U2 Trivia II

U2 TRIVIA II

11) What inspired the title of Achtung Baby?

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The German word "Achtung" translates into English as "attention" or "watch out". U2's sound engineer Joe O'Herlihy used the phrase "achtung baby" during recording, reportedly taking it from the Mel Brooks film The Producers. Near the end of the album sessions, the band decided to use it as the album title.

12) In which song does Bono sing: "Blinded you lost your way through the side streets and the alleyway"?

"ONE""WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN""ALL I WANT IS YOU""ANGEL OF HARLEM"

Blinded you lost your way
Through the side streets and the alleyway
Like a star exploding in the night
Falling to the city in broad daylight
An angel in Devil's shoes
Salvation in the blues
You never looked like an angel
Yeah yeah angel of Harlem

13) What religious group nearly convinced U2 to break up the band?

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Bono's, the Edge's, and Mullen's involvement in a Charismatic Christian group in Dublin called the "Shalom Fellowship" led them to question the relationship between their religious faith and the lifestyle of a rock band. Bono and the Edge considered quitting U2 due to their perceived spiritual conflicts before deciding to leave Shalom instead.

14) Which Broadway musical did Bono and the Edge write music and lyrics for?

THE BOOK OF MORMON SPIDER-MAN HAMILTON WICKED

Bono described Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as a "three-dimensional graphic novel" and "pop-art opera". He also described the production as "wrestling with the same stuff as Rilke, Blake, Wings of Desire, Roy Lichtenstein, and the Ramones." Plagued by technical problems (several actors were injured performing stunts), the production closed on January 4, 2014, at a massive financial loss.

15) Which member of the band dated British supermodel Naomi Campbell?

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In 1993, Naomi Campbell was engaged to U2 bassist Adam Clayton. Although they never made it to the altar, Naomi has nothing but good memories, according to an interview she gave to Ireland's Sunday Independent.

16) In which song does Bono sing: "I'm like a preacher stealing hearts at a traveling show"?

"MYSTERIOUS WAYS""EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING""DESIRE""VAN DIEMEN'S LAND"

Ah, sister, I can't let you go
I'm like a preacher
Stealing hearts at a traveling show
For the love or money, money, money
Desire

17) Which of the following has Bono been nominated for?

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Bono is the only person in the history of the world to be nominated for an Academy Award, a Nobel Prize, a Grammy and a Golden Globe.

18) Which U2 song is frequently played at funerals?

"WITH OR WITHOUT YOU""IN GOD'S COUNTRY""IF GOD WILL SEND HIS ANGELS""WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME"

According to a recent survey, U2's 1987 single "With Or Without You" is the seventh most requested song at funerals in the UK.

19) During the 200th episode of The Simpsons, Homer interrupts a U2 concert to ask for the crowd's support in his campaign for _________.

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Homer's campaign for Sanitation Commissioner starts badly when he is taken backstage and beaten for interrupting U2's PopMart Tour concert, but things turn around when he thinks up the slogan: "Can't someone else do it?" Homer spreads his message to the town and promises expensive services such as round-the-clock garbage service and sanitation workers doing all possible cleaning, leading to his landslide victory in the election.

20) In which song does Bono sing: "I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside"?

"RED HILL MINING TOWN""WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME""MOTHERS OF THE DISAPPEARED""WITH OR WITHOUT YOU"

I want to run, I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside
I wanna reach out and touch the flame
Where the streets have no name