| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| He was born on 9th October 1940, in which British city? | Liverpool | 98%
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| Which Japanese artist became his second wife in 1969? | Yoko Ono | 95%
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| What was the name of their son, born in 1963? | Julian Lennon | 92%
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| The death of which relative, in 1958, traumatised the young Lennon? | His mother, Julia | 90%
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| He was given what middle name, in honour of a British Prime Minister? | Winston | 90%
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| After failing his O-levels exams, he attended which college? | Liverpool College of {Art} | 86%
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| What was the name of this second son, born in 1975? | Sean Lennon | 82%
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| Which fellow student did he go on to marry, in 1962? | Cynthia Powell | 80%
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| Which group did he form in 1956, that later evolved into The Beatles? | The Quarrymen | 80%
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| Which conceptual art-based rock band did they form in 1968? | Plastic Ono Band | 72%
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| Which Beatles single chronicles the events around the wedding? | The Ballad of John and Yoko | 70%
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| Which order of chivalry did he receive in 1965, and return in 1969? | MBE | 64%
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| Lennon moved into which New York apartment building in the 1970s? | The {Dakota} | 64%
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| Which 1971 album got to No. 1 in the US and UK album charts? | Imagine | 63%
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| Who shot him dead outside his apartment building in December 1980? | Mark David Chapman | 62%
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| His song-writing partnership with whom is still generally considered the most successful in history? | Paul McCartney | 62%
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| Which Christmas song did he record with The Harlem Gospel Choir? | Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | 61%
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| On their honeymoon they had a ‘bed-in’ in which city’s Hilton Hotel? | Amsterdam | 60%
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| In 2002, which city’s airport was renamed in his honour? | Liverpool | 60%
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| After a 5-year hiatus, which album did he release in November 1980? | Double Fantasy | 59%
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| In which 1967 film did John Lennon play the character Gripweed? | How I Won the War | 56%
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| They planned another one in which country, but we’re denied entry? | The U.S.A | 48%
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| Which landscaped section of Central Park is dedicated to his memory? | Strawberry Fields | 43%
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| Which re-issued single got to No. 1 in the UK chart in early 1981? | Imagine | 41%
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| Which single, the last released in his lifetime, was a US and UK No. 1? | (Just Like) Starting Over | 30%
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| Which album was posthumously released in January 1984? | Milk and Honey | 30%
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