{"id":678212,"date":"2026-11-08T02:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/678212\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T02:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:04:21","slug":"quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-beetles-and-beatles-%c2%b7-thejournal-ie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/678212\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiz: How much do you know about beetles and Beatles? \u00b7 TheJournal.ie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BEATLEMANIA OFFICIALLY HIT Ireland 63 years ago today when The Beatles played their first and only concerts in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>On 7 November 1963, the UK band played two back-to-back shows at The Adelphi Cinema on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, earlier this month a rare beetle that oozes substance from its knees when it\u2019s attacked was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/nov\/01\/rare-short-necked-oil-beetle-rediscovered-wales\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rediscovered for the first time in nearly 60 years<\/a> in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>To honour this un-beetle-ievable month, we\u2019ve put together a quiz to test your knowledge of all things beetles and Beatles.<\/p>\n<p>\n                    In what year did The Beatles form?\n                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103450_53_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103452_212_tick.png\" class=\"result-image correct\" \/><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_335_cross.png\" class=\"result-image wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    True or false: The dung beetle uses the Milky Way for orientation?\n                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_964_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103452_212_tick.png\" class=\"result-image correct\" \/><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_335_cross.png\" class=\"result-image wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    Which of the core four members of The Beatles temporarily left the band in 1968 during the White Album sessions?\n                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103455_697_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103452_212_tick.png\" class=\"result-image correct\" \/><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_335_cross.png\" class=\"result-image wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    How did the death watch beetle get its name?\n                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103455_250_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p>\n            It burrows into watches and destroys them\n        <\/p>\n<p>\n            The species has only ever been found on dead bodies\n        <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\n            People believed the noise it makes to communicate was a death omen\n        <\/p>\n<p>\n            It was the only name for a beetle that hadn&#8217;t been used already\n        <\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103452_212_tick.png\" class=\"result-image correct\" \/><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_335_cross.png\" class=\"result-image wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    Which of the following artists was never a member of The Beatles?\n                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103456_499_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103452_212_tick.png\" class=\"result-image correct\" \/><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_335_cross.png\" class=\"result-image wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    Approximately how many species of beetles have been recorded?\n                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103456_207_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103452_212_tick.png\" class=\"result-image correct\" \/><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_335_cross.png\" class=\"result-image wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    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?\n                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103457_123_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103452_212_tick.png\" class=\"result-image correct\" \/><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_335_cross.png\" class=\"result-image wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    What is the literal translation of the following Irish seanfhocal: &#8216;Aithn\u00edonn ciar\u00f3g ciar\u00f3g eile?&#8217;\n                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103457_611_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p>\n            It takes a beetle to know a beetle\n        <\/p>\n<p>\n            One beetle recognises another\n        <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\n            You can&#8217;t put an old beetle on young shoulders\n        <\/p>\n<p>\n            There&#8217;s no beetle like your own beetle\n        <\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103452_212_tick.png\" class=\"result-image correct\" \/><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_335_cross.png\" class=\"result-image wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    Which of these Disney movies did The Beatles nearly voice four characters in?\n                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103458_248_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103452_212_tick.png\" class=\"result-image correct\" \/><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_335_cross.png\" class=\"result-image wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    True or false: Ladybirds are a type of beetle\n                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103458_131_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103452_212_tick.png\" class=\"result-image correct\" \/><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103454_335_cross.png\" class=\"result-image wrong\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/noresult.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Answer all the questions to see your result!<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103460_701_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p>\n            You scored  out of !\n        <\/p>\n<p>\n                Goliath beetle!\n        <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103460_512_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p>\n            You scored  out of !\n        <\/p>\n<p>\n                Common carpet beetle!\n        <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794103461_776_.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n                            Alamy Stock Image\n                    <\/p>\n<p>\n            You scored  out of !\n        <\/p>\n<p>\n                Dung beetle!\n        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BEATLEMANIA OFFICIALLY HIT Ireland 63 years ago today when The Beatles played their first and only concerts 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