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Random Nirvana Trivia Quiz

Hi I would like to ask some random Nirvana questions to test how much you know.

A multiple-choice quiz by clasonic13. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
clasonic13

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
317,474

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. How many drummers were in the band from 1987-1994? Hint

One

Two

Six

Eight

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Question 2 of 10

2. Skid Row, Pen Cap Chew, and Ted Ed Fred are some of the names for the band that Kurt and Krist used early on before going with Nirvana.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many albums (not including compilation albums or albums featuring Nirvana) were released when Kurt was alive? Hint

Six

Four

Three

Five

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Question 4 of 10

4. On what album was the song "Spank Thru" first released? Hint

"With The Lights Out"

"Sub Pop 100"

"From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah"

"Sub Pop 200"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Kurt used Kool-Aid to dye his hair.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. The song "About A Girl" was about who? Hint

Mary Lou Lord

Courtney Love

Tracy Marander

Toby Vail

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Question 7 of 10

7. Nirvana's first album "Bleach" was going to be called "Too Many Humans"?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" is a secret song at the end of some copies of "Nevermind".

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Nirvana's song "Rape Me" was renamed "Waif Me" for Wal-Mart and Kmart stores.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. On Kurt's 14th birthday his uncle offered to buy him either a bicycle or what other item? Hint

Money

Drum

Guitar

A Beatles record

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many drummers were in the band from 1987-1994?

Answer: Six

There were six drummers in Nirvana from 1987-1994 they were:
Aaron Burckhard (1987-1988)
Dale Crover (1988, 1990)
Dave Foster (1988)
Chad Channing (1988-1990)
Dan Peters (1990)
Dave Grohl (1990-1994)
Including tour members, there were thirteen members of Nirvana from 1987-1994.

2. Skid Row, Pen Cap Chew, and Ted Ed Fred are some of the names for the band that Kurt and Krist used early on before going with Nirvana.

Answer: True

They finally settled on Nirvana in early 1988. Kurt choose it because he didn't want a mean sounding name.

3. How many albums (not including compilation albums or albums featuring Nirvana) were released when Kurt was alive?

Answer: Three

Only three albums were released when Cobain was alive including "Bleach", "Nevermind" and "In Utero". "Incesticide" is a compilation album and the "Unplugged In New York" album was released in November of 1994.

4. On what album was the song "Spank Thru" first released?

Answer: "Sub Pop 200"

It was first released in 1988 on the compilation album "Sub Pop 200". There were many other first releases on the album including Soundgarden's "Sub Pop Rock City" and Mudhoney's "The Rose".

5. Kurt used Kool-Aid to dye his hair.

Answer: True

It is true he dyed his hair red around the same time as "Nevermind" was being recorded. You can see it slightly in some of the pictures in the "Nevermind" album sleeve.

6. The song "About A Girl" was about who?

Answer: Tracy Marander

It was about Tracy Marander who was Kurt's then-girlfriend. Tracy asked Kurt why he hadn't written any songs about her. Kurt never told her that the song was about her she only found out when she read "Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana".

7. Nirvana's first album "Bleach" was going to be called "Too Many Humans"?

Answer: True

It was renamed "Bleach" after Kurt saw a poster about AIDS which told drug users to bleach their works.

8. "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" is a secret song at the end of some copies of "Nevermind".

Answer: False

"Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" is a secret song at the end of the "In Utero" album but it is only included on non-US pressings of the album.

9. Nirvana's song "Rape Me" was renamed "Waif Me" for Wal-Mart and Kmart stores.

Answer: True

This was changed because these major department stores found the actual title too controversial.

10. On Kurt's 14th birthday his uncle offered to buy him either a bicycle or what other item?

Answer: Guitar

He gave him a choice of a bicycle or a guitar and Kurt choose a guitar. Kurt first started to learn how to play covers of songs before writing his own songs.

Source: Author clasonic13

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