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

The drummer posted a note on the school notice board looking for musicians, and the first practice was in his kitchen.

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

He later joked it was "the Larry Mullen Band for about ten minutes, then Bono walked in".

Q 03/05

What was the first name the future U2 settled on, one of the few technical terms they knew?

A) The Hype

B) Distortion

C) Feedback

D) Reverb

Answer · why

C) Feedback

They became the Hype in 1977 and U2 in March 1978.

Q 04/05

Who suggested the list of six names from which the band picked U2 in 1978?

A) Paul McGuinness

B) Bill Graham

C) Bob Geldof

D) Steve Averill

Answer · why

D) Steve Averill

Averill, of the Radiators from Space, later designed many U2 sleeves including The Joshua Tree; they chose U2 as the name they disliked least.

Q 05/05

Which older brother of the Edge left the band with a farewell concert in March 1978?

A) Dik Evans

B) Ivan McCormick

C) Peter Martin

D) Norman Hewson

Answer · why

A) Dik Evans

He went on to join the Virgin Prunes, who often opened for U2.