Abbey Road Quiz: The Zebra Crossing Cover and the Studio

This Abbey Road quiz walks across the most famous zebra crossing in the world. Play 10 interactive questions on the photo taken in August 1969, photographer Iain Macmillan on a ladder, the order of the four Beatles, Paul's bare feet and the rumors they fed, the parked Beetle, the studio renamed after the album, side two's medley, Something and the crossing's listed status.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Band
Which band made the album Abbey Road?
City
In which city is the Abbey Road crossing?
Photo
Who took the cover photo?
Time
Roughly how long did the photo shoot take?
Feet
Which Beatle crossed barefoot?
Lead
Who leads the line, dressed in white?
Car
Which car is parked on the street behind them?
Studio
What were EMI Studios renamed after the album?
Song
Which George Harrison song from the album became a classic love song?
Listed
What protection did the crossing receive in 2010?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which band made the album Abbey Road?
Answer: The Beatles
It was released in 1969.
Q2: In which city is the Abbey Road crossing?
Answer: London
It is in St John's Wood.
Q3: Who took the cover photo?
Answer: Iain Macmillan
He stood on a stepladder.
Q4: Roughly how long did the photo shoot take?
Answer: About 10 minutes
Traffic was held briefly.
Q5: Which Beatle crossed barefoot?
Answer: Paul McCartney
It fed the Paul is dead rumor.
Q6: Who leads the line, dressed in white?
Answer: John Lennon
George comes last in denim.
Q7: Which car is parked on the street behind them?
Answer: A Volkswagen Beetle
Its plate was later stolen often.
Q8: What were EMI Studios renamed after the album?
Answer: Abbey Road Studios
The street gave the name.
Q9: Which George Harrison song from the album became a classic love song?
Answer: Something
Here Comes the Sun is also his.
Q10: What protection did the crossing receive in 2010?
Answer: Listed heritage status
It is rare for a crossing.

Ten Minutes on a Zebra Crossing

Abbey Road, released in 1969, was the last album the Beatles recorded together. It was named after the street in St John's Wood, London, where EMI Studios stood. After the album's success, the studios were renamed Abbey Road Studios.

The cover photo was taken in August 1969 by Iain Macmillan, standing on a stepladder while traffic was held for about 10 minutes. John Lennon leads in white, followed by Ringo Starr, a barefoot Paul McCartney and George Harrison in denim. Paul's bare feet fed the Paul is dead rumor, and a Volkswagen Beetle sits parked behind them.

The album includes Come Together, George Harrison's Something and Here Comes the Sun, and a long medley on side two. In 2010 the zebra crossing received listed heritage status, and fans still stop traffic to recreate the photo.

What This Quiz Teaches

Music fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the crossing is
How the photo was taken
Which details fed rumors
What songs it includes
How the crossing is protected

Did You Know?

A webcam streams the crossing.
Fans sign the studio wall.
The Beetle was later sold at auction.
Her Majesty is a hidden track.
Octopus's Garden is sung by Ringo.