How Well Do You Know Paul McCartney?
How Well Do You Know Paul McCartney?
10 questions about a man who has given us 50 years of the world's most influential and well-loved popular music—and is still hard at work making more.
10 questions about a man who has given us 50 years of the world's most influential and well-loved popular music—and is still hard at work making more.
McCartney's awards include the British knighthood, the French Legion of Honour, the Kennedy Center Honors, 21 Grammy Awards—and one Oscar, awarded in 1971 for film score use of this Beatles song (which McCartney wrote).
Which of these statements is false?
Which of these fairly major life events did not happen to Paul McCartney in 1975?
This 97-minute classical piece, written by McCartney and recorded in 1991, tells the story of Shanty and his wife Mary Dee.
McCartney took on bass guitar duties for the Beatles in 1961, initially making use of the previously obscure Höfner 500/1 violin bass (which subsequently became known as the "Beatle bass"). Which of these considerations was not a factor in McCartney's decision to choose the Höfner?
Which of these bands never featured McCartney as a member?
True or false: according to the Sunday Times, Paul McCartney is literally a billionaire (in U.S. dollars).
McCartney worked with Michael Jackson on a number of singles in the 1980s. Which of these was not among them?
This track by McCartney has been covered by over 2,200 artists—more than any other copyrighted song in human history.
The partnership between Paul and Linda McCartney formed the nucleus of their band Wings and had a huge impact on their respective solo careers, but this is the only album specifically credited to Paul and Linda McCartney as a duo.