Giant Beatles Quiz
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Test your Knowledge of the Beatles Movies!
- Who wrote the screenplay of A Hard Day's Night?
- Who produced it?
- Which London theatre was used for the shooting of the concert sequence at the film's climax?
- Which comic actor, later famous for his role in the Vicar of Dibley, makes a brief appearance in the film?
- Which location was used to shoot the train station sequence at the start of the film?
- Which Beatle had a solo scene cut from the film?
- Which Richard Lester film was shot between A Hard Day's Night and Help!?
- Which actor went on to appear in the Beatles next two films?
- Which famous rock drummer appeared as a child extra in the film?
- Which Beatle was missing for the original shooting of the ‘Can't Buy Me Love’ sequence?
- Name one of the original English titles for ‘Help’?
- Name the two UK number one singles featured in the film.
- Why were large portions of the film shot in the Bahamas?
- Which company connects the Help! with the films Tom Jones and The Charge of the Light Brigade?
- Which series of spy films did Help! partly attempt to parody/pastiche?
- Which famous British comic had a scene axed from Help?
- To whom is the film dedicated?
- Where was the British Premiere of the film held?
- Which famous British playwright produced a script for a Beatles film that was never produced?
- A year after Help! Richard Lester made one other film featuring a Beatle. Name the film.
- Who officially became head of Apple Films in 1968?
- What is the song performed by the Bonzo’s in the strip club sequence of Magical Mystery Tour?
- Who was the stripper in the film?
- Name the character played by Ivor Cutler in the film.
- Which character is played by Victor Spinetti?
- The footage for the ‘Flying’ section were originally shot for which famous sixties' film?
- Which Beatle is dressed as a rabbit in the I am the Walrus segment?
- When was the film first broadcast on British television?
- What chart position did the double EP set reach in Britain?
- Who produced Yellow Submarine?
- Who provided the voice of Jeremy, the ‘Nowhere Man’?
- Which song was dropped from the original American version of the film?
- The lines of which song by the Merseys are integrated into George's ‘It’s All Too Much?
- Along with Yellow Submarine, the writer Erich Seagal is most famously associated with which other Hollywood film?
- Where was the film premiered in Britain?
- How many new Beatles recordings appeared on the original soundtrack album?
- On which album did the title track originally appear?
- What ‘day’ was it in the film?
- What does Ringo have in his pocket when he makes a personal appearance at the end of the film?
- Which song accompanies the closing titles?
- At which studios did the first shooting for Let it Be take place?
- Which Beatle temporarily left the group during the shooting of this footage?
- Where did rehearsals resume?
- One of the original ideas for the concert finale involved playing at a Roman Amphitheatre. Where was it?
- Which musician was invited to play on the sessions by George?
- What colour is Ringo’s coat in the rooftop concert?
- ‘I dig a pygmy by Charles …… and the ……..’ Fill in the missing words.
- What was Lennon's famous quip at the close of the concert?
- Who was famously called in by George, John and Ringo to rework the soundtrack LP?
- Who presented Paul with an Oscar for the score?
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