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The Beatles Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about The Beatles? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The Beatles once performed a concert on the roof of Buckingham Palace.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

The Beatles played their famous rooftop concert on the roof of Apple Corps headquarters in London, not Buckingham Palace.

2.

The Beatles were awarded MBE medals by Queen Elizabeth II in 1965.

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John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr each received the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1965 Birthday Honours.

3.

The Beatles were named after a drumming style called 'beat music'.

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The name was a tribute to Buddy Holly's band The Crickets, combining 'beat' with 'beetle' to create a pun. The term 'beat music' came later.

4.

The Beatles' song 'Yesterday' is the most-covered song in music history.

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'Yesterday' has over 2,200 cover versions according to Guinness World Records, making it the most-covered song ever written.

5.

The Beatles' final studio album was 'Abbey Road'.

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Although 'Let It Be' was released later in 1970, 'Abbey Road' was recorded last (summer 1969) and was the final album The Beatles completed together.

6.

The Beatles all played their own instruments on every single recording.

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Session musicians occasionally filled in, such as on 'Love Me Do' where drummer Andy White played instead of Ringo Starr on the single version.

7.

The Beatles never released a single in stereo until 1968.

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The Beatles released stereo singles as early as 1963 with 'From Me to You'. However, early stereo mixes were often basic or hard to find in the US.

8.

The Beatles' album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' won the first Grammy for Album of the Year.

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The first Grammy for Album of the Year was awarded in 1959 to Henry Mancini for 'The Music from Peter Gunn'. 'Sgt. Pepper' won in 1968.

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