Grammar Theme Park: U2

U2 ________ in 1976 when Paul Hewson (now known as Bono) responded to a note that the 14 year-old Larry Mullen Jr. put up on a notice board at school.

1. formed
2. had formed
3. has been formed
4. has formed

________ Bono, The Edge is “the scientist of the band”.

1. According to
2. According with
3. In accordance to
4. In accordance with

U23D is ________ live action digital 3D movie.

1. the completely first
2. the ever first
3. the first ever
4. very the first

96 thousand people came to see and hear U2 ________ live in Paris at the Stade de France.

1. play
2. playing
3. to play
4. to playing

The stage looks like ________ a spaceship and the monstrous craft in the movie War of the Worlds.

1. a cross between
2. a cross with
3. a crossing of
4. crossing

I wish I ________ that girl Bono brought on stage during ‘With or Without You’.

1. had to be
2. have been
3. were
4. would be

________ that a new U2 album might be out by the end of next year.

1. Due to rumor
2. It has a rumor
3. It's rumor
4. Rumor has it

________ by two members of R.E.M. and two members of U2, the band called “Automatic Baby” performed an acoustic version of ‘One’ during an MTV concert for Bill Clinton.

1. Formed
2. Forming
3. Have been formed
4. Having formed

ONE, which was co-founded by Bono, is an organisation committed to ________ against preventable disease and extreme poverty, especially in Africa.

1. fight
2. stop
3. stopping
4. the fight

U2 is definitely one of the greatest bands of ________.

1. all the time
2. our time
3. the times
4. time