Q 01/05

What is Bono's real first name?

A) Paul

B) Patrick

C) Peter

D) David

Answer · why

A) Paul

He was born Paul David Hewson in Dublin's Rotunda Hospital in May 1960.

Q 02/05

In which Irish city was Bono born and raised?

A) Galway

B) Dublin

C) Limerick

D) Cork

Answer · why

B) Dublin

He grew up on Cedarwood Road on Dublin's Northside, between Finglas and Ballymun.

Q 03/05

Bono's nickname 'Bono Vox' was adapted from the name of what kind of business just off O'Connell Street?

A) A hearing aid shop

B) A barber's salon

C) A record store

D) A shoe store

Answer · why

A) A hearing aid shop

Bonavox loosely translates as 'good voice' in Latin, which is why he came round to a name he initially disliked.

Q 04/05

Which childhood friend gave Bono his nickname?

A) Guggi

B) Adam Clayton

C) The Edge

D) Gavin Friday

Answer · why

A) Guggi

Guggi (Derek Rowen) was part of the surrealist street gang Lypton Village, which had a ritual of handing out names.

Q 05/05

What was the name of the surrealist street gang Bono belonged to as a teenager?

A) The Virgin Prunes

B) Cedarwood Crew

C) Lypton Village

D) The Shalom Group

Answer · why

C) Lypton Village

Gang members included Guggi and the future musician Gavin Friday, both of whom lived on the same street.