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Quiz about All I Want is U2
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All I Want is U2 Trivia Quiz

The band sang "All I Want is You", but for their fans, a more appropriate title would be "All I Want is U2" - and this quiz should help to satisfy your appetite for Bono and his band!

A multiple-choice quiz by biscuit_girl. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
biscuit_girl
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
119,002
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1023
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Question 1 of 10
1. If you keep listening to "All I Want is You" as played on "The Best of 1980-1990" album, after it has finished, you will discover a hidden track. What is its title?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10
2. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, which was the inspiration for U2's 1983 live album, "Under a Blood Red Sky", is located in which American state? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. U2's 1988 album "Rattle and Hum" was a two-disc LP that featured seventeen tracks. How many of these were live versions of songs previously released on U2's earlier albums? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. U2 received their first Academy Award nomination for which song? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. U2 signed its first major record deal with Island Records in 1980. In what month did this occur? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. How many songs from U2's 2002 compilation "Best of 1990-2000" (not including the B-Sides disc) were taken from their 1997 album "Pop"? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. In what city was U2 playing when author Salman Rushdie joined them onstage for the first time, in 1993? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Which of U2's albums was originally intended to be recorded as an EP only, but eventually so much material was written for it that it became a fully-fledged album? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. On the cover artwork of U2's 2002 compilation album, "Best of 1990-2000", images of buffaloes feature prominently. They were used because the film clip of a U2 song which used buffaloes was replaced by a different version (in the US). What was the song? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. What is the name of U2's official magazine? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. If you keep listening to "All I Want is You" as played on "The Best of 1980-1990" album, after it has finished, you will discover a hidden track. What is its title?

Answer: October

 "October" is the song, barely two minutes long, that shares its name with U2's second album, released in 1981. It is a haunting piano-centred piece with just one verse of lyrics.
2. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, which was the inspiration for U2's 1983 live album, "Under a Blood Red Sky", is located in which American state?

Answer: Colorado

 The outdoor amphitheatre is located near Denver. Its natural scenery creates spectacular sunsets, and because U2 played many of the songs featured on their live recording there, they decided to pay homage to the site in the album's title.
3. U2's 1988 album "Rattle and Hum" was a two-disc LP that featured seventeen tracks. How many of these were live versions of songs previously released on U2's earlier albums?

Answer: Three

 They were "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "Bullet the Blue Sky", both from 1987's "The Joshua Tree", and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" from 1984's "The Unforgettable Fire". Live versions of other previously released songs appeared in the "Rattle and Hum" film, but not on the LP.
4. U2 received their first Academy Award nomination for which song?

Answer: The Hands that Built America

 "The Hands that Built America" is the theme song of the 2002 movie "Gangs of New York", and was nominated for Best Original Song from a Movie. Unfortunately U2 was beaten to the Oscar by Eminem with his song "Lose Yourself" from the movie "8 Mile". The other three songs are from movies too: "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" is from 1995's "Batman Forever"; "Elevation" is from 2000's "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider", and "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" is from the 1993 movie of the same name.

However, none of them was nominated for an Academy Award.
5. U2 signed its first major record deal with Island Records in 1980. In what month did this occur?

Answer: March

 U2 has remained with Island Records since March 1980, even though the company was taken over by Polygram in 1991. U2 albums now feature both the Island and Polygram logos.
6. How many songs from U2's 2002 compilation "Best of 1990-2000" (not including the B-Sides disc) were taken from their 1997 album "Pop"?

Answer: Three

 They are "Gone", "Discoteque", and "Staring at the Sun". All of the songs on the "Best of 1990-2000" are actually remixes of those featured on "Pop".
7. In what city was U2 playing when author Salman Rushdie joined them onstage for the first time, in 1993?

Answer: London

 U2 first invited Rushdie, a British author who riled Muslims with his book "The Satanic Verses", onstage when they were playing at London's Wembley Stadium in August 1993. The band has had an ongoing relationship with Rushdie, and even co-wrote a song with him - 2000's "The Ground Beneath Her Feet".
8. Which of U2's albums was originally intended to be recorded as an EP only, but eventually so much material was written for it that it became a fully-fledged album?

Answer: Zooropa

 "Zooropa", which having been recorded in just six weeks is the fastest-produced of U2's albums, continued with the very un-U2-like, almost techno, sound that was pioneered in 1991's "Achtung Baby" and reached its peak with 1997's "Pop".
9. On the cover artwork of U2's 2002 compilation album, "Best of 1990-2000", images of buffaloes feature prominently. They were used because the film clip of a U2 song which used buffaloes was replaced by a different version (in the US). What was the song?

Answer: One

 "One" was chosen to represent a campaign to fight AIDS. U2 had already made a film clip for the song that featured buffaloes running over the side of cliffs, but the band felt it was inappropriate in the context of an AIDS benefit. The second version of the film clip proved even more controversial, as it involved cross-dressers.

A third video was finally made, but U2 were still attached to the buffaloes and used pictures of them on "Best of 1990-2000".
10. What is the name of U2's official magazine?

Answer: Propaganda

 U2 introduced this magazine as its link to fans in January 1986. It was developed by the band's lighting designer, Willie Williams, and a writer and U2 fan, Martin Wroe.
Source: Author biscuit_girl

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