Q 01/05

On the cover of Abbey Road, which Beatle is barefoot and out of step with the others?

A) John Lennon

B) Paul McCartney

C) George Harrison

D) Ringo Starr

Answer · why

B) Paul McCartney

'Paul is dead' theorists read the bare feet as a corpse in a funeral procession, with Lennon in white as the preacher and Ringo in black as the undert...

Q 02/05

How long did Iain Macmillan have to shoot the Abbey Road cover while a policeman held up traffic?

A) Ten minutes

B) Thirty seconds

C) One hour

D) Half a day

Answer · why

A) Ten minutes

He took just six frames; McCartney picked the winner with a magnifying glass.

Q 03/05

What make of car is parked to the left of the zebra crossing on the Abbey Road cover?

A) A Mini Cooper

B) A Ford Anglia

C) A Morris Minor

D) A Volkswagen Beetle

Answer · why

D) A Volkswagen Beetle

Its number plate ends 28IF, which conspiracy fans read as McCartney's age 'if' he had lived; he was actually 27.

Q 04/05

Which two pop artists designed the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band cover?

A) Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi

B) David Hockney and Allen Jones

C) Peter Blake and Jann Haworth

D) Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana

Answer · why

C) Peter Blake and Jann Haworth

The cover cost nearly £3,000, a fortune for a sleeve at the time, and won a Grammy for Best Album Cover.

Q 05/05

EMI vetoed which two figures John Lennon wanted on the Sgt. Pepper cover?

A) Karl Marx and Lenin

B) Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry

C) Aleister Crowley and Rasputin

D) Adolf Hitler and Jesus Christ

Answer · why

D) Adolf Hitler and Jesus Christ

Elvis was left off deliberately; McCartney said he was 'too important and too far above the rest even to mention'.