Background Facts
The city The Beatles grew up in
Liverpool
I Want to Hold ...
Your Hand
The names of the four members
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Here comes...
The Sun
Number of units sold by The Beatles
600 million
The year The Beatles first came to the US
1964
They landed at Kennedy Airport in New York City on Feb. 9 to appear on the "Ed Sullivan Show".
Lucy in the Sky ...
With Diamonds
The name of John Lennon’s wife
Yoko Ono
All You Need
Is Love
The number of movies The Beatles appeared in.
5
A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine and Let it Be.
The name of the band’s sudden “over the top” popularity
Beetlemania
Twist ....
And Shout
The year John Lennon died
1980
Ticket
To Ride
The year The Beatles broke up
1970
The name that preceded "The Beatles" as the band name?
- The Quarrymen
- The Liverpool Four
- The Merceybeats
- Abby Road
The Quarrymen
The name, The Quarrymen, derived from the fact that the band, first organized by John, was comprised of schoolmates from the Quarry Bank School.
She Loves...
The name of Paul McCartney’s band after the Beatles
Wings
Yellow ...
Submarine
The year The Beatles released there first single
1962
Which song was written by the Beatles, but not Lennon/McCartney, and the first one ever recorded commercially?
- Please Please Me
- My Bonnie
- Cry for a Shadow
- Love Me Do
Cry for a Shadow
This was an instrumental and included on the Tony Sheridan album. Written by John and George and played in the style of The Shadows, an instrumental group which backed Cliff Richards.
Ob-la-di
Ob-la-da
When did George Harrison pass away
2001. He was 58
Drive ...
My Car
The number of awards the group received from the British Academy of songwriters, composers, and auThor’s.
15