the White Album is a replica of an old 78-rpm recording of the old bands of the preswing era?
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Honey Pie
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What song did McCartney and George Martin plead with John NOT to include in the White Album?
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Revolution 9
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Who is the avant-garde composer is Revolution 9 similar to?
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John Cage
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Which Beatle sings, Goodnight, on the White Album, that was written by Lennon?
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Ringo
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Name the song that is a humorous narrative that seems to poke gentle fun at the folk ballad style and Dylan, that was written by McCartney?
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Rocky Raccoon
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What song on the White Album is a premonition of McCartney's own ambitions
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Blackbird
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Name the record label that produced the White Album?
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Apple Records
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What maniacal criminal used songs from the White Album as justification to go on a murderous rampage?
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Charles Manson
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Name the Beatles biggest seller of all time?
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Hey Jude
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Name Lennon's solo album created with Ono and whose cover showed John and Yoko in a full frontal nude photograph?
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Two Virgins
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Who was hired to fill Brian Epstein's place to manage the Beatles in 1969?
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New Yorker Allen Klein
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Name the album that followed the White Album?
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Abbey Road
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Where was Abbey Road?
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The location of the EMI recording studios
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Name the opening song of Abbey Road?
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Coming Together
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T or F
Every Beatle played and sang as a group on almost every track on Abbey Road. |
True
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Which Beatle emerged in Abbey Road has a first-rate song writer?
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George Harrison
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What two songs were written by George Harrison on Abbey Road?
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1. Something
2. Here Comes the Sun |
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Name the song on Abbey Road that lasts 8 minutes long that builds up to a powerful ending, with a unison instrumental riff in the midst of electronic distortion?
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I Want You (She's So Heavy)
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What occasion was the last time the Beatles would gather for the purpose of recording an entire album?
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Recording Abbey Road
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Name the process for the inclusion of backward messages on records?
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Backmasking
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What rumor spread in 1969 re: The Beatles?
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Paul-is-dead hoax
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T or F
Paul's armband on the inside cover of Sgt Pepper reads O.P.D. |
True
It stands for Officially Pronounced Dead |
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T or F
People became convinced that an imposter had replaced Paul McCartney. |
True
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By what year was it clear that the members of the Fab Four were going their separate ways?
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1970
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Name Ringo's solo album released in 1970
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Sentimental Journey
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T or F
George Harrison quietly joined Eric Clapton's band on tour during 1970. |
True
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Name George Harrison's solo album that was released in December 1970
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All Things Must Pass
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Name the producer that Klein brought in to remix and edit tracks for the "Let It Be" album?
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Phil Spector
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What was the hit in George Harrison's All Things Must Pass that ended costing him a lawsuit from the Chiffons because of its similarities to "He's So Fine"
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My Sweet Lord
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When did George Harrison die?
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2001
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Which Beatle emerged as the most successful ex-Beatle?
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Paul McCartney
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Name Paul's wife who sometimes sang back up?
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Linda Eastman McCartney
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What was the name of the band that Paul McCartney formed after leaving the Beatles?
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Wings
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How many consecutive #1 albums did Paul have as a solo artist?
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5, starting with Red Rose Speedway
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Which Beatle's expired visa caused a 4 yr battle to avoid deportation in the US?
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John Lennon
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What album of John Lennon was a huge success in 1971?
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Imagine
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What number played a huge recurring theme in John Lennon's life?
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#9
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What was the music device that the Beatles used that was one of the reasons why it sounded differently from trad rock?
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Chromatic chords
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T or F
Many Beatle songs depart from the normal traditions of chord progressions. |
True
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What Beatle song is often cited as a use of the Dorian mode?
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Eleanor Rigby
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What is the Dorian Mode?
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A scale that is like our minor scale but uses a raised sixth scale degree.
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Who is considered to be the "5th" Beatle?
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George Martin
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What is the term used to describe the phrase lengths, internal sections, etc. of a song?
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Microform
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What is the term used to describe the structure of groups of songs and entire albums?
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Macroform
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Name 4 unique features about the timbral quality of many Beatle songs:
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1. an uncommon use of a common instrument
2. the addition of an uncommon instrument 3. the addition of external sound effects; and 4. the elctronic manipulation or modification of sounds |
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T or F
Irregular phrase lengths abound in Beatle songs. |
True
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T or F
The majority of Beatle songs were polyphonic. |
False,
the majority of Beatle songs were homphonic |
