Music Trivia
Paul McCartney Trivia Questions & Answers
From the Wings university tour to Glastonbury at 80: test your knowledge of Paul McCartney's solo career, from easy warm-ups to expert-level details only serious fans remember.
15 Paul McCartney trivia questions to test yourself
Tap a question to reveal the answer. From easy warm-ups to expert-level questions only serious fans get right. Want a score and a diploma? Play the full quiz — it has many more Paul McCartney questions than this page.
-
Which band did Paul McCartney form in 1971 after The Beatles split? Easy
Answer: Wings
Wings was McCartney's main band throughout the 1970s.
-
Which 1973 Wings album is widely considered their best? Easy
Answer: Band on the Run
Band on the Run became Wings' most celebrated and best-selling album.
-
What was the title of Paul's first solo album, released in 1970? Easy
Answer: McCartney
The self-titled McCartney came out in April 1970, just as The Beatles were splitting.
-
Who sang with Paul on the 1983 hit 'Say Say Say'? Easy
Answer: Michael Jackson
'Say Say Say' with Michael Jackson topped the US charts for six weeks.
-
How old was Paul when he headlined Glastonbury in June 2022? Easy
Answer: 80
He headlined the festival a week after turning 80, its oldest solo headliner at the time.
-
In which city was most of Band on the Run recorded? Medium
Answer: Lagos
Wings recorded the album at EMI's studio in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1973.
-
What was the triple live album from Wings' 1976 American tour? Medium
Answer: Wings over America
Wings over America captured the band at its stadium-filling peak.
-
Who produced the 'Live and Let Die' single? Medium
Answer: George Martin
George Martin produced and arranged the orchestral parts of the Bond theme.
-
What was Paul's 1991 MTV acoustic album cheekily titled? Medium
Answer: Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
The limited-edition release winked at the bootleg culture surrounding his live shows.
-
The 2015 single 'FourFiveSeconds' paired Paul with Kanye West and whom? Medium
Answer: Rihanna
The stripped-down track became a worldwide top ten hit.
-
Which 1988 McCartney album was initially released only in the Soviet Union? Hard
Answer: CHOBA B CCCP
The covers album CHOBA B CCCP ('Back in the USSR') was a Soviet-only release until 1991.
-
The cult electronic track 'Temporary Secretary' appears on which album? Hard
Answer: McCartney II
McCartney II (1980) was a homemade synth experiment decades ahead of its time.
-
Who played the guitar solo on 'My Love'? Hard
Answer: Henry McCullough
Henry McCullough improvised the solo live with the orchestra, against Paul's original plan.
-
On Wings over America, how did Paul credit the five Beatles songs performed? Hard
Answer: McCartney/Lennon
He reversed the famous credit to McCartney/Lennon on the live album's sleeve.
-
Which long-bootlegged compilation of Wings-era outtakes did Paul assemble but never release? Expert
Answer: Cold Cuts
Cold Cuts was planned and shelved several times, making it a bootleg classic.
How many did you get right?
The full Lost Tape Club Trivia Challenge tracks your score across every difficulty level and hands out a collector diploma at the end.
Beyond trivia: the Paul McCartney recordings most fans never hear
McCartney's post-Beatles years are collector territory: Wings tour tapes, the One Hand Clapping sessions, the shelved Cold Cuts compilation and decades of soundchecks and broadcasts circulate among fans. Lost Tape Club carries hundreds of unofficial Paul McCartney collector CDs covering live shows and rare recordings.
Browse the Paul McCartney archive, browse all artists, or see real product photos of the collector editions.