The Beatles - Part 1

Choose an answer from the three choices offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1) In March 1957, while attending Quarry Bank Grammar School in Liverpool, John Lennon formed a group called The Quarrymen. Lennon and the Quarrymen met guitarist Paul McCartney at the Woolton Garden Fęte held at St. Peter's Church on July 6, 1957 and added him to the group a few days later. Who became a member of the Quarrymen in March 1958?

• Peter Best
• Ringo Starr
• George Harrison

2) Finally, in August 1960 they settled on the groups name. What was it?

• Johnny and the Moondogs
• The Silver Beetles
• The Beatles

3) In January 1960, John Lennon's art school friend joined the group on bass. Who was this Beatle?

• Ringo Starr
• Stuart Sutcliffe
• Wilson Hall

4) In August, the group left for Hamburg, German to perform in clubs. What was the first club they played in there?

• Indra Club
• Kaiserkeller
• Casbah Club

5) In January 1962, Brian Epstein became the groups manager. He looked to get a record contract for the group. He finally meet with EMI record producer, George Martin and they signed a record contract. The groups first recording session on 6 June 1962. Where was the studio?

• Abbey Road Studios in north London
• Casbah Studios in West Derby, Liverpool
• Kaempfert Studios in Hamburg, Germany

6) On August 16, 1962, the group fired Peter Best as drummer. Who was this drummer who had played a few times with the group in Hamburg, German?

• Ringo Starr
• Jim Foy
• Norman Newell

7) The September 1962 EMI recording sessions produced a minor UK hit and a #1 hit in the US. What was the song?

• “Love Me Do”
• “People and Places”
• “Ring of Gold”

8) On October 17, 1962, the band's first televised performance was on the People and Places program, broadcast live by Granada Television. What city was the program broadcast from?

• Manchester
• Liverpool
• London

9) Capitol Records (a part of EMI) in the US didn’t release the first Beatles songs “Please Please Me” and “From Me to You” and “She Loves You.” A testing of the song on a TV show produced laughter from American teenagers when they saw the group's distinctive hairstyles. What was the show?

• Ed Sullivan
• American Bandstand
• Dance Fever

10) Capitol Records planned to release a Beatles single in mid-January 1964. What was the song?

• “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
• “Every Way But Lose”
• “Surin’ USA”

Check Your Answers

• George Harrison.
• The Beatles.
• Stuart Sutcliffe.
• Indra Club.
• Abbey Road Studios in north London.
• Ringo Starr.
• “Love Me Do”
• Manchester.
• American Bandstand.
• “I Want to Hold Your Hand”.