Q 01/05

Which Beatle sings lead on Yellow Submarine, the band's first UK single to feature him as lead vocalist?

A) John Lennon

B) Paul McCartney

C) George Harrison

D) Ringo Starr

Answer · why

D) Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr was handed the tune because Lennon and McCartney wrote it as a children's song for his vocal spot on the album.

Q 02/05

Which music-hating invaders turn the people of an undersea paradise into statues in the film Yellow Submarine?

A) The Blue Meanies

B) The Bungalow Bills

C) The Sun Kings

D) The Eggmen

Answer · why

A) The Blue Meanies

The Blue Meanies open their attack by trapping the local band inside a music-proof glass globe, then drain the countryside of colour.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the music-loving undersea paradise that the Beatles sail to rescue in Yellow Submarine?

A) Strawberry Fields

B) Pepperland

C) Octopus's Garden

D) Penny Lane

Answer · why

B) Pepperland

Pepperland is home to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and the Beatles dress up as that group to rally a rebellion.

Q 04/05

Which fruit do towering henchmen drop on heads in Yellow Submarine, a nod to the Beatles' own company?

A) Lemons

B) Pears

C) Apples

D) Plums

Answer · why

C) Apples

Apples are the weapon of the Apple Bonkers, lanky men in top hats, and the fruit winks at Apple Corps, the firm the Beatles had just founded.

Q 05/05

Which cartoon hero did the Beatles picture when they feared Yellow Submarine would be a crudely animated rip-off?

A) Popeye

B) Mickey Mouse

C) Bugs Bunny

D) Yogi Bear

Answer · why

A) Popeye

Popeye was a pointed fear, because producer Al Brodax had overseen more than 200 low-budget Popeye shorts for television.