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22nd Nov 2018

QUIZ: As The White Album turns 50 how well do you know The Beatles?

Will Lavin

Today marks the 50th anniversary of The White Album

Let’s be honest, The Beatles have a pretty impressive back catalogue, don’t they?

Celebrated the world over since their inception almost 60 years ago, Paul, John, George and Ringo are widely regarded the greatest band who ever lived with some of the most revered music ever recorded.

The Fab Four’s seminal self-titled double album (later known as The White Album) is 50-years-old today.

Featuring arguably some of their best work, whether you want a fun singalong (“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”), something heavier to rock out to (“Back in the U.S.S.R.”, “Helter Skelter”) or you just want to sit back and revel in some stellar songwriting (“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” might be one of the greatest songs ever written) then The White Album has it all.

To mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ ninth studio album, we thought what better way to celebrate than test your knowledge on the lads from Liverpool who went on to take over the world.

Now before you go reaching for that brown paper bag, it’s okay, breathe easy , I haven’t listed 50 questions for 50 years – that would be testing even for the die-hard Beatles fans out there – instead there’s just 15.

So, let’s see how you get on.

Who is often referred to as the "fifth Beatle"?
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What's the name of the first song on The White Album?
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Which of the following is still a living member of The Beatles?
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The BBC once banned which of these songs?
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What year was The White Album released?
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What was the last song The Beatles recorded together as a foursome?
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Who famously bought the rights to The Beatles' back catalogue in 1985?
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Of all The Beatles albums released in the UK in the 1960s, which is the only one not to feature a vocal from Ringo?
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What name were the band known as before The Beatles?
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The Beatles were formed when?
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The Beatles once bought an island where?
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John Lennon's widow is called what?
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What's the name of the album The Beatles released right after The White Album?
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Lennon and McCartney wrote whose first hit?
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In 1966 John Lennon said The Beatles were bigger than who?
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