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  1. I was inspired by Nate's U2 quiz a few weeks back, so I decided to do a really interesting one as well. Some easy questions, some harder ones.





    Why has U2 never played the third verse of New Year's Day?


    What is sung at the end of Another Time, Another Place and what language is it?


    Who dies at the end of the ''All I Want Is You'' video?


    What song did Mick and Elizabeth Jagger contribute backing vocals to?


    Who does the operatic part on The Hands That Built America?


    What was the original name of The Joshua Tree?


    What do the four sets of letters on the Zooropa album cover mean?


    At Superbowl 2002, what Psalm was read before Where The Streets Have No Name?


    What relevance do the numbers 53.3333N / 06.2500W, 51.4833N / 00.0000W and 40.7166N / 74.0000W have to do with the Elevation Tour?


    What was the Wire banner and where is it now?


    The original liquor store where the band shot Where The Streets Have No Name in Los Angeles, what is it now?


    What and where are the two castles on The Unforgettable Fire album front and back?


    What's the connection between The Million Dollar Hotel and Elevation 2001?


    Respectively, what does 'In te domine' and 'An Cat Dubh' mean in English?


    Where was the 'Wide Awake In America' version of A Sort of Homecoming recorded?
  2. Originally posted by drewhigginsI was inspired by Nate's U2 quiz a few weeks back, so I decided to do a really interesting one as well. Some easy questions, some harder ones.





    Why has U2 never played the third verse of New Year's Day?


    What is sung at the end of Another Time, Another Place and what language is it?


    Who dies at the end of the ''All I Want Is You'' video?
    nobody


    What song did Mick and Elizabeth Jagger contribute backing vocals to?
    Stuck in A Moment


    Who does the operatic part on The Hands That Built America?


    What was the original name of The Joshua Tree?
    The Two America's


    What do the four sets of letters on the Zooropa album cover mean?
    Names of songs that didnt make the album like 'Wake Up Dead Man'


    At Superbowl 2002, what Psalm was read before Where The Streets Have No Name?
    166?


    What relevance do the numbers 53.3333N / 06.2500W, 51.4833N / 00.0000W and 40.7166N / 74.0000W have to do with the Elevation Tour?
    Places where they have played


    What was the Wire banner and where is it now?


    The original liquor store where the band shot Where The Streets Have No Name in Los Angeles, what is it now?


    What and where are the two castles on The Unforgettable Fire album front and back?


    What's the connection between The Million Dollar Hotel and Elevation 2001?


    Respectively, what does 'In te domine' and 'An Cat Dubh' mean in English?


    Where was the 'Wide Awake In America' version of A Sort of Homecoming recorded?
    Wembley



    Someone who isnt too lazy to go to www.u2faqs.com can find all the other answers right there. This were just the answers that I do know at this moment, just awake
  3. Originally posted by dieder[..]


    Someone who isnt too lazy to go to www.u2faqs.com can find all the other answers right there. This were just the answers that I do know at this moment, just awake



    That's where a good few of them are - but they're still wondering about some of the answers. But does anyone know the answers to any others?

    Actually, I'd like it to be something else - we could all write a question which isn't listed elsewhere and see if anyone knows the answer...
  4. Originally posted by drewhiggins[..]

    That's where a good few of them are - but they're still wondering about some of the answers. But does anyone know the answers to any others?

    Actually, I'd like it to be something else - we could all write a question which isn't listed elsewhere and see if anyone knows the answer...


    Fine with me, I will think about some questions.
  5. [..]

    What is sung at the end of Another Time, Another Place and what language is it?
    Always thought it was just scat singing or something similar...

    Who dies at the end of the ''All I Want Is You'' video?
    EDIT - watching it again, it's clearly NOT the dwarf lol...a) he's there after you see the coffin, and b) that coffin looks too big for a dwarf so it's probably the girl...

    [..]

    Who does the operatic part on The Hands That Built America?
    I always assumed it was Pavarotti, given the connection between the band and himself, although when they performed it, Bono sang something near to opera lol.

    [..]

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    At Superbowl 2002, what Psalm was read before Where The Streets Have No Name?
    Originally posted by U2faqs.com
    'The prayer Bono recited twice before "Streets" at the Super Bowl is Psalm 51:15. This is how it reads in the New King James Version of the Bible, which appears to be closest to what Bono says: "O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise'


    [..]

    What was the Wire banner and where is it now?
    Ask Jeff about what it was, he was telling me about Wire recently but I can't remember much in the way of detail.

    [..]


    What and where are the two castles on The Unforgettable Fire album front and back?
    Moydrum Castle, County Westmeath (in Ireland)

    [..]


    Respectively, what does 'In te domine' and 'An Cat Dubh' mean in English?
    'Gloria in te domine' = Glory in you, Lord, and 'an cat dubh' [Gaelic] = 'the black cat'

    [..]
  6. Why has U2 never played the third verse of New Year's Day?
    No idea

    What is sung at the end of Another Time, Another Place and what language is it?
    No idea

    Who dies at the end of the ''All I Want Is You'' video?
    No idea, never seen the vid that much

    What song did Mick and Elizabeth Jagger contribute backing vocals to?
    No idea

    Who does the operatic part on The Hands That Built America?
    Bono himself for sure

    What was the original name of The Joshua Tree?
    The Two Americas

    What do the four sets of letters on the Zooropa album cover mean?
    No idea

    At Superbowl 2002, what Psalm was read before Where The Streets Have No Name?
    Psalm 55 (166 doesn't exist Dieder)

    What relevance do the numbers 53.3333N / 06.2500W, 51.4833N / 00.0000W and 40.7166N / 74.0000W have to do with the Elevation Tour?
    Erhhm...I once read something about it.

    What was the Wire banner and where is it now?
    No idea

    The original liquor store where the band shot Where The Streets Have No Name in Los Angeles, what is it now?
    A pub?

    What and where are the two castles on The Unforgettable Fire album front and back?
    Slane

    What's the connection between The Million Dollar Hotel and Elevation 2001?
    Dunno

    Respectively, what does 'In te domine' and 'An Cat Dubh' mean in English?
    In te Domine is Latin for In You Lord

    Where was the 'Wide Awake In America' version of A Sort of Homecoming recorded?
    Wembley 1984, at the soundcheck the night before the 2nd concert. bad was recorded i Birmingham in November 1984.


    That's all I know...
  7. Actually, the castle pictured on the front of The Unforgettable Fire album was Moydrum Castle, not Slane, even though it was recorded in Slane. On the back was a third castle, Carrickgogunnel.

    http://www.u2faqs.com/geography/#1
  8. Originally posted by digitizeActually, the castle pictured on The Unforgettable Fire album was Moydrum Castle, not Slane, even though it was recorded in Slane.

    http://www.u2faqs.com/geography/#1


    I'm not good in facts..
  9. Originally posted by MWSAHWhy has U2 never played the third verse of New Year's Day?
    At Superbowl 2002, what Psalm was read before Where The Streets Have No Name?
    Psalm 55 (166 doesn't exist Dieder)


    Lol, what a dumb mistake. As I said, I was just awake
  10. Originally posted by dieder[..]

    Lol, what a dumb mistake. As I said, I was just awake


    Happens to everyone
  11. What I think:

    Why has U2 never played the third verse of New Year's Day?
    Because it wasn't meant for the big audience, it was a verse for themselves. But without their knowing it appeared on the album...

    What is sung at the end of Another Time, Another Place and what language is it?
    It's German and they sing 'We are fucking high, that's why we sing in German'...

    Who dies at the end of the ''All I Want Is You'' video?
    Rihanna, I hope

    What song did Mick and Elizabeth Jagger contribute backing vocals to?
    Plot 180

    Who does the operatic part on The Hands That Built America?
    That's Luciano Pavarotti...

    What was the original name of The Joshua Tree?
    Josh, The Tree

    What do the four sets of letters on the Zooropa album cover mean?
    It's the name of singles that didn't appear on the album...

    At Superbowl 2002, what Psalm was read before Where The Streets Have No Name?
    MLK?

    What relevance do the numbers 53.3333N / 06.2500W, 51.4833N / 00.0000W and 40.7166N / 74.0000W have to do with the Elevation Tour?
    It's the coordination of Slane Castle???

    What was the Wire banner and where is it now?
    It was a fence and it's now in..ehm...Luxembourg...

    The original liquor store where the band shot Where The Streets Have No Name in Los Angeles, what is it now?
    A nameless store...

    What and where are the two castles on The Unforgettable Fire album front and back?
    Slane Castle 1 and 2, Dublin

    What's the connection between The Million Dollar Hotel and Elevation 2001?
    ..............yeah.........

    Respectively, what does 'In te domine' and 'An Cat Dubh' mean in English?
    In the backyard and A black cat

    Where was the 'Wide Awake In America' version of A Sort of Homecoming recorded?

    Boxtel, The Netherlands
  12. Originally posted by drewhiggins

    What do the four sets of letters on the Zooropa album cover mean?




    Taken from the U2 wanderer site:

    Zooropa was U2's 9th album. The album was started in March 1993 as an EP. U2 were on a break in between legs of the worldwide Zoo TV tour, and they wanted to release a short collection of new songs, having mined Achtung Baby of singles. Recording went well, and before they knew it they had a collection of 10 songs which made up the album. Even more suprising was the start they had on several other songs which would not appear until 1997's Pop Album. You can see evidence of these in the cover of Zooropa, where the words, "Wake Up De", "ET Dress", and "Iss Me Kill M" speak of three songs worked on during these sessions that would appear later, "Wake Up Dead Man", "If You Wear That Velvet Dress" and "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me".
    The covers for the album were designed by Works Associates. Recording in the middle of the tour, the sleeve of the album was left in the hands of the desgin team, and was going for a feeling of saturation and hyper reality. They were given an early track listing so that they could play with computerized treatments of the lettering for the cover. Alternate ttitles worked on for cover designs included "Dog" and "God U2 Dog".

    The album, a suprise for a band in the midst of a world tour, went on to be quite sucessful. It spawned three commercial singles, and remains an album that is spoken highly of by many U2 fans.

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