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Quiz about Nevermind The Ultimate Nirvana LP

"Nevermind" - The Ultimate Nirvana LP Quiz

Launching grunge in the early 1990s, Nirvana first hit the music scene with the LP "Bleach". It was, however, with the album "Nevermind" Nirvana hit it big and released one of the best albums ever made. Just how much do you know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by freddy_krueger. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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freddy_krueger

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174,133

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Hitting number 1 on the US Billboard albums chart in January 1992, the LP knocked which Michael Jackson album off the top spot? Hint

Thriller

Dangerous

Bad

Invincible

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Question 2 of 10

2. To which song do these lyrics belong: "With the lights out, it's less dangerous. Here we are now, entertain us"?
Hint

Polly

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Lithium

Come As You Are

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which member of the band Garbage produced the album? Hint

Shirley Manson

Butch Vig

Steve Marker

Duke Erikson

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Question 4 of 10

4. At the time of "Nevermind"'s release, to which record label was Nirvana signed? Hint

Jive

Columbia

Mercury

Geffen

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these "Nevermind" tracks was not released as a single? Hint

Lithium

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Drain You

Come As You Are

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Question 6 of 10

6. To which song do these lyrics belong: "Monkey see, monkey do I don't know why I'd - rather be dead than cool"?
Hint

Stay Away

Polly

Something In The Way

Breed

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Question 7 of 10

7. On which song is there a 13 minute 52 second silence before the music actually starts? Hint

In Bloom

On A Plain

Endless, Nameless

Something In The Way

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which track was originally titled "Formula"?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Cobain wrote which song after reading newspaper reports of a 1987 kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl at gunpoint as she left a rock concert? Hint

Territoiral Pissings

On A Plain

Polly

Lithium

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of the compilation album that Nirvana went on to release in the wake of "Nevermind"? Hint

Bleach

Incesticide

Nirvana

From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Hitting number 1 on the US Billboard albums chart in January 1992, the LP knocked which Michael Jackson album off the top spot?

Answer: Dangerous

This showed that pop was truly being ruled out in the early 1990s, and being replaced by the ever-increasing popularity of grunge metal.

2. To which song do these lyrics belong: "With the lights out, it's less dangerous. Here we are now, entertain us"?

Answer: Smells Like Teen Spirit

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" reached number 4 on the US singles charts in 1992 and has many times been included on "The Best Songs Ever" charts. The song has proven to be an anthem for so many teenagers, especially those around in the 1990s and is considered to be "grunge's national anthem".

3. Which member of the band Garbage produced the album?

Answer: Butch Vig

The lead singer of Garbage, Shirley Manson is now a friend of Cobain's widow Courtney Love.

4. At the time of "Nevermind"'s release, to which record label was Nirvana signed?

Answer: Geffen

Other past bands signed to David Geffen's record company have been Guns N' Roses, Blink-182 and Puddle Of Mudd.

5. Which of these "Nevermind" tracks was not released as a single?

Answer: Drain You

"Drain You" is the 8th track on "Nevermind".

6. To which song do these lyrics belong: "Monkey see, monkey do I don't know why I'd - rather be dead than cool"?

Answer: Stay Away

The 10th track on the album, "Stay Away", includes a central guitar riff written by Cobain in 1985, and was originally titled "Pay To Play".

7. On which song is there a 13 minute 52 second silence before the music actually starts?

Answer: Endless, Nameless

The track magically appears 10 minutes after the 12th track on the album "Something In The Way" ends.

8. Which track was originally titled "Formula"?

Answer: Drain You

"Drain You", as with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", is influenced by one of Kurt's ex-girlfriends, Tobi Vail. Lines such as "One baby to another says, I'm lucky to have met you" are said to be Cobain quoting Vail.

9. Cobain wrote which song after reading newspaper reports of a 1987 kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl at gunpoint as she left a rock concert?

Answer: Polly

The song is written from the perspective of the kidnapper, Gerald Friend.

10. What is the name of the compilation album that Nirvana went on to release in the wake of "Nevermind"?

Answer: Incesticide

"Incesticide" proved to be unpopular with Nirvana's fans and record company. Geffen Records requested that Nirvana make some retouches, and later came the much more up-to-standard album "In Utero", which spawned hits such as "All Apologies" and "Heart-Shaped Box".

Source: Author freddy_krueger

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