There was a British judge in the 60s who said "Who are the Beatles?"
during a court case. Who was that judge, and what was the case? Just
quotes from journalists who mention the case isn't what I want, unless
they give the answer to the question. "It's an urban legend" also does
not constitute an answer.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 23 Dec 2004 04:58 PST

Ed Sullivan is reported to have asked this very question -- verbatim
-- the first time he saw fans in London cheering for the Beatles
(which is when he decided to book them on his show).  He was a judge
of American's popular culture, I suppose, but that's as close as I can
get.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by profantasy-ga on 23 Dec 2004 06:09 PST

Nice one, but no cigar. I mean a British High Court judge or magistrate.

Note to Researchers:
"[A]wards and predictions....
The magnum of champagne (really) for proving to me that a judge had
actually once asked, "Who are the Beatles?":
No prize awarded, for the 16th year running. I don't believe it was ever said."
http://talk.workunlimited.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1377733,00.html

Well thanks very much for that. It really makes the whole question redundant.