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1. c) March 1969 2. a) John's Aunt Mimi's house 3. c) at sea 4. d) Neither had passports 5. True (because it was a British territory and so they did not need passports). 6. False: he banned the song.


Tapescript: On March 12, 1969 Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman. Two days later John and Yoko are in a car on their way to visit Aunt Mimi. Suddenly John says to his driver, 'I want us to get married at sea.'

They drive to the nearest big port, Southampton. This is where the The Ballad of John and Yoko begins:

Standing in the dock at Southampton,
Trying to get to Holland or France.
The man in the mac said, "You've got to go back".
You know they didn't even give us a chance.

In fact, the reason they must go back is that they don't have their passports. Lennon calls The Beatles' publicity officer, Peter Brown with a new plan for a quiet wedding Paris. That's impossible, too but:

Peter Brown called to say,
"You can make it O.K.,
You can get married in Gibraltar, near Spain".

Gibraltar is British territory on the Spanish mainland (not 'near Spain'). Spain at the time was under dictatorship of General Franco. He banned the song.