Beatles
Ringo Starr joined the group in 1962. This topic is part of Popular Music within Music. This page currently draws on 18 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Beatles trivia questions
Which Beatle played drums?
Answer: Ringo Starr
Bonus fact: Ringo Starr joined the group in 1962.
What was the title of the Beatles' final studio album to be recorded, though not the last released?
Answer: Abbey Road
Bonus fact: Most of Abbey Road was recorded after the Let It Be sessions.
Which New York airport greeted the Beatles on their first U.S. visit?
Answer: John F. Kennedy International Airport
Bonus fact: Thousands of fans welcomed them at JFK.
Which television host introduced acts including the Beatles on a famous Sunday-night variety show?
Answer: Ed Sullivan
Bonus fact: The Ed Sullivan Show was a major U.S. variety program.
Which English city were the Beatles from?
Answer: Liverpool
Bonus fact: The Rock Hall calls the group the four lads from Liverpool.
Who inducted the Beatles into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Answer: Mick Jagger
Bonus fact: The Beatles entered the Hall in 1988.
"Glad All Over" replaced which Beatles single at number one on the UK chart in 1964?
Answer: I Want to Hold Your Hand
Bonus fact: The chart change symbolized how quickly several British beat groups were competing for the top spot during early Beatlemania.
What major U.S. television appearance in February 1964 helped ignite Beatlemania?
Answer: The Ed Sullivan Show
Bonus fact: More than 70 million viewers watched the Beatles' first Sullivan appearance.
Beatlemania refers to intense fan enthusiasm for which band?
Answer: The Beatles
Bonus fact: The term captured the frenzy surrounding the Beatles in the 1960s.
Beatlemania reached the United States dramatically in what year?
Answer: 1964
Bonus fact: The Beatles arrived in New York in February 1964.
Which group won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1965?
Answer: The Beatles
Bonus fact: The Beatles won Best New Artist at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards in 1965.
Who composed Here Comes the Sun?
Answer: George Harrison
Bonus fact: Original song written and composed by George Harrison; first recorded by The Beatles.