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About A Girl: About Nirvana Trivia Quiz

This quiz will focus on Nirvana's early years. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by tacoface916. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tacoface916

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
251,224

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1439

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When did Nirvana release their first album? Hint

1989

1987

1990

1991

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the debut album? Hint

Scentless Apprentice

Nevermind

Bleach

Incesticide

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the original drummer for the band? Hint

Dave Grohl

Pat Smears

Chad Channing

Aaron Burckhard

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which man was briefly a back up guitarist for the band in 1989? Hint

Kim Thayil

Dan Peters

Pat Smears

Jason Everman

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nirvana was formed in which city? Hint

Olympia,Washington

Seattle,Washington

Aberdeen,Washington

Portland,Oregon

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Question 6 of 10

6. Kurt Cobain met which future Nirvana bassist in 1985? Hint

King Buzzo

Freddy Pocawitz

Micheal Blazzery

Krist Novoselic

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the first song on the debut album? Hint

Blew

Sifting

Polly

Scoff

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Question 8 of 10

8. The song "About A Girl" was about whom? Hint

Carla Kannbier

Rita Hayworth

Tracy Marander

Courtney Love

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Question 9 of 10

9. What folical character was the song title of a song from a track on the first album? Hint

Afro Man

Bearded Lady

Mr. Moustache

The Mullet God

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the founder,lead singer,and guitarist of Nirvana? Hint

Trent Reznor

Chris Cornell

Axl Rose

Kurt Cobain

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When did Nirvana release their first album?

Answer: 1989

Nirvana's first album "Bleach" sold 1.9 copies in the United States alone.

2. What was the name of the debut album?

Answer: Bleach

The orginal name of the "Bleach" was to be called "Too Many Humans", but when Kurt Cobain saw an AIDS prevention poster urging heroin addicts to bleach their needles he decided to change the name.

3. Who was the original drummer for the band?

Answer: Aaron Burckhard

Burckhard was the orginal drummer for the band but he was soon fired and the band found the drummer that would play on "Bleach", Chad Channing.

4. Which man was briefly a back up guitarist for the band in 1989?

Answer: Jason Everman

Everman played with Nirvana for a short time before leaving the band for another Seattle grunge group, Soundgarden.

5. Nirvana was formed in which city?

Answer: Aberdeen,Washington

A common misconception is that Nirvana was formed in Seattle, when in fact, it was formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987.

6. Kurt Cobain met which future Nirvana bassist in 1985?

Answer: Krist Novoselic

Novoselic was born in Compton, California on May 16, 1965. At age 14, he moved to Aberdeen where he met Kurt Cobain six years later.

7. What is the first song on the debut album?

Answer: Blew

This song was released as an E.P. in the U.K. and sold 3,000 copies.

8. The song "About A Girl" was about whom?

Answer: Tracy Marander

Tracy was Cobain's girlfriend at the time "Bleach" was released. It was revealed that "About A Girl" was about Marander in the 1993 book "Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana".

9. What folical character was the song title of a song from a track on the first album?

Answer: Mr. Moustache

This song is thought to be based on a childhood comic Cobain made about an angry father named Mr.Moustache.

10. Who was the founder,lead singer,and guitarist of Nirvana?

Answer: Kurt Cobain

R.I.P. Kurt Cobain 1967-1994.

Source: Author tacoface916

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