Q 01/05

At which Dublin school did the members of U2 meet in 1976?

A) Mount Temple Comprehensive

B) Belvedere College

C) Blackrock College

D) St. Fintan's High School

Answer · why

A) Mount Temple Comprehensive

Mount Temple Comprehensive welcomed them back in September 2026, when the band played for about 1,000 pupils and staff to mark 50 years since their fi...

Q 02/05

Which band member posted the notice board message that brought U2 together?

A) Paul Hewson

B) Larry Mullen

C) David Evans

D) Adam Clayton

Answer · why

B) Larry Mullen

Larry Mullen was 14 when he pinned up a handwritten note reading "Drummer seeks musicians to form band"; the group first met in his parents' kitchen t...

Q 03/05

What did the future U2 call themselves first, before they became the Hype?

A) Echo

B) Distortion

C) Feedback

D) Reverb

Answer · why

C) Feedback

Feedback gave way to the Hype in 1977 and then to U2 in March 1978, on the eve of a talent contest: the band feared that winning as the Hype would lea...

Q 04/05

Which Dublin punk musician suggested the name U2 to the band in 1978?

A) Philip Chevron

B) Bob Geldof

C) Gavin Friday

D) Steve Averill

Answer · why

D) Steve Averill

Steve Averill of the Radiators from Space offered a list of names, and U2 was the one the band disliked least; he went on to design their album sleeve...

Q 05/05

Which early member left U2 with a farewell concert in March 1978, walking offstage mid-show?

A) Dik Evans

B) Ivan McCormick

C) Peter Martin

D) Norman Hewson

Answer · why

A) Dik Evans

Dik Evans, the Edge's older brother, walked offstage during a set played as the Hype; the other four came back later in the show as U2, and he joined ...