Hard The Beatles Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 What was Paul McCartney's working title for the melody that became Yesterday?

A. Scrambled Eggs

B. Ham and Eggs

C. Cold Turkey

2 Which Beatles track was the first to feature a sitar?

A. Love You To

B. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

C. Within You Without You

3 Who devised Artificial Double Tracking (ADT) at Abbey Road for the Beatles in 1966?

A. Geoff Emerick

B. Alan Parsons

C. Ken Townsend

4 Who performed the famous piccolo trumpet solo on Penny Lane?

A. David Mason

B. Alan Civil

C. Maurice Murphy

5 During the 1960s, what was the official name of the facility now known as Abbey Road Studios where the Beatles recorded most of their work?

A. EMI Recording Studios

B. Abbey Road Studios

C. Olympic Sound Studios

6 Which Beatles album was the first to print the complete lyrics on its back cover?

A. Revolver

B. A Hard Day's Night

C. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

7 Who created the black-and-white collage cover art for Revolver?

A. Peter Blake

B. Richard Hamilton

C. Klaus Voormann

8 Which drummer played on the Beatles' early Hamburg-era recordings with Tony Sheridan (e.g., My Bonnie)?

A. Pete Best

B. Jimmie Nicol

C. Ringo Starr

9 Which Revolver track features a double string quartet and no rock band instruments?

A. Good Day Sunshine

B. For No One

C. Eleanor Rigby

10 Which Beatles song was the first to include reversed (backwards) vocals in the released mix?

A. Tomorrow Never Knows

B. Rain

C. Strawberry Fields Forever

11 Who designed the iconic 'drop-T' Beatles logo that appeared on Ringo's bass drum?

A. Brian Epstein

B. Ivor Arbiter

C. Astrid Kirchherr

12 The monumental final chord of A Day in the Life was performed as a simultaneous E major on what combination of instruments?

A. One grand piano recorded with heavy compression

B. Three pianos plus a harmonium

C. Full orchestra playing fortissimo

13 Which Beatles track, inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead, used tape loops and a Leslie-treated vocal?

A. Blue Jay Way

B. I Am the Walrus

C. Tomorrow Never Knows

14 What was the first Beatles album released on the Apple Records label?

A. Let It Be

B. Magical Mystery Tour

C. The Beatles (The White Album)

15 On which Beatles recording did Eric Clapton play lead guitar?

A. Taxman

B. Yer Blues

C. While My Guitar Gently Weeps