Oct. 9, 2025

John Lennon Trivia - Imagine 85 Years"

John Lennon Trivia - Imagine 85 Years"
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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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Calarogus Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison, and

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today we're celebrating what would have been John Lennon's eighty

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fifth birthday with questions about the legendary Beatle, peace activist

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and solo artist. Question one, In which English city was

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John Lennon born on October ninth, nineteen forty Question two?

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What was the name of John Lennon's first band, formed

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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

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seventy one begins with the lyrics asking us to envision

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a world without Heaven? Question four? John Lennon and Paul

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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?

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Question five? On what date in nineteen eighty was John

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Lennon tragically killed outside his New York City apartment building.

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We'll be right back with the answers. Welcome back, trivia fans.

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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

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in Liverpool, England, during a German air raid in World

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War II. He grew up at two fifty one men

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Love Avenue with his aunt Mimi, after his parents separated.

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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

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Lenin on vocals and guitar. He met Paul McCartney at

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a Quarryman performance on July sixth, nineteen fifty seven, at

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a church garden party, a meeting that would change music history.

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Question three, which iconic nineteen seventy one song begins by

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asking us to imagine? Answer? Imagine this piece anthem has

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become one of the most covered songs in history. Rolling

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Stone ranked it number three on their list of the

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five hundred Greatest songs of all time. Question four what

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songwriting credit did Lennon and McCartney use? Answer Lennon McCartney.

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Even when one wrote a song mostly alone, they agreed

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to share credit. This partnership produced some of the most

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beloved songs in popular music, from She Loves You to

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Hey Jude. Question five When was John Lennon killed? Answer

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December eighth, nineteen eighty He was shot outside the Dakota

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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,

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Double Fantasy with Yoko Ono. That concludes today's five Daily

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Trivia Questions. I'm Mark Ellison, See you tomorrow.