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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #363 - 2/6/08

The Beatles In 1968

Answers

1. What Beatles album was at the top of the U.S. charts in January 1968?: Magical Mystery Tour
2. This Beatles-related enterprise opened its offices at 95 Wigmore Street in London in January 1968.
: Apple Corps.
3. What country did all the Beatles visit in February 1968 for an extended period of time?
: India
4. And which Beatle left that country first, two weeks later?
: Ringo
5. What Beatles album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Best Album Cover for 1967 in February 1968?
: Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
6. This non-album Beatles hit that featured the piano was a Top Five hit in April 1968.
: "Lady Madonna"
7. Which two Beatles appeared on the Tonight Show in May 1968?
: John and Paul
8. Who did Paul McCartney meet in June 1968?
: Linda Eastman
9. Did the Beatles provide their own voices for their animated counterparts in the 1968 film "Yellow Submarine?"
: No, they were provided by actors
10. What is the name of the Nowhere Man from "Yellow Submarine?"
: Jeremy Hilary Boob, Ph.D
11. And what were the villains in that film called?
: Blue Meanies
12. Which Beatle briefly quit the band during a recording session in August 1968?
: Ringo
13. What classic seven-minute Beatles song topped the U.S. charts for nine weeks beginning in September 1968?
: "Hey Jude"
14. The first authorized biography of the Beatles was published in September 1968. Who wrote it?
: Hunter Davies
15. What world leader was mentioned in the lyrics of "Revolution?"
: Chairman Mao
16. The Beatles released a double album in December 1968. What is the actual title of the album?
: The Beatles
17. What is the name of the strange experimental sound collage from that album?
: "Revolution 9"

Bonus: John Lennon and Yoko Ono were guests on a TV special taped in December 1968 that was not released until the mid-90s. What was the name of the TV special?: The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus

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