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Bruuuuuce
Quiz: How much do you know about Bruce Springsteen?
The Boss is in town.
THE BOSS IS in town, playing Croke Park tonight and Sunday.
He’s a perennial favourite on the Irish live scene and has sold 160,000 tickets for this weekend.
But how much do you know about The Boss?
First things first, where's Bruce from?
New York
New Jersey
Chicago
Boston
Bruce recorded two singles as the lead guitarist of which band as a young man?
The Castiles
The Red Tops
The Spinning Dixies
The Chantillies
Bruce's mother Adele (third from the left) took out a loan to buy him a Kent guitar early in his career. How much was it?
$40
$80
$60
$100
Which of these is NOT a member of The E Street Band?
Steven Van Zandt
Nils Lofgren
Patti Scialfa
Michael Ornathallo
What was Bruce's first studio album?
Born To Run
Greetings From Asbury Park NJ
Darkness On The Edge of Town
The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle
In which song does Bruce tell us that "At night I wake up with my sheets soaking wet"?
Born To Run
I'm On Fire
Dancin' In The Dark
Waiting On A Sunny Day
Bruce's daughter Jessica is a champion in which sport?
Swimming
Showjumping
Sailing
Archery
Whose shoulder is Bruce leaning on in the iconic Born To Run cover?
Patti Scialfa
Clarence Clemons
Danny Federici
Garry Tallent
Which song from the Wrecking Ball album features a brief rap from Michelle Moore?
Rocky Ground
Wrecking Ball
Easy Money
Shackled and Drawn
How many studio albums has Bruce recorded?
16
17
18
19
The deaths of Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici mean that Bruce and which other musician are the only founding members of The E Street Band?
Steven Van Zandt
Garry Tallent
Roy Bittan
Max Weinberg
How many Grammys has Bruce won?
18
20
24
32
You scored out of !
You're On Fire!
You're The Boss!
You scored out of !
Magic!
A great effort!
You scored out of !
Rocky Ground!
Could have gone better.
You scored out of !
Empty Sky!
Probably too busy reliving Glory Days.
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