At Shea Stadium in 1965, approximately how many people attended their legendary concert?

• A. Nearly fifty-six thousand
• B. About twenty thousand
• C. Over one hundred thousand
• D. Around five thousand

Answer: (A)

The key fact here is the size of the audience at a landmark stadium show. The Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965 drew about fifty-six thousand fans. Shea Stadium’s capacity was in the mid-50,000s, and contemporary reports place attendance in the 55,000–56,000 range, with around 56,000 being the commonly cited figure. This makes the approximate number around fifty-six thousand, which is why that option fits best. The other numbers don’t match the known scale of the event: twenty thousand is far too small for a stadium show, over one hundred thousand would exceed the venue’s capacity of that era, and five thousand is typical of a small club, not a stadium.