Wikipedia:WikiProject The Beatles/Quiz/Archive for Questions

Questions and answers with comments

What was George Harrison playing in the "Blue Jay Way" music video? 01kkk 20:17, 10 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

George played a piece of paper on the floor that was printed out to look like a keyboard, a cello, and with a football.andreasegde 11:44, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. 01kkk 23:50, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Odd, my understanding was that he was actually playing a blue jay. Normally, I wouldn't subscribe to the use of animals in this way, but I guess it was a form of performance art, which covers a host of sins. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q002

Where did Paul take his first LSD trip with John Lennon? ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 02:09, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

7 Cavendish Avenue, St. John's Wood, London NW8 (in 1968). Shrub of power 20:12, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. andreasegde 19:52, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I thought it was to the magic land of Karkfulmnis, fabled home of the tricky kebabs and the wise lamp-posts. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q003

When Lennon went to Yoko's exhibition at the Indica Gallery, which single word did he read on the ceiling, what did he use to read it, and what was he standing on? andreasegde 19:47, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He read the word 'yes' on the ceiling, using a magnifying glass, standing on a ladder. Shrub of power 17:48, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. 01kkk 00:18, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

'This Side Up', a special decoder ring and unfortunately, he was standing on Yoko at the time. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 18:49, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q004

What was filmed in the "I Am The Walrus" video during the part where John say "Expert, taxpert, choking smokers..." 01kkk 00:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A WWII bomber aeroplane. andreasegde 12:11, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. 01kkk 16:33, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it was Ringo, dressed as a WW2 airplane. It was a fabulous costume. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But rather heavy - like the "All You Need Is love" costume, but that wasn't as heavy as the bomber :) --andreasegde 15:00, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q005

In the Cirque de Soliel production Love, what song was reversed - a capella? 01kkk 19:24, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sun King, from the Abbey Road album. Not a contributor 19:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct, because it is. Andreasegde 22:12, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, thoughthe accent of the elephaunts threw me off initially, and I almost guessed "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)" by ACDC. the hint that I was wrong was that this is actually a Beatles quiz. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q006

What was the address of the first London flat where the Beatles lived together? The Beatles 19:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Apartment 'L', 57 Green Street, Mayfair andreasegde 17:45, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. --egde 16:52, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

they lived together? Like, in sin? Well, that puts one heck of a spin on the song of theirs (you know, that one). - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q007

What are the seagull noises in Tomorrow Never Knows really? Walt Disney 14:05, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

McCartney shouting, and then the tape was speeded-up. andreasegde 13:52, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually it is McCartney but he is not shouting, he is simply laughing. I don't quite remember how to give credit but in the book Beatlesongs written by William J. Dowlding on page 145 states "McCartney's tape loop of himself laughing is heard as the birdlike noises. a-z" fhqwhgads909 16:08, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In Barry Miles book McCartney said he was shouting, but with his plant intake, who knows? Question answered.

Correct. --The President of Somewhere Unimportant 10:50, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, this was seen as something of a bone of contention between Paul and the others; for with all of his talents, Paul is actually descended from a fairly noble line of seagulls. Seagull-Descended constitute the fourth most discriminated against group in the UK (not including Scotlan, who essentially hate everyone). - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q008

Which bass did McCartney first play on stage? andreasegde 22:52, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rosetti Solid 7' bass upside-down. Bernstein2291 01:48, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not correct (the Rosetti was an electric guitar) try again. --andreasegde 16:51, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hofner 500/1 left-handed electric bass. --Chaz 19:00, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite correct, but close... --andreasegde 16:20, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

actually it was the rosetti just restrung using 3 or 4 bass strings from a piano. fhqwhgads909 16:31, 04 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No it wasn't, sorry. Try looking at the Stuart Sutcliffe article. --andreasegde 17:01, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Höfner 500/5 model (President), which Paul played upside down.BrianO 21:13, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. --andreasegde 16:20, 2007 (UTC)

I believe it was a bass he had caught while fishing in America. While the taxidermy was a brilliant job and the conversion to musical instrument was a work of genius, the instrument would only play octaves of 'C'. Paul experimented with other animals as musical instruments, such as beaver, sparrow (African), dwarf moose, and a grand pile of ants he 'found out the back one day'. All of these experimental instruments failed to provide the required sound, Paul broke down and bought a more traditional bass of wood and metal. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q009

What was Paul McCartney's first serious girlfriend in Liverpool called? (Clue: Read Cynthia Lennon) andreasegde 22:52, 2007 (UTC)

I tend not to focus on girlfriends, but I think it was Dot Rhone. John Cardinal 12:53, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct, and you win this week's top prize: put Dot Rhone in the McCartney article before I do. Second prize: decide if she was pregnant by Macca or not (conflicting opinions on this one... :) --andreasegde 15:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actuaqlly, his first girlfriend was a small stuffed bear named Mister Bupps. I t was an innicent thing. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q010

What was the name of the Art Gallery in Liverpool where Stuart Sutcliffe exhibited his paintings?--I love pies and pints 15:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Walker Art Gallery? John Cardinal 22:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct-o-mundo! (Now for something a bit harder...)--andreasegde 10:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

His mother's carpark was the first place. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q011

Lennon and McCartney wrote songs in a cellar in central London. Which street was it in? --Sir Bromide of Limpville 10:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, stumped. Someone else's turn! --Teacher's Pet 23:59, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's easier than you think... --andreasegde 16:31, 18 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

...Penny Lane? --anon

Another hint: they were trapped in caged in the aforementioned cellar for three weeks... - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, that was in Liverpool... --Michael Notalotofpeopleknowthat—Caine 10:09, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Was it the music room in the Asher's house in the cellar? If so, the answer is Wimpole Street. John Cardinal 17:28, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct-oss-aloss (Greek) Mr. Cardinal! Well done! (Now get this one... sound of furrowing eyebrows...)

Q012

Which venereal disease did one or two (or all) of The Beatles contract/get in Hamburg? (Medical questions get two points, not one.) The correct spelling is paramount in this case. --andreasegde 17:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aw, c'mon, just ask your mother if she can lend you her book on "Diseases that are not to be mentioned in public". Gerr... Gonnn... errr... :)) --andreasegde 21:04, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I can hear Alan Williams' vivid description in my head: "I'd tell 'em to pee in a glass. If it was clear, fine. But if it looked all stringy, I'd tell 'em to get penicillin." Hotcop2 19:30, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I refuse to answer, and think a better question would be to ask what diseases they passed on to others... - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, that's funny. :))

You make it too easy. And the answer is..... Gonorrhea, aka The Clap. Or Gonorrhoea if you're, I don't know, British? (I must say, you don't hear much about the clap these days...) Tvoz |talk 15:27, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. --Dr. Umberella-In-Urethra 15:11, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q013

Too easy, huh, Tvoz? Right, here it comes... :)

When and how did Ingrid find out that she was related to a Beatle? --andreasegde 14:57, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Who's Ingrid? LOL Hotcop2 19:05, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I know who she is but I haven't a clue how she found out. Found her adoption papers? Tvoz |talk 20:17, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Asking me a question to try and find out the answer? It's all on Beatleypedia... :) --andreasegde 01:07, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was a wacky series of miscommunications and Italian sex farces that led them into a high-level game of intrigue and danger, all involving a chance meeting at an automat. Right? Right? - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 08:37, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

John Lennon's half-sister Ingrid found out she was related to him in 1966 when she got her birth certificate before getting married. See Ocean Child. — He Who Looks in Wikipedia 15:53, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct! (Sound of deafening applause...:) --Andy Crowd-Goes-Wild... 18:29, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q000?? (not at all a serious question by Arcayne)

What was the scariest song that the Beatles did, and why did it make Ringo not even attempt to speak in a Dutch accent for almost a year? --Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 08:40, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yellow Submarine, which is a strange colour for a submarine. :) --andreasegde (talk) 18:33, 21 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. Any other guesses? - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 00:16, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ringo (and Pete Best) both sang "Boys", but it was a song that was intended for a girl to sing, so it had homosexual connotations . No wonder Epstein had the shivers...--Boys Keep Swinging 18:55, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also correct. Any other guesses? - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 03:17, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ringo also sang I Wanna Be Your Man. That must have had Brian reaching for the Kleenex.--Doctor Don't-Pass Me-by 11:14, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also correct. It also made me shudder a wee bit. Any other guesses? - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 17:33, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely Revolution 9, although I quite like it myself, you understand. --It's the frogs in the trees, yes, the frogs in the trees, ahhhhh... (talk) 16:08, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Q015

How many half-brothers and half-sisters does John Lennon have? --andreasegde (talk) 18:18, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Man, aren't we all brothers? (Except Dick Cheney - that dude ate his siblings in the nest). The list of people claiming to be connected to Lennon pretty much fill up a phone book - a big one. Of course, he used to do my hair. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 18:26, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Click on the links, and all will be revealed, as they say... --andreasegde (talk) 18:31, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"No one I think is in my tree" ...--Alexcalamaro (talk) 20:17, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can exclaim that I am not the walrus, nor am I related to him. Koo-koo-katchoo. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 21:43, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If Alexcalamaro gives the names, he gets the prize. --andreasegde (talk) 14:19, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If I name them, can I get the waffle? Robin, David, Julia, Jacqueline, Victoria (aka Ingrid). No one really talks about Tonsils, who ran away to become the henchman to a Bavarian scientist. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 17:54, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. You can now join the list of correct answer type people.--andreasegde (talk) 06:04, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Q016

A Beatles' assistant once had a problem with a pebble and glass. Who, when, and why? --Dr. Evil-Weevil, but only at weekends. 18:29, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Um, this isn't something to do with the Italian sex farce from before, was it? Don't ruin my childhood that way, man, Just don't do it. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 08:37, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. --andreasegde (talk) 17:52, 20 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was about to suggest Mal had problems wading out of the water as a cross-channel swimmer at the end of Help!, but in checking that up I found this first paragraph :) Grutness...wha? 23:03, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think he's got it. ;) - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 23:38, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

But he has to write the correct answer to "Who, when, and why?" before he gets the multi-coloured koala bear. --andreasegde (talk) 19:54, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, the bear isn't worth it, as the sentient animal uses the colors to hypnotize its prey before pouncing for the throat. I had to microwave mine before it was lobotomized enough to calm down. I now feed it with postal workers and errant Coldplay fans. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 23:28, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sigh. OK: "The Beatles were being driven back to Liverpool from London by Evans through heavy fog on 21 January 1963, when the windscreen was hit by a pebble and cracked, so Evans had to break a large hole in it to see the road ahead. This was in winter, so The Beatles had to huddle up in the back with a bottle of whisky and try to stay warm in the freezing temperatures." Grutness...wha? 00:05, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kooo...rrr...eckt-O-mundo!! --andreasegde (talk) 16:38, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Q017

Who is/was Ron Decline, and how does he connect with the Beatles' story? Grutness...wha? 23:34, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

With little bits of string and a vast imagination? - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 23:37, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nice try, and the second part's not too far from the truth! Grutness...wha? 01:01, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In 1978, he was parodied by John Belushi as "Ron Decline" in the TV film All You Need Is Cash (which spoofed the Beatles's story). He was also known (by Sir McCartney) as "That fat swine, Ron Decline, who fc*k#ed up The Long and Winding Road with lots of wimmin in Marks and Spencers' knickers (3 XL for a pound)." --Toga, toga, toga (talk) 19:50, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a winner - though that sounds more like Lennon or Harrison than McCartney :) Grutness...wha? 00:09, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Q18

Where and with whom did Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr first record together? Don't say Tony Sheridan, because it wasn't. The tricky secret is in the links. Click on them all to find out...--(Sound of blood-curdling laughter) - it's the skeletons in the cellar and the blue light that does it... (talk) 16:41, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rory Storm in Hamburg.--andreasegde (talk) 16:13, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Q19

Which three former Iron-Curtain countries are connected with The Beatles in an Israeli kind of way?--It's not easy being a wall, y'know. (talk) 16:57, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mmmm. From the links you can't mean Russia, Ukraine and Georgia (all mentioned in "Back in the USSR")... Grutness...wha? 23:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

1 out of 3 - nearly right. Good grief, were they really mentioned in the lyrics? I didn't know that (or never really noticed - Doh)...--andreasegde (talk) 11:05, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Russia wasn't, but Moscow was, so... but the other two were ("Ukraine girls really knock me out... and Georgia's always on my mimimimimimimimind yeah...) Grutness...wha? 11:35, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're on the wrong track, me old mucker. Click on the links in the question sentence and all will be revealed...--andreasegde (talk) 16:16, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I guessed there was some other link, but wanted to try to answer it from memory, which I can't do :/ Grutness...wha? 22:31, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good grief, if you had known that, I would have doffed my cap to you and bought a large round of drinks.--andreasegde (talk) 19:38, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

While I am tempted to list those countries with horrible home-decorating sense (ie, Botswana, Bangladesh and Texas - yes that's a country; just ask any Texan), I am going to have to go with Lithuania, Hungary and either Russia, Ukraine or Georgia (you did say Iron curtain, which would not include Russia, as it was the country being curtained off). - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 20:34, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Arcayne has got the countries; Lithuania, Hungary, and Russia, but it would be fab to know why... It's a "sign on the dotted line" problem. (It sounds like a nursery rhyme...)--andreasegde (talk) 21:06, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Epstein (Grandfather from Lithuania) Klein (family from Hungary) Eastman (formerly Epstein - family from Russia). They were all managers, and had Jewish parentage.--andreasegde (talk) 16:15, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Q20

How does the Post Office (United Kingdom) connect Julia Lennon with Paul McCartney?--The Postman Bites Back (talk) 14:46, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is this it?

Julia was struck and killed by a Standard Vanguard car (LKF 630) driven by an off-duty constable, PC Eric Clague, who was a learner-driver. Clague later said: "Mrs Lennon just ran straight out in front of me. I just couldn't avoid her. I was not speeding, I swear it. It was just one of those terrible things that happen." Clague was acquitted of all charges and given a short suspension from duty.[62] When Mimi heard the verdict she was so incensed that she shouted "Murderer!" at Clague. Clague later left the Police force and became a postman. Incidentally, in 1964, part of his round was to deliver bags of fan mail to the McCartney's house at 20 Forthlin Road, after The Beatles became successful.

Dendodge|Talk^Contribs 15:02, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Q21

Which newspaper apologised to Magic Alex, and why?

The Independent, for claiming that Mardas had been fired from a company which he was head of. Also, the Independent had revealed that during a magic trick, there was not, in fact, a rabbit in the tophat. - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 23:54, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]