CRAIG BROWN: Help me if you can with this Beatles trivia
Having just finished writing a 600-page book about The Beatles, I was feeling rather pleased with myself. To celebrate its completion, friends gave me a Beatles-themed version of Trivial Pursuit. Ho, ho, ho, I thought, smugly: this will be a pushover! After all, I am now an expert! The first question — What is the opening song of the White Album? — was a breeze. It only took me barely a second to answer: Back In The USSR. Correct! The next proved somewhat trickier. What was Ringo’s date of birth? I knew he was born in 1940 but couldn’t remember the day, or even the month. ‘July 7thâ...