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Take our U2 trivia quiz

By Jim Harrington and Roman Gokhman
Oakland Tribune


It's almost time for the U2 concert. Do you know where your tickets are?

Ducats for U2's show in Oakland first went on sale in the fall of 2009, with the concert scheduled for June 16 the following year. But two weeks before the band was scheduled to take the stage on the West Coast, Bono was partially paralyzed by a back injury that required emergency surgery. The summer tour was called off.

The band's huge circular stage -- known to fans as "The Claw" -- which had already been built in Salt Lake City, was torn down. Following Bono's recovery, U2 toured through Europe, Australia, South Africa and South America. By the time the tour ends next month in New Brunswick, Canada, U2 will have played 110 concerts in 30 countries. Which brings us back to Oakland, where the band is finally poised to make its first stop in the Bay Area since 2005.

To help you prepare for Tuesday's gig at Overstock.com Coliseum, here's a quiz to test your U2 IQ.

There's only one question we can't answer for you:

Do you remember where your concert tickets are?

1. Let's start off with an easy one: What's Bono's real name?

A. Paul Hewson

B. Gordon Sumner

C. David Evans

D. Reginald Dwight

2. Which member of U2 was not born in Ireland?

A. Bono

B. The Edge

C. Larry Mullen Jr.

D. Adam Clayton

3. Which current bandmate founded U2?

A. Bono

B. The Edge

C. Larry Mullen Jr.

D. Adam Clayton

4. What two other names did the band go by in the late '70s?

A. Elevation and Vertigo

B. The Boomtown Rats and the Chieftains

C. Sunday Bloody Sunday and Bono & the Dublin Cowboys

D. Feedback and the Hype

5. Bono got a fact wrong in "Pride (In the Name of Love)," the memorable 1984 track addressing the shooting of Martin Luther King Jr. What's did he screw up?

A. The date

B. The location

C. The time of day

D. The name of the shooter

6. U2 didn't cover which of these song during its 1987 Joshua Tree tour?

A. "Stand By Me," Ben E. King

B. "Maggie's Farm," Bob Dylan

C. "Yellow Submarine," the Beatles

D. "Southern Man," Neil Young

7. What was the tongue-in-cheek name given to the free concert U2 performed in 1987 at San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza?

A. "Save the Yuppies"

B. "Rush Hour Rock"

C. "The Financial District Tent Revival"

D. "Taking It to the Streets"

8. Which virtually unknown "country and western" act opened several shows for U2 in 1987?

A. The Dalton Brothers

B. Brooks and Dunn

C. The Gaithers

D. The Red Stripes

9. What recorded track was played at the start of every stop on U2's 1997-98 PopMart Tour?

A. "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco

B. "Pop Muzik" by M

C. "Shooting Star" by Bad Company

D. "You are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker

10. Which of these gunslingers ranked higher than the Edge on Rolling Stone's much-discussed "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list?

A. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin

B. John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers

C. Jack White of the White Stripes

D. All of the above

11. Then there's Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time." Name the act that ranks higher than U2 on that list.

A. Nirvana

B. The Who

C. Bruce Springsteen

D. None of the above

12. After many delays, the troubled musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," featuring lyrics and music by Bono and the Edge, is now set to open on Broadway later this month. How many preview performances will "Spider-Man" have made by opening night?

A. Around 50

B. In the ballpark of 100

C. More than 150

D. 0 -- Bono refused to preview the show

13. Which of the following has plagued the "Spider-Man" production?

A. Budget overruns

B. Cast injuries

C. Scathing reviews

D. All of the above

14. "Spider-Man" isn't the only superhero with a tie to U2. What's the other notable comic-book connection?

A. The Edge created the theme song used in the animated "The Batman" TV series.

B. Bono has a cameo in the upcoming "Green Lantern" film.

C. Adam Clayton dated Halle Berry, who starred in both "X-Men" and "Catwoman."

D. None of the above

15. What year did Bono and the Edge play at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit?

A. 1986, year one -- and what a way to kick off the event

B. 1990, and the Edge traded quips with Cheech Marin

C. 1998, and Bono joined Phish for an a cappella "Free Bird"

D. Never

Bonus questions

"... Because we couldn't cut this off at 15 questions, like we planned.

16. What was the basis for the stage concept "The Claw" seen on U2's current tour?

A. The Los Angeles International Airport Theme Building.

B. The Seattle Space Needle.

C. A retro futuristic building from "The Jetsons" TV show.

D. A spaceship.

17. What name was briefly considered for the U2 360 tour?

A. U2 270

B. Space Invasion

C. U2 Goodbye Tour

D. Kiss the Future


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