U2 Quiz Questions
1. What city did U2 form in?
(a) London
(b) Dublin
(c) New York
(d) Los Angeles
2. What year did U2 release their debut album “Boy”?
(a) 1978
(b) 1980
(c) 1983
(d) 1987
3. Which iconic venue did U2 play for their groundbreaking “Zoo TV” tour?
(a) Wembley Stadium
(b) Madison Square Garden
(c) The Olympia Theatre
(d) Sydney Opera House
4. What is the highest-selling U2 album of all time?
(a) The Joshua Tree
(b) Achtung Baby
(c) War
(d) All That You Can’t Leave Behind
5. Bono is known for his distinctive sunglasses. What is the name of his most famous pair?
(a) The Flys
(b) The Spectres
(c) The Mirrored Aviators
(d) The Edge’s Envy
6. The Edge uses a unique guitar technique to achieve his signature sound. What is it called?
(a) Power Chords
(b) Delay Echo
(c) Fingerpicking
(d) String Bending
7. What was the first U2 single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States?
(a) With or Without You
(b) I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
(c) One
(d) Beautiful Day
8. What is the name of U2’s long-time collaborator and producer?
(a) Chris Martin
(b) Steve Jobs
(c) Brian Eno
(d) Phil Collins
9. What social and political issue does the song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” address?
(a) Climate Change
(b) Civil War
(c) Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) Drug Addiction
10. What famous landmark is featured on the cover of the album “The Joshua Tree”?
(a) Golden Gate Bridge
(b) The Eiffel Tower
(c) Joshua Tree
(d) The Colosseum
11. What Broadway musical did Bono co-write and produce?
(a) Les Misérables
(b) Hamilton
(c) Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
(d) The Phantom of the Opera
12. What was the name of U2’s record label for the majority of their career?
(a) EMI
(b) Columbia Records
(c) Island Records
(d) Warner Bros.
13. U2 is known for their spectacular live shows. What is the name of their most elaborate stage production?
(a) PopMart Tour
(b) Vertigo Tour
(c) 360° Tour
(d) Innocence + Experience Tour
14. What is the name of U2’s most recent studio album released in 2017?
(a) Songs of Innocence
(b) How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
(c) Songs of Experience
(d) No Line on the Horizon
15. What famous director helmed the music video for “Where the Streets Have No Name”?
(a) David Fincher
(b) Martin Scorsese
(c) Spike Lee
(d) Ridley Scott
16. U2 is known for their socially conscious lyrics. What song features a tribute to the victims of the Chernobyl disaster?
(a) Pride (In the Name of Love)
(b) New Year’s Day
(c) Streets of Sorrow
(d) Bullet the Blue Sky
17. What unique stage design element was used on the Zoo TV Tour?
(a) A giant lemon
(b) A giant claw
(c) A giant inflatable olive branch
(d) A giant model of the band
18. What was the first U2 album to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
(a) The Joshua Tree
(b) War
(c) Achtung Baby
(d) All That You Can’t Leave Behind
19. Bono is also a noted activist. What cause is he most associated with?
(a) Environmentalism
(b) Animal rights
(c) Debt relief for Africa
(d) Gun control
20. What year was U2 inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(a) 1990
(b) 1995
(c) 2000
(d) 2005
21. How many Grammy Awards has U2 won throughout their career?
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 22
(d) 30
U2 Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What city did U2 form in?
(b) Dublin
2. What year did U2 release their debut album “Boy”?
(a) 1978
3. Which iconic venue did U2 play for their groundbreaking “Zoo TV” tour?
(c) The Olympia Theatre
4. What is the highest-selling U2 album of all time?
(a) The Joshua Tree
5. Bono is known for his distinctive sunglasses. What is the name of his most famous pair?
(c) The Mirrored Aviators
6. The Edge uses a unique guitar technique to achieve his signature sound. What is it called?
(b) Delay Echo
7. What was the first U2 single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States?
(c) One
8. What is the name of U2’s long-time collaborator and producer?
(c) Brian Eno
9. What social and political issue does the song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” address?
(c) Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
10. What famous landmark is featured on the cover of the album “The Joshua Tree”?
(c) Joshua Tree
11. What Broadway musical did Bono co-write and produce?
(c) Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
12. What was the name of U2’s record label for the majority of their career?
(a) EMI
13. U2 is known for their spectacular live shows. What is the name of their most elaborate stage production?
(c) 360° Tour
14. What is the name of U2’s most recent studio album released in 2017?
(c) Songs of Experience
15. What famous director helmed the music video for “Where the Streets Have No Name”?
(b) Martin Scorsese
16. U2 is known for their socially conscious lyrics. What song features a tribute to the victims of the Chernobyl disaster?
(c) Streets of Sorrow
17. What unique stage design element was used on the Zoo TV Tour?
(b) A giant claw
18. What was the first U2 album to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
(a) The Joshua Tree
19. Bono is also a noted activist. What cause is he most associated with?
(c) Debt relief for Africa
20. What year was U2 inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(b) 1995
21. How many Grammy Awards has U2 won throughout their career?
(c) 22