Question 1

What was the Beatles' first number-one single in the United States?

Accepted Answer

I Want to Hold Your Hand. I Want to Hold Your Hand reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1964, launching Beatlemania in America and the British Invasion.

Question 2

Which Beatles album features the iconic Abbey Road crosswalk cover?

Accepted Answer

Abbey Road. Abbey Road (1969) features the four Beatles walking across the zebra crossing outside EMI Studios. The photo was taken by Iain Macmillan in just ten minutes.

Question 3

Who was the Beatles' original drummer before Ringo Starr?

Accepted Answer

Pete Best. Pete Best drummed for the Beatles from 1960 to 1962, including their Hamburg residencies. He was replaced by Ringo Starr just before the band's first single.

Question 4

Which song closes the medley on side two of Abbey Road?

Accepted Answer

The End. The End features the only drum solo Ringo ever recorded with the Beatles, followed by alternating guitar solos from Paul, George, and John. Her Majesty is a hidden track after it.

Question 5

In what year did the Beatles perform their famous rooftop concert?

Accepted Answer

1969. The rooftop concert atop Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row took place on January 30, 1969. It was the band's final public performance and was stopped by police.

Question 6

Which George Harrison song appeared on Abbey Road?

Accepted Answer

Something. Something was George's first A-side single with the Beatles. Frank Sinatra called it 'the greatest love song of the past fifty years,' though he often misattributed it to Lennon-McCartney.

Question 7

What was the Beatles' final studio album to be recorded?

Accepted Answer

Abbey Road. Though Let It Be was released last in 1970, Abbey Road was actually the final album the Beatles recorded together in the summer of 1969.

Question 8

Which Indian instrument did George Harrison introduce to Beatles recordings?

Accepted Answer

Sitar. George first played sitar on Norwegian Wood (1965) after studying with Ravi Shankar. This sparked widespread Western interest in Indian classical music.

Question 9

How many weeks did the Beatles hold the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

One week. On April 4, 1964, the Beatles held all top five spots on the Hot 100 for one week, a feat never repeated. They also had seven other songs in the Hot 100 that same week.

Question 10

Which Beatles song was the first to use feedback as a deliberate recording technique?

Accepted Answer

I Feel Fine. I Feel Fine (1964) opens with a deliberate guitar feedback note. John Lennon claimed it was the first time feedback was intentionally used on a pop record.

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