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Paul McCartney Quiz

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What is the name of the musical supergroup that McCartney helped found in the Early Sixties along with John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr?
Herman's Hermits
The Who
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles

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From what city in England did McCartney and the rest of the Beatles hail?
London
Liverpool
Manchester
Bristol

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In addition to being one of the band's lead vocalists, McCartney notably played what instrument in most Beatles songs?
The xylophone
The bass guitar
The drums
The flute

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What song did Paul McCartney famously write for Julian Lennon, the son of John Lennon?
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
"Blackbird"
"Hey, Jude"
"A Hard Day's Night"

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What was the name of Paul McCartney's first solo album?
McCartney
Beatle
Songs
Why Not?

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What was the name of the band McCartney founded shortly after the breakup of The Beatles?
Rings
Things
Wings
Sings

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What was the name of Paul McCartney's first wife who was known for helping him form Wings?
Sheryl McCartney
Karen McCartney
Eileen McCartney
Linda McCartney

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Along with the Beatles, McCartney wrote a song about what bird that was "singing in the dead of night?"
"Swan"
"Eagle"
"Robin"
"Blackbird"

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McCartney collaborated with what other famous musician to produce the hit "Ebony and Ivory"?
Michael Bolton
Stevie Wonder
Sting
Michael Jackson

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McCartney famously performed a ukulele cover of the song "Something" in honor of the passing of what Beatle who originally wrote the song?
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
John Lennon
Yoko Ono

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What is the name of this movie which is based on music by The Beatles even though none of The Beatles played the characters in the film based upon them?
A Hard Day's Night
Yellow Submarine
Can't Buy Me Love
Yesterday

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How many total Grammy Awards has McCartney won as of 2020?
0
10
18
25

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In what Beatles song written by Paul McCartney did a titular woman "Pick up the rice in the church where a wedding has been"?
Eleanor Rigby
Madame Gertrude
Eliza Gene
Renee Perkins

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McCartney gave a legendary performance to close the opening ceremony of what year's summer Olympics which took place in London?
2000
1996
2020
2012

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McCartney is credited with writing or co-writing how many songs which have reached no. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100?
Paul McCartney Quiz
0
9
20
32

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