John Lennon Trivia - Imagine 85 Years"

Celebrating what would have been John Lennon's 85th birthday with trivia about the legendary Beatle's early life, his groundbreaking music, his iconic songwriting partnership, and his lasting legacy as a peace activist.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Calarogus Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison, and
today we're celebrating what would have been John Lennon's eighty
fifth birthday with questions about the legendary Beatle, peace activist
and solo artist. Question one, In which English city was

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John Lennon born on October ninth, nineteen forty Question two?
What was the name of John Lennon's first band, formed
in nineteen fifty six when he was just fifteen years old?

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Question three? Which iconic John Lennon's song released in nineteen
seventy one begins with the lyrics asking us to envision
a world without Heaven? Question four? John Lennon and Paul
McCartney are considered one of the greatest songwriting partnerships in

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music history. What credit did they typically use for their compositions?
Question five? On what date in nineteen eighty was John
Lennon tragically killed outside his New York City apartment building.
We'll be right back with the answers. Welcome back, trivia fans.
Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, In which city was

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John Lennon born? Answer? Liverpool? John Winston. Lennon was born
in Liverpool, England, during a German air raid in World
War II. He grew up at two fifty one men
Love Avenue with his aunt Mimi, after his parents separated.
Question two. What was John's first band? Answer? The Quarrymen,

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named after quarry Bank High School. The skiffle group featured
Lenin on vocals and guitar. He met Paul McCartney at
a Quarryman performance on July sixth, nineteen fifty seven, at
a church garden party, a meeting that would change music history.
Question three, which iconic nineteen seventy one song begins by
asking us to imagine? Answer? Imagine this piece anthem has

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become one of the most covered songs in history. Rolling
Stone ranked it number three on their list of the
five hundred Greatest songs of all time. Question four what
songwriting credit did Lennon and McCartney use? Answer Lennon McCartney.
Even when one wrote a song mostly alone, they agreed

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to share credit. This partnership produced some of the most
beloved songs in popular music, from She Loves You to
Hey Jude. Question five When was John Lennon killed? Answer
December eighth, nineteen eighty He was shot outside the Dakota
Apartment Building in Manhattan by Mark David Chapman. Lennon was

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just forty years old and had recently released his comeback album,
Double Fantasy with Yoko Ono. That concludes today's five Daily
Trivia Questions. I'm Mark Ellison, See you tomorrow.