Q1) 7th February saw The Beatles arrive in the US: for their first US tour. In which year of the 1960s … ?
Q2) On which TV show did they appear, two days later … ?
Q3) Name any member of The Beatles. (The classic famous line-up: Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best don’t count.)
Q4) Question 3 mentions Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe: which of these men was Ringo Starr’s predecessor as drummer?
Q5) What was the band’s first UK Top Forty hit?
Q6) What was the name of the band’s first US album … ?
Q7) 1963 saw The Beatles have three UK № 1s in a row. Name one of those songs.
Q8) What — in the UK — was the first single released by The Beatles?
Q9) In which Beatles’ film does George assure viewers that “It’s all in the mind, y’know” … ?
Q10) Finally … what was the last album the band released, not long after they broke up in 1970?Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 6th February, 1918, saw women in Britain being granted the vote: but only if they were at least how old … ?
A1) 30.
Q2) 6th February, 1840, saw the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi: marking the start of British Imperial rule of where … ?
A2) New Zealand.
Q3) 6th February, 1649, saw Charles 2nd named as King of Great Britain: by the Parliament of Scotland. In which year did the English Parliament invite him to be King of England … ?
A3) 1660.
Q4) 6th February, 1983, saw war criminal, Klaus Barbie, returned to France to face a war crimes trial. Barbie was also known as the ‘Butcher of’ where … ?
A4) Lyon.
Q5) Finally … 6th February, 1914, saw a pro-monarchy peasant uprising: in which Scandinavian country … ?
A5) Sweden.
“I was immediately struck by their music, their beat, and their sense of humour on stage – and, even afterwards, when I met them, I was struck again by their personal charm. And it was there that, really, it all started”And this song …
Brian Epstein, Beatles manager.
Q1) 8th November, 1980, saw John Lennon shot: what was the name of the man who shot him … ?
Q2) In which well known New York landmark were Lennon’s ashes scattered … ?
Q3) That landmark contains New York’s official memorial to John Lennon: what’s that memorial called … ?
Q4) What was the name of John Lennon’s first single to be released separately from The Beatles … ?
Q5) And finally … what was the name of the last single Lennon released, during his lifetime … ?
Q1) 7th December saw the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour: in which year … ?A1) 1941.
Q2) More to the point, by which branch of the Japanese Armed forces … ?A2) The Japanese Imperial Navy.
Q3) 7th December, 1972, saw the launch of the last Apollo mission: was this Apollo 17, 18 or 19 … ?A3) Apollo 17.
Q4) More to the point, where was it heading … ?A4) The Moon.
Q5) 7th December, 1955, saw Clement Attlee step down as leader of the UK’s Labour party: who replaced him … ?A5) Hugh Gaitskell.
Q6) And finally … 7th December, 1982, saw Charles Brook Jr become the first US prisoner to be executed how … ?A6) By Lethal Injection.
“ … and we stand a better chance under that guise, because all the serious people, like Martin Luther King, and Kennedy, and Gandhi, got shot.”John Lennon 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980
