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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #85 - 10/9/02

John Lennon

Answers

1. Why are we featuring this quiz on October 9?: It's John's birthday
2. Was John the oldest Beatle?
: No, Ringo was older
3. John was the first Beatle to get married and to have a child. What were the names of his first wife and his first son?
: Cynthia, Julian
4. Who did John meet at the Indica Gallery in 1966?
: Yoko Ono
5. What was controversial about the cover of John and Yoko's 1968 album "Two Virgins?"
: They were naked
6. What song was recorded at the Bed-In for Peace?
: "Give Peace a Chance"
7. What is the title of the song with the chorus "We all shine on, like the moon and the stars and the sun?"
: "Instant Karma"
8. John and Yoko released a Christmas song in 1971. What was it?
: "Happy Xmas (War is Over)"
9. What was John's lucky number?
: 9
10. What song from John's "Imagine" album directly attacks Paul McCartney?
: "How Do You Sleep"
11. John and Yoko co-hosted what American talk show for a week in 1972?
: The Mike Douglas Show
12. What was John's first solo Number 1 single in the U.S., from 1974?
: "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
13. Who sang backup on that song?
: Elton John
14. What was the name of the album John and Yoko released just before John was killed?
: Double Fantasy
15. Of "Woman," "Just Like Starting Over," and "Watching the Wheels," which went to Number 1 in the U.S.?
: "Just Like Starting Over"
16. In 1984, John had a Top 5 hit with an unreleased song from 1980. What was it?
: "Nobody Told Me"
17. What is the name of the John Lennon memorial section of Central Park?
: Strawberry Fields

Bonus: Who was the walrus, John or Paul?: We don't know. In "Glass Onion, he sings "The walrus was Paul," but a few years later, in "God," he said "I was the walrus, now I'm John."

Super Duper Bonus: Who played saxophone on the song in Question 12?: Bobby Keys, longtime Rolling Stones sax player

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