1. What was distinctive about the Liverpool music environment? What US music influenced the Liverpool musicians?
2. What was "skiffle"?
3. Who were the earliest members of the band?
4. What foreign location influenced the early Beatles? In what ways?
5. Who was the Beatles first manager? How did he help?
6. What changes did the manager initiate?.
7. Who was George Martin? How did he influence the Beatles' music and success?
8. Who was Pete Best? What happened to him?
9. Who was Richard Starkey?
10. Identify factors (reasons) for the Beatles" early success.
11. What were the Beatles first original songs and hits?
12. What was a Royal command performance?
13. When did the Beatles come to America? Where did they perform?
14. What evidence did you see for "Beatlemania"?
15. What new directions or projects did the Beatles become involved in?