Some Bleedin’ Trivia

We're starting out with a contest. The names of all those who answer correctly correctly will be put into a drawing for a free copy of Shoulda been there.

July Trivia Question

What woman accompanied The Beatles to Hamburg in August 1960?

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Entry deadline is July 31, 2008. After the winner is announced, we'll post the answer on this page.

(Find the answers below to all the trivia questions except the current one.)

JUNE 2008 WINNER

Ruth G. of Atlanta, GA is our June winner. Congratulations!

The question was: Who served as interpreter between Bruno Koschmider and Allan Williams?

MAY 2008 WINNER

Claudia S. of Apex, North Carolina is our May winner.

The question was: What girlfriend of Paul's accompanied Cynthia Powell to Hamburg in the spring of 1961?

APRIL 2008 WINNER

Tim K. of Jefferson City, Missouri is our April winner.

The question was: What single was recorded at the Akustik Studio in Hamburg, Germany in Oct. 1960, featuring John, Paul, and George of The Beatles and Ringo Starr and Lu Walters of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes?

MARCH 2008 WINNER

Marcus C. of Perth, West Australia is our March winner.

The question was: What rather dingy site owned by Alan Caldwell and his mother was one of the first places that George Harrison accompanied the group to a gig?

FEBRUARY 2008 WINNER

Jeff from Lenexa, Kansas is our February winner.

The question was: Name all of the drummers for the Quarrymen and The Beatles prior to Ringo.

ANSWERS

JUNE 2008 WINNER

Ruth G. of Atlanta, GA is our June winner. Congratulations!

The question was: Who served as interpreter between Bruno Koschmider and Allan Williams?

The ANSWER: George Steiner, who traveled to Hamburg with the Beatles in August 1960, and stayed there to be a liason between Bruno and the British groups he was hiring.

MAY 2008

The question was: What girlfriend of Paul's accompanied Cynthia Powell to Hamburg in the spring of 1961?

The ANSWER: Dot Rhone

APRIL 2008

The ANSWER: On the A side: Summertime, and on the B side: a sales promotional for ladies handbags and shoes.

MARCH 2008

The question was: What rather dingy site owned by Alan Caldwell and his mother was one of the first places that George Harrison accompanied the group to a gig?

The ANSWER: "The Morgue Skiffle Cellar.".

FEBRUARY 2008 WINNER

The question was: Name all of the drummers for the Quarrymen and The Beatles prior to Ringo.

The ANSWER:

Colin Hanton (QuarryMan drummer)
Johnny Hutchison (for about a half hour at the Larry Parnes audition at the Blue Angel...while they were waiting on Tommy Moore to arrive)
Tommy Moore
Ronnie (a ganger who took the stage when John asked for a drummer volunteer)
Norman Chapman (for a short time before he was drafted)
Peter Randolph Best

Note: Many people put Ken Brown. Ken was a guitarist.

(Hey, this is for diehard Beatlemaniacs, and we want to make it interesting and fun. We hope you weren't expecting, "What was Ringo's real name?")

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