Comments on: Lunchtime Quiz: NOT the Beatles

By: TomH

TomH — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:39:05 +0000

Wow. GOOD QUIZ! But they should rename the website: “Mental Floss – Feel Dumb Again.” Got 44%, guessed on all but the Earth-Wind-Fire song. At least I’m smarter than ‘average’… After all these years, how could I have missed these covers?

By: Am4Lib

Am4Lib — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:35:23 +0000

How about you do the reverse.. Songs the Beatles poached from other people, and/or songs Elvis poached from other people..
Beatles and Elvis are huge sacred cows..

By: Jake Le Master

Jake Le Master — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:17:58 +0000

No curve needed. I’m a late 80′s child and I got 100%.

By: patty

patty — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:26:15 +0000

I got a %44…pretty sad. But thanks….that was really interesting!

By: Nathumus Maximus

Nathumus Maximus — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:49:38 +0000

The only band i’ve ever heard of is the Beatles…and the Deaths. I think they did a one minute version of Help! Who’s Aretha Franklin anyway? I’m just a fool on a hill…

By: Joe Maz

Joe Maz — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:10:46 +0000

Liz: the Gibb version of “Oh Darling” comes from the legendary cinema stinker “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” I cannot stress this enough: YOU ARE BETTER OFF NOT KNOWING THAT THIS FILM EXISTS.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:56:34 +0000

100% … No need to grade on the curve for people born in the 50′s. :-)

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:45:34 +0000

Gah. I consider myself a huge Beatles nut, but I’ve never heard of Aretha’s Eleanor Rigby (although it intrigues me now), or Robin Gibb’s Oh Darling, so I mixed those two up. Seriously, if you didn’t know those versions existed, wouldn’t you think it would be the other way around?

Can this be graded on a curve for people born in the 80s?

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:57:37 +0000

Sweet, I got 100%!

By: beth

beth — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:49:31 +0000

Finally, an easy quiz! I aced this sucker!