Bagism: Quiz

Test your knowledge of John Lennon and Beatles trivia by answering the following 10 questions selected at random from a database of 314 questions.


1. John Lennon's middle name (at birth) was inspired by which person?
George Formby
Sir Walter Raleigh
Winston Churchill
Wilson Heath

2. In the early days of the Beatles, how was John billed?
Drummer
Bass Guitarist
Lead Guitarist
Rhythm Guitarist

3. Besides love, why did John marry Cynthia?
To make all the teenage girls cry
She was pregnant with his child
He was afraid Paul would marry her first
She reminded him of his mother, Julia

4. John lifted the lyrics for "Being for The Benefit of Mr. Kite" from what source?
Television commercial for "Kellogg's Cornflakes"
19th century circus poster
Book of Lewis Carroll poems
Newspaper story

5. Which Disney movie was one of John's inspirations for the song "Do you want to know a secret?"
"Cinderella"
"Snow White"
"Alice in Wonderland"
"The Little Mermaid"

6. What number did John believe was highly significant to events and places in his life?
13
8
9
16

7. How did former Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe die?
Cancer
Suicide
Brain hemorrhage
Drowning

8. Who did John regard as his two greatest partners?
Paul McCartney and Stuart Sutcliffe
Paul McCartney and George Harrison
Elton John and Yoko Ono
Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono

9. What singer did John hang out with the most during his "Lost Weekend"?
Harry Nilsson
David Bowie
Elton John
Mick Jagger

10. After John appeared on Elton John's cover of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds," Elton repaid him by appearing on which song?
"Working Class Hero"
"Watching the Wheels"
"Whatever Gets You Thru the Night"
"Give Peace a Chance"

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