Six Brazilians have been turned away by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport after failing a quiz about the Beatles.

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Glad I dont get asked these questions. But would they ask someone from America these Questions?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3173439.stm

'Tourists' fail Beatles quiz

The Brazilians thought Ringo Starr was dead
Six Brazilians have been turned away by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport after failing a quiz about the Beatles.
The group said they were on their way to Liverpool's Mathew Street Festival this weekend, which celebrates the lives of the Fab Four.

Reports say immigration officials refused to let them into the UK when they failed to answer basic questions about the band.

They apparently did not know who Yoko Ono was and thought Ringo Starr was dead.

Organiser of this weekend's festival Bill Heckle, from Cavern City Tours, told the Daily Post: "Portuguese-speaking immigration officials asked them simple questions about the Beatles, such as how many of them are still alive and what songs could they name?" Some of the young people don't know that much about The Beatles - they are here to see the Brazilian bands

Fabiana Carvalho
Cavern Club Brazil

A spokesman for the Home Office told BBC News Online that six Brazilians were refused entry to the country on Thursday.

He said they would be asked the reason for their visit - and possibly specific questions relating to it.

The rest of the party were allowed through immigration and have travelled to Liverpool.

A spokesman for the tour group which brought the Brazilians to the country said she could vouch for them.

Fabiana Carvalho, from the Cavern Club Brazil, said: "The way we were all treated was ridiculous and very upsetting.

The group claimed to be going to the Mathew Street festival
"These six people who were not allowed into the country were young students and working people. They were tourists not illegal immigrants.

"They could not speak any English, and they were nervous, tired and stressed."

Ms Carvalho said that all 72 members of the party, and Brazilian bands performing at the festival, were subjected to questioning.

She explained: "They played songs and asked us to name them. They actually made people sing Beatles songs.

"Some of the young people don't know that much about The Beatles - they are here to see the Brazilian bands, and to travel.

"I think the way we have been treated is terrible."

The City of Liverpool's Mathew Street Music Festival is Britain's biggest annual city centre music event and is now in its 11th year.

― tony lyle, Saturday, 23 August 2003 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

could you imagine trying to go to brazil and sing Gilberto Gil songs? insane

― JasonD (JasonD), Saturday, 23 August 2003 01:45 (twenty-two years ago)

so much for Britain being a 'soft touch'

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 23 August 2003 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)

that's fucking ridiculous

― robin (robin), Saturday, 23 August 2003 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)

rockism in action

― cinniblount (James Blount), Saturday, 23 August 2003 02:49 (twenty-two years ago)

It doesn't get much more canonical than that, does it?

― JesseFox (JesseFox), Saturday, 23 August 2003 06:03 (twenty-two years ago)

WTF?

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 23 August 2003 06:08 (twenty-two years ago)

you think that's bad, you should see the advanced version where you get stripped and beaten with the rod if you say that yoko broke up the beatles or that "lucy in the sky with diamonds" was a deliberate reference to lsd.

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Saturday, 23 August 2003 06:21 (twenty-two years ago)

You get barred from Canada if you can't answer questions about Klaatu

― dave q, Saturday, 23 August 2003 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Brazilian Customs Agent: "I'm sorry, Prime Minister Blair, but if you can't name at least 3 albums by Sepultura, I'm afraid I can't let you in."
Tony Blair: "Um....'Beneath the Remains'...er, um...'Chaos AD'...uh...."
Brazilian Traveller: (Yelling from the back of the line) "Hey...get this loser out of the line if he can't answer!"
Brazilian Customs Agent: "...we're waiting..."
Tony Blair: "Er......oh! OH! I remember....'Vulgar Display of Power'!"
Brazilian Customs Agent: (resigned sigh) "No. I'm afraid thats incorrect."
(a trap door beneath Tony Blair's feet opens up, and he's dropped into a pit filled with starving anacondas.)
Tony Blair: AAAAAaaaaaagggh!
Anaconda: (sounds of mouth watering)

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 24 August 2003 00:25 (twenty-two years ago)

INS official in NYC, quizzing hapless immigrant: 'what do you mean you've never heard of the rapture? they've been getting so much buzz, man!'

― geeta, Sunday, 24 August 2003 00:36 (twenty-two years ago)

"They actually made people sing Beatles songs."

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 24 August 2003 00:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Fantastic! More welfare state spongers jack-booted out. The questions should have been harder. Why the fuck are brazillians coming to see Brazillian bands in Britain? Stay in your slums and watch them.

― Nick Griffin, Sunday, 24 August 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Enoch Powell, ladies and gentlemen. Lets give him a big round of applause. Now he'll do a few magic tricks for us: He's going to blow up a balloon with his rectum!

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 24 August 2003 01:42 (twenty-two years ago)

oopps, just in case you were american, NG:
David Duke, ladies and gentlemen. Lets give him a big round of applause. Now he'll do a few magic tricks for us: He's going to blow up a balloon with his rectum!

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 24 August 2003 01:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, Ringo isn't dead??

― David Merryweather (DavidM), Sunday, 24 August 2003 02:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Nope. He was the host of a kids show the last time I checked.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 24 August 2003 02:04 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.rarebeatles.com/photopg3/vermcdp.jpg

― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 24 August 2003 02:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick Griffin is the leader of the BNP (British National Party) Dirty little racist fuck.

― Ricky B, Sunday, 24 August 2003 02:08 (twenty-two years ago)

also if they can afford to come to Britain to see bands i doubt they live in slums

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 24 August 2003 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't wait until Ringo is the last surviving Beatle! He'll have to give all the Beatle soundbites for quirky news features and he'll get to re-credit the songs from Mcartney/Lennon to Starkey/Mcartney/Lennon.

Aces!

― mei (mei), Monday, 25 August 2003 06:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Dateline 2045:
The last Beatle bites the big green burrito of death.
Somewhere, in a dimly lit, poorly heated flat Pete Best grins malignly and chuckles "I Win. I Win."

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Monday, 25 August 2003 11:19 (twenty-two years ago)

This is excellent news

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 25 August 2003 11:20 (twenty-two years ago)

three years pass...

terminal 2 evacuated, says cnn.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:19 (nineteen years ago)

haha oops thought this was ile.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:20 (nineteen years ago)

Did a whole plane fail to recreate the Sgt Peppers cover?

― StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:22 (nineteen years ago)

Perhaps if Geir flies over they'll give him a hip hop quiz.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:23 (nineteen years ago)

You get barred from Canada if you can't answer questions about Klaatu

ROFL

puxa, que disgraca completa...

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:27 (nineteen years ago)

all aboard Sub rosa subway.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

What would be the American equivilent, I wonder?

― mike a (mike a), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 16:06 (nineteen years ago)

What would be the American equivilent, I wonder?

i'd like to think it would have something to do with "Pet Sounds"..but is there a U.S. album or band that is equivalently (to the Beatles) institutionalized? Elvis?

Sadly, I get the feeling it would be either "Name John Phillips Souza's top hits" or "give us a comprehensive bio of at least 4 American Idol finalists"

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

Oddly enough, the Beatles scored more #1s in the US than in their native land. So I guess the American version of the Beatles is the Beatles.

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

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