Beatles Exam 2

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What song are The Beatles playing in the Hollywood Bowl Recording we listened to when talking about The Beatles's first North American Tour?

"Twist and Shout"

The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show almost __ times

10

When did the U.S., "The Beatles are more popular than Jesus" controversy erupt?

1966

When did the last Beatles Concert tour occur?

1966

Example 7: What is the title of this song?

A Hard Day's Night

Paul McCartney's main connection to "The Underground," the London-centered U.K. Counter Culture movement, was

Barry Miles

Both "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!" can be considered low-budget films

False

Who were The Beatles on tour with when their single "Please Please Me" was released?

Helen Shapiro

Example 8: What is the title of this song?

Help!

The 1964 "American single" and first U.S. hit was

I Want to Hold Your Hand

Who did Paul McCartney move in with when the Beatles relocated to London?

Jane Asher

Who was the drummer for the FIRST Beatles World Tour?

Jimmie Nicol

"A Hard Days Night" was primarily written by

John Lennon

Example 7: This song was primarily written by

John Lennon

Example 8: who is the featured vocalist?

John Lennon

In A Hard Day's Night (the film), which Beatle plays WWII submarines in the bathtub?

John Lennon

Who is the featured vocalist? (Example 7)

John Lennon

Which of the following was NOT a result of John Lennon's 1966 comment "We're more popular than Jesus now"?

John refused to apologize

Who designed the cover art for Revolver?

Klaus Voormann

Capitol Records did all of the following to work around the licensing agreement United Artists had with The Beatles for the distribution of the soundtrack album for A Hard Day Night EXCEPT

Make and release A Hard Day's Night (the soundtrack album) in Great Britain.

A Beatle that became known for writing and voicing romantic, acoustic ballads is

Paul McCartney

In 1965, almost all of The Beatles bought homes outside of London, seeking more privacy and stability for their growing families. Which Beatle stayed in London?

Paul McCartney

When was A Hard Day's Night (the film) released?

Summer 1964

The soundtrack album United Artists secured the rights to through their film contract with The Beatles was lucrative for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

The Beatles had been playing the music used in the film on tour, creating lots of buzz for the project

Which of the following 1960s pop stars/groups was engineered to look and sound like The Beatles?

The Monkees

All of the following are considered "British Invasion Bands" EXCEPT:

The Supremes

A Hard Day's Night is the FIRST Beatles album that contains only Beatles originals.

True

On a concept album, all of the included tracks are tied together by a unifying narrative/story or theme of some kind.

True

T/F: The 1966 U.S. release of Yesterday and Today lost money (*becoming one of the only Beatles albums to do so).

True

T/F: The Beatles were awarded Membership in the Order of the British Empire for contributions to British commerce.

True

Which Elvis Presley/Rock 'n' Roll film did we watch a clip from?

Viva Las Vegas

To complete Beatles For Sale (1964), The Beatles are forced to resort to familiar covers from their early Rock 'n' Roll days. Why?

Work on back-to-back films, which required back-to-back film soundtracks, left them low on original material with no time to write more.

The "mockumentary" style of A Hard Day's Night parodied The Beatles's public reputation as:

all of the above

While building on prior successes, the songwriting on Rubber Soul explored

all of the above

What made the album A Hard Day's Night different from previous albums?

all songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Capitol Records always worked to replicate Parlophone record releases as much as possible, putting out American Beatles's releases that were the same (or almost the same) as their British counterparts.

false

Capitol Records invested $20,000 in promotions for The Beatles's inaugural U.S. visit.

false

Mersey-Beat" Bands were part of the Second Wave of The British Invasion.

false

Paul McCartney's real grandfather appears in the film A Hard Day's Night.

false

Richard Lester wrote the screenplay for A Hard Day's Night.

false

The Beatles song "She Loves You" did NOT sell well as a single

false

The Beatles toured regularly until they publicly broke up in 1970

false

In 1965, why did the Beatles receive the MBE?

for their contributions to commerce

example 7: The Beatles album on which this son was released is a collection of:

originals

example 7: The Beatles album on which this song was released is a collection of:

originals

The Counter Culture Movement(s) of the late 1960s was/were distinguished by all of the following EXCEPT:

pro-establishment efforts and attitudes

Both the music and the cover art for Revolver put new emphasis on the tastes and personalities of the individual members of The Beatles.

true

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated just a few months before The Beatles arrived.

true

Ringo is arrested in the film A Hard Day's Night.

true

The Beatles were often compared to the British Invasion Group The Rolling Stones.

true

The Supremes covered songs by the Beatles

true

The release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band coincided with the "Summer of Love," a moment when popular music served as an important outlet for social/political expression.

true

When The Beatles returned to Abbey Road Studios in 1965 to write and record new material, they started to spend significantly more time in the studio.

true


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