The Beatles' rooftop concert - Quiz
The Beatles rooftop concert
  • 1. How many complete takes of songs were performed during the rooftop concert?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Nine
D) Ten
  • 2. How many total songs were featured in the complete takes of the rooftop concert?
A) Four
B) Nine
C) Five
D) Six
  • 3. How many takes of 'Get Back' were completed during the concert?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Two
D) One
  • 4. How many takes of 'Don't Let Me Down' were completed?
A) One
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
  • 5. How many takes of 'One After 909' were performed?
A) Two
B) Three
C) One
D) Zero
  • 6. When was the audio of the full rooftop performance released to streaming services in Dolby Atmos?
A) May 1970
B) 2003
C) 1996
D) 28 January 2022
  • 7. What was the title of the streaming album released on 28 January 2022?
A) Anthology 3
B) Get Back – The Rooftop Performance
C) Let It Be... Naked
D) Let It Be
  • 8. Which documentary series showed a short take of 'Get Back' played as part of the preliminary sound check?
A) The Rooftop Concert
B) Let It Be
C) Anthology
D) The Beatles: Get Back
  • 9. Which song was preceded by a false start during the concert?
A) Dig a Pony
B) One After 909
C) Get Back
D) Don't Let Me Down
  • 10. Who mistakenly introduced a song as 'And for the First Time'?
A) Paul McCartney
B) Ringo Starr
C) John Lennon
D) George Harrison
  • 11. Which song did Lennon mistakenly start playing after introducing it as 'And for the First Time'?
A) Dig a Pony
B) Get Back
C) Don't Let Me Down
D) I've Got a Feeling
  • 12. What British national anthem was included as a short take in the concert?
A) Jerusalem
B) Land of Hope and Glory
C) Rule, Britannia!
D) God Save the Queen
  • 13. Who arranged the traditional song 'God Save the Queen' for the performance?
A) Alan Parsons
B) Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starkey
C) Michael Lindsay-Hogg
D) George Martin
  • 14. What is the duration of 'Get Back' (Take 1)?
A) 3:24
B) 4:43
C) 3:47
D) 5:52
  • 15. What is the duration of 'Get Back' (Take 2)?
A) 3:47
B) 4:43
C) 3:24
D) 3:22
  • 16. What is the duration of 'Don't Let Me Down' (Take 1)?
A) 3:22
B) 3:30
C) 3:09
D) 4:44
  • 17. What is the duration of 'I've Got a Feeling' (Take 1)?
A) 3:22
B) 5:35
C) 4:44
D) 4:43
  • 18. What is the duration of 'One After 909'?
A) 3:24
B) 0:26
C) 3:09
D) 5:52
  • 19. What is the duration of 'Dig a Pony'?
A) 4:44
B) 5:35
C) 5:52
D) 3:09
  • 20. What is the duration of 'God Save the Queen'?
A) 0:26
B) 4:43
C) 3:22
D) 3:47
  • 21. What is the duration of 'I've Got a Feeling' (Take 2)?
A) 4:44
B) 5:35
C) 5:52
D) 3:30
  • 22. What is the duration of 'Don't Let Me Down' (Take 2)?
A) 4:43
B) 3:24
C) 3:22
D) 3:30
  • 23. What is the duration of 'Get Back' (Take 3)?
A) 3:24
B) 3:30
C) 3:47
D) 4:43
  • 24. When were the first audio and film releases of the concert material issued?
A) 1996
B) May 1970
C) 2003
D) 2021
  • 25. Which Beatles studio album included the first performance of 'I've Got a Feeling' and the recordings of 'One After 909' and 'Dig a Pony'?
A) Anthology 3
B) Abbey Road
C) Let It Be
D) Let It Be... Naked
  • 26. What number studio album in the band's catalog was Let It Be?
A) 11th
B) 12th and final
C) 10th
D) 13th
  • 27. Who directed the 1970 documentary film Let It Be for Apple Corps?
A) Alan Parsons
B) Peter Jackson
C) Michael Lindsay-Hogg
D) John Lennon
  • 28. Which company produced the 1970 documentary film Let It Be?
A) Universal Music Enterprises
B) Disney+
C) Apple Corps
D) Capitol Records
  • 29. When was the third live performance of 'Get Back' included on a compilation album?
A) 2003
B) 1996
C) 1970
D) 2022
  • 30. What compilation album included the third live performance of 'Get Back' in 1996?
A) Anthology 3
B) Let It Be... Naked
C) Get Back – The Rooftop Performance
D) Let It Be
  • 31. What distinction does the track 'Get Back' on Anthology 3 hold in relation to the band?
A) It was the last song of the Beatles' final live performance
B) It was the first song of their career
C) It was the only song recorded on a rooftop
D) It was their longest recorded track
  • 32. What was Let It Be... Naked?
A) A 2003 remix of the 1970 album
B) A live streaming album
C) A 1996 compilation album
D) A documentary film
  • 33. What did Let It Be... Naked include for 'Don't Let Me Down'?
A) Only the first take
B) Only the second take
C) A completely new studio recording
D) An edit of the two takes
  • 34. What did Let It Be... Naked include for 'I've Got a Feeling'?
A) The original 1970 mix unchanged
B) A composite of the two takes
C) An edit of the first take only
D) A live recording from a different venue
  • 35. What special edition album included the first performance of 'Don't Let Me Down'?
A) Get Back – The Rooftop Performance
B) The 2021 special edition of the Let It Be album
C) Anthology 3
D) Let It Be... Naked
  • 36. Which brief jam of a song was included on the 2021 special edition after the first 'Get Back'?
A) God Save the Queen
B) A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
C) Danny Boy
D) I Want You (She's So Heavy)
  • 37. When was the brief jam of 'God Save the Queen' recorded on the 2021 special edition?
A) After 'One After 909'
B) Before 'Get Back'
C) During the sound check
D) After 'Dig a Pony'
  • 38. Why were the jams recorded during the concert sessions according to the text?
A) While Lennon tuned his guitar
B) While the cameras were being reloaded
C) While Parsons changed tapes
D) While the police arrived
  • 39. Who changed tapes during the recording sessions?
A) Starkey
B) Lindsay-Hogg
C) Parsons
D) Lennon
  • 40. What song did John Lennon sing lines from after 'One After 909'?
A) Danny Boy
B) God Save the Queen
C) I Want You (She's So Heavy)
D) A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
  • 41. What song did John Lennon sing lines from after 'I've Got a Feeling' (Take 2)?
A) A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
B) I Want You (She's So Heavy)
C) Danny Boy
D) God Save the Queen
  • 42. In which episode of the 2021 documentary series The Beatles: Get Back does concert footage appear?
A) All episodes equally
B) The third and final episode
C) The second episode
D) The first episode
  • 43. When was the concert sequence remastered for IMAX and released by Disney?
A) 2003
B) February 2022
C) May 1970
D) January 2022
  • 44. What was the IMAX and Disney release titled?
A) Get Back – The Rooftop Performance
B) The Beatles: Get Back
C) Let It Be... Naked
D) The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert
  • 45. Which company released the audio to streaming services on 28 January 2022 alongside Apple Corps and Capitol Records?
A) Universal Music Enterprises
B) Disney+
C) IMAX
D) Apple Corps media company
  • 46. Who arranged for the building of the stage on the Apple rooftop?
A) Lindsay-Hogg
B) Evans
C) Johns
D) Parsons
  • 47. What kind of guitar did John Lennon use during the performance?
A) Epiphone Casino
B) Höfner bass
C) Fender Telecaster
D) Ludwig drum kit
  • 48. Whose signature instrument was the 'violin' bass used in the concert?
A) Starr's
B) Harrison's
C) Lennon's
D) McCartney's
  • 49. What model of guitar was George Harrison's new, custom-made rosewood instrument?
A) Höfner bass
B) Epiphone Casino
C) Fender Rhodes
D) Fender Telecaster
  • 50. What brand was Ringo Starr's recently acquired drum kit?
A) Fender
B) Höfner
C) Epiphone
D) Ludwig
  • 51. Which keyboard instrument was used by Billy Preston during the performance?
A) Wurlitzer electric piano
B) Fender Rhodes electric piano
C) Grand piano
D) Hammond organ
  • 52. Where did Johns and Alan Parsons purchase women's stockings?
A) Marks & Spencer
B) Savile Row store
C) Harrods
D) Selfridges
  • 53. Why did Johns and Parsons purchase women's stockings?
A) To protect the microphones from the winter wind
B) To clean the equipment
C) To wear as a disguise
D) To tie down the stage cables
  • 54. What aerial filming plan was abandoned for the concert?
A) Using a drone
B) Hiring a helicopter
C) Installing a cable-cam
D) Mounting a camera on a hot air balloon
  • 55. How many cameras did Lindsay-Hogg's crew use to film the performance?
A) Four cameras
B) Eight cameras
C) Ten cameras
D) Six cameras
  • 56. Where was a camera hidden to capture any disruption caused by the loud music?
A) Behind the front door of the building
B) Inside the basement studio
C) Behind a two-way mirror in the reception area
D) Underneath the rooftop stage
  • 57. What time of day were many members of the public nearby having their break?
A) Breakfast break
B) Lunch break
C) Tea break
D) Dinner break
  • 58. Which police department grew concerned about noise and traffic issues?
A) City of London Police
B) Westminster Guard
C) Metropolitan Police
D) Savile Row Constabulary
  • 59. What threat did the police use to gain access to the roof?
A) Confiscating instruments
B) Fining the company
C) Closing the building down
D) Arrest
  • 60. What kind of place did McCartney suggest they perform in earlier in January?
A) A quiet rural park
B) A television broadcast studio
C) A place they were not allowed to trespass in
D) A formal concert hall
  • 61. During which song did McCartney improvise lyrics about being arrested?
A) 'Don't Let Me Down'
B) 'Let It Be'
C) 'Get Back'
D) 'Come Together'
  • 62. Whom did McCartney thank at the end of the concert in response to applause?
A) Linda
B) Yoko
C) Patty
D) Mo
  • 63. Who was Maureen Starkey in relation to the band?
A) McCartney's girlfriend
B) An Apple employee
C) Starr's wife
D) Lennon's wife
  • 64. What did Ringo Starr wear to stay warm or dry during the concert?
A) His wife's red raincoat
B) A heavy wool overcoat
C) A spare stage sweater
D) A police jacket
  • 65. Who joined the Beatles as a guest keyboardist during the rooftop concert?
A) Mark Lewisohn
B) Mal Evans
C) Billy Preston
D) Glyn Johns
  • 66. How long was the Beatles' rooftop set?
A) 60 minutes
B) 42 minutes
C) 20 minutes
D) 15 minutes
  • 67. Who directed the 2021 documentary series The Beatles: Get Back?
A) Peter Jackson
B) Glyn Johns
C) Michael Lindsay-Hogg
D) Mark Lewisohn
  • 68. Which company released the concert sequence in IMAX in February 2022?
A) Disney
B) Capitol Records
C) Apple Corps
D) Universal Music Enterprises
  • 69. According to Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, when was the idea of a rooftop concert conceived?
A) Just days before the actual event
B) On the morning of 30 January
C) During the Twickenham sessions
D) Months before the rehearsals
  • 70. Who recalled in his autobiography Sound Man that the rooftop concert idea was his?
A) Mal Evans
B) Billy Preston
C) Glyn Johns
D) Mark Lewisohn
  • 71. According to Glyn Johns, whose mention of a great view of London's West End sparked the discussion?
A) John Lennon
B) Paul McCartney
C) Ringo Starr
D) George Harrison
  • 72. Which album did the Beatles record after the rooftop concert?
A) Let It Be
B) Abbey Road
C) Revolver
D) Help!
  • 73. When did work start on the album Abbey Road?
A) The following month
B) The following year
C) Two years later
D) The same week
  • 74. With what roots was the band thought to be re-engaging through the concert?
A) Classical music
B) Folk music
C) Rock 'n' roll
D) Blues and jazz
  • 75. Whose documentary did the concert footage provide the climax for?
A) Peter Jackson's
B) Lindsay-Hogg's
C) Martin Scorsese's
D) Richard Lester's
  • 76. Which author wrote in 2005 about the concert's iconic status?
A) James Perone
B) Hunter Davies
C) Bob Spitz
D) Mark Lewisohn
  • 77. What status had the concert achieved among fans according to author James Perone?
A) Controversial status
B) Iconic status
C) Underground status
D) Forgotten status
  • 78. When did the band's last actual concert occur, according to Perone's technical argument?
A) September 1969
B) 29 August 1966
C) 1 May 1970
D) 30 January 1969
  • 79. Where did the Beatles' last technical concert take place on 29 August 1966?
A) New York
B) London
C) San Francisco
D) Liverpool
  • 80. In what year was The Rutles' film 'All You Need Is Cash' released?
A) 1978
B) 1969
C) 1987
D) 1991
  • 81. Why were the Bootleg Beatles refused permission to stage their 2009 anniversary concert?
A) Structural damage
B) Weather conditions
C) Licensing problems
D) Noise complaints
  • 82. Which council refused the Bootleg Beatles permission to play on the rooftop in 2009?
A) New York City Council
B) Manchester City Council
C) London Borough of Camden
D) Westminster City Council
  • 83. In which U2 music video did they feature a similar rooftop concert in Los Angeles?
A) Where the Streets Have No Name
B) One
C) Beautiful Day
D) With or Without You
  • 84. In what year was U2's music video for 'Where the Streets Have No Name' released?
A) 1978
B) 2009
C) 1991
D) 1987
  • 85. To promote which album did U2 perform a rooftop concert atop the BBC's Broadcasting House?
A) All That You Can't Leave Behind
B) Achtung Baby
C) The Joshua Tree
D) No Line on the Horizon
  • 86. Atop which hotel did the band James perform their rooftop gig?
A) Savoy Hotel
B) Plaza Hotel
C) Ritz Hotel
D) Piccadilly hotel
  • 87. In which season of The Simpsons is the rooftop concert parodied in 'Homer's Barbershop Quartet'?
A) Seventh-season
B) Fifth-season
C) First-season
D) Third-season
  • 88. Which previous hit did the Be Sharps perform on the rooftop of Moe's Tavern?
A) Yellow Submarine
B) Baby on Board
C) Let It Be
D) Get Back
  • 89. What does Harrison say when he drives by the Be Sharps' rooftop performance in his limousine?
A) Pass the audition!
B) Get back!
C) I don't get it.
D) It's been done!
  • 90. Who repeats Lennon's famous end quip about 'passing the audition' at the end of The Simpsons episode?
A) Skinner
B) Apu
C) Barney
D) Homer
  • 91. Who says 'I don't get it' at the very end of The Simpsons episode?
A) Barney
B) Apu
C) Homer
D) Moe
  • 92. In which 2007 film made up of Beatles music does a band perform a rooftop concert in New York City?
A) Across the Universe
B) Let It Be
C) Yellow Submarine
D) All You Need Is Cash
  • 93. What is the name of the band that performs the rooftop concert in the film Across the Universe?
A) The Be Sharps
B) Sadie's band
C) James
D) The Bootleg Beatles
  • 94. What show was McCartney recording a performance for when he played his 2009 marquee concert?
A) The Ed Sullivan Show
B) Saturday Night Live
C) Late Show with David Letterman
D) The Tonight Show
  • 95. Who portrays Paul McCartney in Kazuyoshi Saito's music video 'Zutto Suki Datta'?
A) Lily Franky
B) Kazuyoshi Saito
C) Gaku Hamada
D) Hiroyuki Kobori
  • 96. Who portrays John Lennon in Kazuyoshi Saito's music video 'Zutto Suki Datta'?
A) Lily Franky
B) Hiroyuki Kobori
C) Kazuyoshi Saito
D) Gaku Hamada
  • 97. Who portrays George Harrison in Kazuyoshi Saito's music video 'Zutto Suki Datta'?
A) Hiroyuki Kobori
B) Gaku Hamada
C) Kazuyoshi Saito
D) Lily Franky
  • 98. Who portrays Ringo Starr in Kazuyoshi Saito's music video 'Zutto Suki Datta'?
A) Lily Franky
B) Kazuyoshi Saito
C) Gaku Hamada
D) Hiroyuki Kobori
  • 99. Which award did Kazuyoshi Saito's music video 'Zutto Suki Datta' win at the 2011 Space Shower Music Video Awards?
A) Best Band Video
B) Best Direction
C) Video of the Year
D) Best Male Video
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