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With or Without You Trivia Quiz

This is my absolute favorite song. I think it is one of the most heartfelt and passionate songs U2's done. This quiz has lyrics and trivia about the single and the band.

A multiple-choice quiz by miels. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Author
miels

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,232

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

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1907

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Question 1 of 15

1. What CD is "With or Without You" on? Hint

War

The Joshua Tree

Boy

Achtung Baby

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Question 2 of 15

2. When was the song "With or Without You" released? Hint

March 1987

June 1988

October 1987

January 1988

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Question 3 of 15

3. "With or Without You" was the song of what famous television couple? Hint

Marge and Homer "The Simpsons"

Ross and Rachel "Friends"

Dharma and Greg "Dharma and Greg"

Lilith and Frasier "Frasier"

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Question 4 of 15

4. The song "With or Without You" reached #1 on the Billboard charts.

True

False

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Question 5 of 15

5. The song "With or Without You" was voted best single for the year it was released in what popular music magazine? Hint

Spin

Rolling Stone

Vibe

People

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Question 6 of 15

6. The song "With or Without You" appears on soundtracks for two movies. What is one of them? Hint

Forrest Gump

Vanilla Sky

Armageddon

Blown Away

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which song is not on "The Joshua Tree"? Hint

Where the Streets Have No Name

Running To Stand Still

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Sunday Bloody Sunday

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is Bono's real name? Hint

Patrick Laughlin

Gordon Sumner

Paul Hewson

David McNeely

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Question 9 of 15

9. Bono and the band are on the cover of the single for "With or Without You".

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. In which one of these countries has "The Joshua Tree" NOT been #1? Hint

China

The USA

Canada

Australia

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Question 11 of 15

11. "See the stare set in your eye." Is this a correct lyric from "With or Without You"?

Yes

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Question 12 of 15

12. Complete the following lyric: "See the thorn twist in your _____." Hint

sigh

side

thigh

mind

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Question 13 of 15

13. "You gave it ____ but I want _____." What two words completes this lyric?
Hint

some, all

all, more

nothing, more

all you've got, nothing

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Question 14 of 15

14. "I can't _____ with or without you." What word goes in the blank? Hint

breathe

wait

try

live

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Question 15 of 15

15. The correct lyric from "With or Without You" is: "My hands are tied, my body bruised. She got me with nothing to win"

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What CD is "With or Without You" on?

Answer: The Joshua Tree

This was the first single that U2 released on CD.

2. When was the song "With or Without You" released?

Answer: March 1987

This song is also on "U2- The Best of 1980-1990".

3. "With or Without You" was the song of what famous television couple?

Answer: Ross and Rachel "Friends"

This is where I first heard this song and fell in love with it.

4. The song "With or Without You" reached #1 on the Billboard charts.

Answer: True

It was U2's first #1 song.

5. The song "With or Without You" was voted best single for the year it was released in what popular music magazine?

Answer: Rolling Stone

It was voted by readers of the magazine.

6. The song "With or Without You" appears on soundtracks for two movies. What is one of them?

Answer: Blown Away

The other film is "Looking for Alibrandi".

7. Which song is not on "The Joshua Tree"?

Answer: Sunday Bloody Sunday

This album is #26 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

8. What is Bono's real name?

Answer: Paul Hewson

Bono is a shortened version of "Bono Vox," which in Latin means good voice. This nickname was more of a joke when given to Bono. He originally hated the name.

9. Bono and the band are on the cover of the single for "With or Without You".

Answer: False

It's just Bono. The song was played live for the first time on the second night of "The Joshua Tree" tour in Tempe, Arizona on April 4, 1987.

10. In which one of these countries has "The Joshua Tree" NOT been #1?

Answer: China

"With Or Without You" is the second most popular U2 song for artists to cover.

11. "See the stare set in your eye." Is this a correct lyric from "With or Without You"?

Answer: No

Correct answer is "See the stone set in your eye."
"The Joshua Tree" became the UK's fastest selling record in history.

12. Complete the following lyric: "See the thorn twist in your _____."

Answer: side

"The Joshua Tree" stayed on the US charts for 9 weeks eventually selling 7 million albums.

13. "You gave it ____ but I want _____." What two words completes this lyric?

Answer: all, more

To celebrate the premiere of the "Discotheque" video, MTV devoted 24 hours to U2 on January 9th, 1997. It was called U2 A2Z. MTV played 30 U2 videos in alphabetical order. This lasted over three and a half hours including commercials.

14. "I can't _____ with or without you." What word goes in the blank?

Answer: live

U2 was originally going to be called "The Hype". U2 have played over a thousand live shows.

15. The correct lyric from "With or Without You" is: "My hands are tied, my body bruised. She got me with nothing to win"

Answer: True

Thanks for taking my quiz! I hope you learned something about my favorite song.

Source: Author miels

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