The Beatles Trivia Word Search

McCartney wrote this White Album acoustic solo piece, inspired by civil rights struggles in the United States, about a bird learning to fly.

A Lennon remark that the band was 'more popular than' this religious figure sparked American protests and record burnings in 1966.

The Beatles played a record-breaking show at this New York stadium in 1965, one of the first major stadium rock concerts ever.

Paul McCartney and Pete Best were sent home from Hamburg in 1960 after allegedly committing this fire-related offense in their lodgings.

Nicknamed 'the quiet one,' this lead guitarist introduced Indian instruments like the sitar into the band's sound.

In 1988, during their first year of eligibility, the Beatles were inducted into a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame based in this Ohio city.

The Beatles' second-to-last released album takes its name from the London street and recording studio, ' _ _ _ _ _ Road.'

John Lennon's pre-Beatles group played this simple, guitar-and-washboard style of folk music popular in 1950s Britain.

Lennon drew lyrics for 'Tomorrow Never _ _ _ _ _' from Timothy Leary's writings on the psychedelic experience.

Lennon's surreal lyrics for 'I Am the _ _ _ _ _ _' were partly meant to confuse people searching for hidden meanings in Beatles songs.

George Harrison suffered this fate in 1960, forced out of Germany for working underage; two bandmates soon met the same end.

John Lennon was murdered outside this New York City apartment building in December 1980.

One of the first Hamburg clubs where the Beatles performed regularly in 1960 was called this, located in the Reeperbahn district.

The Beatles played lengthy residencies in the red-light Reeperbahn district of this German city early in their career.

Originally released as a double EP in the UK, 'Magical _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tour' became a full LP in the US with extra singles added.

The Beatles formed in 1960 in this English port city, also home to the club where they honed their live act.

In 1966, the band unintentionally snubbed the Philippine first lady, sparking riots and a hasty departure from this Southeast Asian capital.

Released in 1967, 'Sgt. _ _ _ _ _ _'s Lonely Hearts Club Band' became the first rock album to win the Grammy for Album of the Year.

Often called 'the fifth member,' this producer signed the group to EMI's Parlophone label and arranged many of their orchestral parts.

The Beatles' fifth studio album and accompanying film shared this one-word title, released in 1965.

In 1971, Harrison organized a pioneering benefit event, the ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for Bangladesh,' at Madison Square Garden.

This Liverpool club, located on Mathew Street, hosted hundreds of early Beatles performances.

George Harrison later joined a supergroup with Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison called the Traveling _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The Beatles' rapid rise in America came just a couple of months after the assassination of this US president in November 1963.

This drummer played with the Beatles throughout their Hamburg residencies before being replaced in August 1962.

The Beatles' distinctive combed-forward hairstyle, given to them by Astrid Kirchherr, became known by this nickname.

Lennon's '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Man' was one of the first Beatles songs built around a theme of existential drift rather than romance.

In the mid-1990s, the surviving Beatles reunited to record new songs for a multi-part documentary and compilation series called this.

Officially self-titled, the Beatles' 1968 double LP is universally known as the ' _ _ _ _ _ Album' for its blank cover.

Sgt. Pepper became the first rock album to win this prestigious annual US music industry award for Album of the Year.

The Beatles refused to play a segregated stadium in this southeastern US state in 1964.

Indian musician Ravi _ _ _ _ _ _ _ became a close friend and musical mentor to George Harrison.

After the Beatles split, Paul McCartney formed this successful band together with his wife Linda.

This American music magazine, founded in 1967, has repeatedly ranked the Beatles atop its list of the greatest artists of all time.

_ _ _ _ _ Epstein became the Beatles' manager in 1962, after first noticing them at his family's Liverpool record store.

The band won an Academy Award, popularly known by this nickname, for the score of their 1970 documentary 'Let It Be.'

The Beatles' manager ran a Liverpool record shop before discovering the band and shaping their professional image.

Yoko _ _ _'s increasing presence in the recording studio during 1968 and 1969 is often cited as a source of tension within the band.

_ _ _ _ _ _ Martin, the Beatles' producer, was nicknamed 'the fifth member' for his arranging contributions.

The Beatles gave their final live performance together in January 1969 on this elevated surface of their Apple Corps headquarters in London.

The Beatles' fourth studio album, recorded in a rush during late 1964, was titled 'Beatles for _ _ _ _.'

The Beatles' 1968 meditation retreat took place at an ashram in this town on the Ganges River in northern India.

British headlines coined this term, combining the band's name with a word for frenzied enthusiasm, after their October 1963 Palladium show.

The Beatles won several of these annual British songwriting awards, named for a Welsh entertainer.

The Beatles recorded almost their entire debut album during one exhausting non-stop session at EMI's studios on 11 February 1963.

This 1966 studio album, released a week before the band's final tour, featured the experimental track 'Tomorrow Never Knows.'

George Harrison died of this disease, which had spread to his lungs and brain, in 2001.

Lennon's best-known solo song, released in 1971, shares its one-word title with its parent album.

_ _ _ _ McCartney, the group's bassist, wrote and sang lead on 'Yesterday,' one of the most covered songs ever recorded.

Ringo Starr's whimsical White Album song imagines living in an ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s Garden' beneath the sea.

This 1968 animated film, and its accompanying soundtrack album, is named after a Beatles song about living beneath the sea.

'_ _ _ _ _ Lane,' McCartney's nostalgic ode to a Liverpool street, was the double A-side partner to 'Strawberry Fields Forever.'

Bob _ _ _ _ _ reportedly introduced the Beatles to cannabis during a 1964 meeting in a New York hotel.

In 1968 the Beatles founded this multimedia company, intended partly as a tax-efficient way to manage their business affairs.

George Harrison's biting commentary on high taxation, this song opened the 'Revolver' album.

Ed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s variety show hosted the Beatles' first live US TV appearance in 1964, watched by roughly 73 million people.

The Beatles' first feature film and third studio album share the title 'A Hard Day's _ _ _ _ _.'

This US news magazine later included the Beatles among its list of the 20th century's 100 most important people.

Using an old Lennon demo tape, the surviving Beatles completed and released 'Free as a _ _ _ _' in 1995.

Washington DC disc jockey _ _ _ _ _ _ _ James is credited as the first American radio host to play 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' on air.

Lennon's psychedelic single 'Strawberry _ _ _ _ _ _ Forever' was released as a double A-side with 'Penny Lane.'

Brian Epstein worked for his family's business, a Liverpool retail chain abbreviated as this four-letter name, before managing the Beatles.

The Beatles traveled to northern India in 1968 to study meditation under this spiritual teacher, staying at his ashram for several weeks.

Parlophone, the label that first signed the Beatles in Britain, was a subsidiary of this larger record company.

The Beatles' original bassist left the band in 1961 to focus on painting in Hamburg, and died of a brain hemorrhage the next year.

The Beatles met this iconic American rock and roll singer during their 1965 US tour, at his home in Bel Air.

The band's final paid concert took place in August 1966 at Candlestick Park in this California city.

George Harrison studied this Indian stringed instrument with Ravi Shankar, first using it on 'Norwegian Wood.'

This drummer, born Richard Starkey, replaced Pete Best in the band's lineup just before their rise to fame.

In 1965, a Saturday-morning TV series depicting the Beatles as illustrated characters began airing in the US, an early example of its kind.

McCartney's composition 'Eleanor _ _ _ _ _' is scored for a string octet and tells the story of a lonely woman's funeral.

Paul McCartney wrote 'Hey _ _ _ _' in 1968 to comfort John Lennon's son during his parents' divorce.

Featuring a string quartet and no other Beatles on it, this McCartney ballad has inspired more cover versions than any song ever written.

Lennon's song 'Sexy _ _ _ _ _' was a thinly veiled jab at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi following events during the band's stay in India.

German photographer _ _ _ _ _ _ Kirchherr befriended the band in Hamburg and gave them their signature combed-forward haircuts.

In 1965, the Queen controversially named all four Beatles to this honors order, prompting some military recipients to return theirs.

Klaus _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, a Hamburg-era friend of the band, designed the collage album cover for 'Revolver.'

The Beatles' fifth and final Hamburg residency took place at a venue simply called the _ _ _ _ Club.

'Dear _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' was written to coax Mia Farrow's sister out of prolonged meditation seclusion during the band's stay in India.

Richard _ _ _ _ _ _ directed the Beatles' first two films, 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help!'

This rhythm guitarist and singer founded the Beatles' predecessor group, the Quarrymen, in Liverpool in 1956.

This American label, an EMI subsidiary, refused to release Beatles records for a year before finally issuing 'I Want to Hold Your Hand.'

'All You Need Is _ _ _ _' was broadcast live to an estimated 350 million viewers around the world in June 1967.