JOHN
PAUL
GEORGE
BEETLES
THE BEATLES
100

In 1987, this Arizona John succeeded Barry Goldwater in the US Senate. 

John McCain 

100

When this Paul sang, “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio,” DiMaggio reportedly said he hadn’t gone anywhere and even considered legal action against the lyric. 

Paul Simon 

100

This George wrote the music to Porgy and Bess, including the hit song “Summertime.” 

George Gershwin 

100

This small member of the beetle family, which is particularly popular in nursery rhymes, has the tell-tale coloring of black spots on red that warns potential predators that they taste bad. 

Ladybugs 

100

Which two Beatles were credited with writing most of the group’s songs? 

John Lennon and Paul McCartney 

200

In 1992, this John’s novel The Pelican Brief was a national bestseller. 

John Grisham 

200

This Paul dressed up as a Native American to take part in the Boston Tea Party. 

Paul Revere 

200

Among the characters he’s created are Indiana Jones, Luke Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. 

George Lucas 

200

This term for the larva of a beetle is also a slang term for food. 

Grub 

200

In what English city were all four Beatles born? 

Liverpool 

300

This phrase describes someone who is right there with you and eager to help. (Hint: It is made up of four hyphenated words.) 

Johnny-on-the-spot 

300

“The embarrassing thing,” said this Paul, “is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films.” 

Paul Newman 

300

This George fired manager Billy Martin five times. 

George Steinbrenner 

300

With over 400,000 different species, there are more types of beetles in the world than any other insect. But in terms of individual insects, this other species in the most numerous. 

Ants 

300

In 1964, this was the first television program in the US to feature the Beatles. 

The Ed Sullivan Show 

400

“Almost heaven, West Virginia,” sang this musical John, “Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.” 

John Denver 

400

Emeril Lagasse succeeded this Paul as the executive chef at the Commander's Palace in New Orleans. 

Paul Prudhomme 

400

This George, whose father was a Greek Orthodox priest, studied theology in college but ended up working in Democratic politics until he moved into television journalism. 

George Stephanolpoulos 

400

This species of beetle, which is especially destructive to the cotton crop, spread into Texas from Mexico in 1892 and had infested all US cotton-growing areas by the 1920s. 

Boll Weevil 

400

Which two of the Beatles are still living? 

Paul McCartney (82) and Ringo Starr (84) 

500

This 19th -century John combined his interests in art and ornithology to make a complete pictorial record of all the known bird species of North America.

John James Audubon

500

This Paul’s stage name was Pee-Wee Herman.

Paul Reubens

500

In 1975, this stand-up comedian was the host of the very first episode of Saturday Night Live and was further famous for his "7 words you can't say on television".

George Carlin

500

This colorful family of beetles was considered so sacred to ancient Egyptians that they made jewels and amulets in the same shape.

Scarab

500

Finish this Beatles’ song lyric, which Rolling Stone magazine called one of the top ten best songs of all time: “… all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they’re here to stay. Oh, I believe in ….”

Yesterday

M
e
n
u