Quiz: How much do you know about beetles and Beatles? · TheJournal.ie - Ireland News Beep

BEATLEMANIA OFFICIALLY HIT Ireland 63 years ago today when The Beatles played their first and only concerts in Dublin.

On 7 November 1963, the UK band played two back-to-back shows at The Adelphi Cinema on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin.

Meanwhile, earlier this month a rare beetle that oozes substance from its knees when it’s attacked was rediscovered for the first time in nearly 60 years in Wales.

To honour this un-beetle-ievable month, we’ve put together a quiz to test your knowledge of all things beetles and Beatles.

In what year did The Beatles form?

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True or false: The dung beetle uses the Milky Way for orientation?

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Which of the core four members of The Beatles temporarily left the band in 1968 during the White Album sessions?

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How did the death watch beetle get its name?

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It burrows into watches and destroys them

The species has only ever been found on dead bodies

People believed the noise it makes to communicate was a death omen

It was the only name for a beetle that hadn’t been used already

Which of the following artists was never a member of The Beatles?

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Approximately how many species of beetles have been recorded?

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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, The Beatles are the best-selling music act in history. Including albums, singles, and digital downloads, how many units have they sold worldwide?