Zoe Mumba 

Grunge – test your knowledge: quiz

This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the release of In Utero, Nirvana's third and final album. To mark the occasion, test your knowledge of Seattle, Sub Pop, Soundgarden and other things related to grunge that don't start with an S
  
  


  1. A couple of easy ones to start with: what city was most closely associated with grunge?

    1. Detroit

    2. Chicago

    3. Seattle

    4. San Diego

  2. What record label was most closely associated with grunge?

    1. Lookout!

    2. Sub Pop

    3. Hopeless

    4. Reprise

  3. What year was Nirvana's Bleach released?

    1. 1988

    2. 1989

    3. 1990

    4. 1991

  4. What was Nirvana's first single?

    1. Blew

    2. Love Buzz

    3. About a Girl

    4. Smell's Like Teen Spirit

  5. Which of these bands did Courtney Love NOT play in?

    1. Faith No More

    2. Babes in Toyland

    3. Pagan Babies

    4. Tad

  6. Complete the lyrics: Come dowsed in mud, served in…

    1. Grease

    2. Bleach

    3. Blood

    4. Sweat

  7. Scott Weiland was a member of…

    1. Pearl Jam

    2. Soundgarden

    3. Bush

    4. Stone Temple Pilots

  8. What is the name of Soundgarden’s breakthrough album?

    1. Badmotorfinger

    2. Ultramega OK

    3. Louder than love

    4. Superunknown

  9. Who first coined the term grunge, described their music as "Pure Grunge! Pure Noise! Pure Shit!"

    1. Chris Cornell from Soundgarden

    2. Mark Arm from Green River

    3. Mark Lanegan from Screaming Trees

    4. Kurt Cobain from Nirvana

  10. Which all-female band became notorious after displaying lewd behaviour during their Reading performance in 1992?

    1. Hole

    2. Veruca Salt

    3. L7

    4. Babes in Toyland

  11. Pearl Jam’s first single was Alive – what's it about?

    1. Ressurrection

    2. A death row inmate

    3. An incestuous relationship

    4. Old age

  12. Pearl Jam’s debut album was called Ten – what about their tenth album?

    1. Lightning Bolt

    2. King Animal

    3. Like Clockwork

    4. High Rise

  13. Alice in Chains' frontman was…

    1. Layne Staley

    2. Chester Bennington

    3. Dave Grohl

    4. Kurt Danielson

  14. Complete the Alice in Chains lyrics: Find me sitting by myself, No…

    1. People

    2. Directions

    3. Excuses

    4. Love

  15. Who paid tribute to I Hate Myself And I Want To Die with I Love Myself And I Want To Live?

    1. Young Guns

    2. The Blackout

    3. All Time Low

    4. 30 Seconds To Mars

Solutions

1:C, 2:B, 3:B, 4:B, 5:D, 6:B, 7:D, 8:A, 9:B, 10:C, 11:C, 12:A, 13:A, 14:C, 15:B

Scores

  1. 7 and above.

    Hmm. Not an amazing score. Time to dig out some Pearl Jam albums for a refresher course?

  2. 10 and above.

    Great score! You're a grunge aficionado. But can you get a perfect 15 out of 15?

  3. 15 and above.

    Perfect score! You ARE Courtney Love! We hope you're OK Courtney.
 

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