The Beatles Trivia Word Search

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Harrison's sitar debuted on Lennon's song 'Norwegian _ _ _ _ (This Bird Has Flown).'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Before adopting their famous name, John Lennon's skiffle group was called this, after his school.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Beatles' 1965 album 'Rubber _ _ _ _' marked a major leap in songwriting maturity and featured Harrison's sitar on 'Norwegian Wood.'

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

In the same April 1964 week, the Beatles occupied twelve positions on this American singles chart, including the entire top five.

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

Before Capitol Records took over, this small American label released some early Beatles singles in the US to little success.

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

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

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

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

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

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