The Beatles Quiz: Guess the Song & Test Your Trivia

The Beatles quiz has a second layer: naming the song is easy, but was it Lennon or McCartney? Guess the Beatles song from 'Hey Jude', 'Yesterday' and 'Let It Be', then test your trivia on authorship, Paul's melodic 'Penny Lane' and 'Blackbird' against John's sharper 'I Am the Walrus' and 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'. Watch for George Harrison's 'Something' and 'Here Comes the Sun', Ringo's 'Yellow Submarine' and joint songs like 'A Day in the Life'. Naming Lennon or McCartney is the test.

Main genreRock (pop rock, psychedelic rock)

Active1960 to 1970 (1960s, 1970s)

Best-known songs to guessHey Jude, Let It Be, Come Together, Yesterday, Here Comes the Sun

Deep cuts fans missA Day in the Life, We Can Work It Out, I've Got a Feeling, Rain, Dear Prudence

Eras in the quizBeatlemania singles, the Rubber Soul and Revolver turn, the Sgt. Pepper studio era, Abbey Road

MembersJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr

SongwritersLennon-McCartney wrote most hits; George Harrison wrote 'Something' and 'Here Comes the Sun'

Related artistsThe Rolling Stones, David Bowie

Quiz difficultyEasy to name the hit, tough to name the Beatle who sang it

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Name as many tracks as you can from short audio clips. The faster you answer, the more you score.

10 questions4 answers each

Guess the Beatles Song: Who Sang It?

You will know the melodies of 'Hey Jude', 'Let It Be' and 'Come Together' in an instant. The twist is naming which Beatle is on lead vocal, because that is where the points really live.

Hey Jude

Let It Be

Come Together

Yesterday

Here Comes the Sun

A Day in the Life

We Can Work It Out

I've Got a Feeling

The Beatles Trivia: Facts Behind the Fab Four

Some of the sharpest tiebreakers come from the band's story: the drummer swapped in before the first singles, the 1964 week when Beatles songs held the American top five, and the ballad only one of them plays on.

✦Ringo Starr joined in 1962, replacing drummer Pete Best just before the band recorded its first hit singles.

✦In April 1964 the Beatles held the top five spots on the US Billboard Hot 100 at once, a feat no act has matched since.

✦'Yesterday' is credited to Lennon and McCartney, but Paul wrote it alone and recorded it with only a string quartet, no other Beatle on the track.

✦Their last public performance was an unannounced 1969 concert on the rooftop of their Apple headquarters in London.

✦In 2023 the surviving members released 'Now and Then', billed as the last Beatles song, after new technology isolated John Lennon's vocal from an old demo.

How Well Do You Know The Beatles' Songwriters?

Sort the catalog by who made each song: McCartney's melodic hits, Lennon's sharper writing, the Harrison and Ringo surprises, and the joint songs where both men trade lines.

The McCartney songs (melodic and warm)

Paul McCartney's songs lean on melody and big, warm hooks. 'Hey Jude', 'Yesterday', 'Let It Be', 'Penny Lane', 'Blackbird' and 'Eleanor Rigby' are his, and once you hear his phrasing, this half of the catalog gets easier to call.

The Lennon songs (sharper and stranger)

John Lennon's writing runs sharper and more surreal. 'Come Together', 'Strawberry Fields Forever', 'A Hard Day's Night', 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' and 'I Am the Walrus' carry his bite, and his voice is often the tell when the credit reads simply Lennon-McCartney.

The Harrison and Ringo surprises

Two members are easy to overlook. George Harrison wrote and sang 'Something', 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', while Ringo Starr fronts 'Yellow Submarine' and 'With a Little Help from My Friends'. Smart players keep a few guesses in reserve for them.

The joint songs that split the vote

The hardest calls are the shared songs. 'A Day in the Life' hands the verses to Lennon and the middle to McCartney, 'We Can Work It Out' splits the same way, and 'I've Got a Feeling' stitches two half-songs together. When both voices show up, the guessing gets genuinely tough.

The Beatles Quiz FAQ

What makes the Beatles quiz hard?

Naming the song is the easy part. The real challenge is authorship: telling a Lennon song from a McCartney song, and spotting which Beatle sings lead when the credit just says Lennon-McCartney.

Which Beatles songs are in the quiz?

The big ones turn up often, 'Hey Jude', 'Let It Be', 'Come Together', 'Yesterday' and 'Here Comes the Sun', alongside shared songs like 'A Day in the Life' that test the true fans.

How do you tell a Lennon song from a McCartney song?

Paul's tend to be melodic and upbeat, John's sharper and more surreal, and the voice usually settles it. The trickiest are joint songs like 'A Day in the Life', where both take a turn.

Can you score a perfect round on the Beatles?

To sweep the board you have to catch the George Harrison and Ringo Starr leads and the shared songs, not only the obvious Lennon and McCartney hits.

Who were the Beatles and where were they from?

The Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, formed in Liverpool, England, in 1960. Ringo replaced Pete Best on drums in 1962.

Is the Beatles quiz free?

Yes. Beatles quizzes are free, with no account and no signup, and they play straight in the browser. Choose one and start.

📚 Sources & methodology

Sources consulted

Wikipedia · AllMusic · Pitchfork · Billboard · Songtrivia editorial team.

Our methodology

Each topic is curated by a Quiz Master with category expertise. Selection crosses cultural impact, chart performance, recognition potential and era variety.