Phil Mongredien 

Kurt Cobain and Nirvana quiz – how much do you know?

Twenty years ago on Saturday, Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain killed himself. So, asks Phil Mongredien, how much do you know about him and his band?
  
  


  1. With which city’s music scene were Nirvana synonymous?

    1. Seattle

    2. New York

    3. Norwich

  2. How did Cobain describe his paramour Courtney Love live on Channel 4’s The Word in late 1991?

    1. 'A crack-smoking Satan worshipper'

    2. 'The best fuck in the world'

    3. 'Ever so nice'

  3. Which Velvet Underground song did Nirvana cover on a tribute album?

    1. Heroin

    2. Venus in Furs

    3. Here She Comes Now

  4. What did Cobain wear at the 1992 Reading festival?

    1. A gimp outfit

    2. A hospital gown

    3. A Luton Town football kit

  5. Which musician is credited on Nirvana’s debut Bleach but doesn’t actually feature on the album?

    1. Chad Channing

    2. Dave Grohl

    3. Jason Everman

  6. What role does Spencer Elden play in the Nirvana story?

    1. He was the original drummer

    2. He is the baby on the cover of Nevermind

    3. He performed 'interpretative dance' moves on stage at the 1992 Reading festival?

  7. The day after Cobain’s death was announced, how many words did the Guardian devote to its news story?

    1. 125

    2. 568

    3. 2,436

  8. Which set of songs wasn’t recorded by Nirvana?

    1. I Hate Myself and I Want to Die; Oh the Guilt; Verse Chorus Verse

    2. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter; Endless Nameless; Big Cheese

    3. We Die Young; Down in a Hole; Sea of Sorrow

  9. When Cobain flew home to Seattle for the last time, which fellow rock star shared first class with him?

    1. WASP’s Blackie Lawless

    2. Queensrÿche’s Geoff Tate

    3. Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan

  10. Which Nirvana song was inspired by Patrick Süskind’s book Perfume?

    1. Scentless Apprentice

    2. Smells Like Teen Spirit

    3. Heart-Shaped Box

Solutions

1:A, 2:B, 3:C, 4:B, 5:C, 6:B, 7:A, 8:C, 9:C, 10:A

Scores

  1. 3 and above.

    You clearly don’t know your Nirvana from your (contemporaneous tribute act) Nearvana

  2. 6 and above.

    Good try, but you’re not quite a big cheese. Oh well, whatever, never mind

  3. 10 and above.

    Smells like a winning entry. You’ve got Cobain kudos, now milk it
 

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