Ah, the 90s: a time of promise and possibility, and the emergence of the Slacker Generation. And there was no better artistic expression of Generation X than the grunge movement, pioneered in Seattle by bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Hole, and Alice in Chains, and copied all around the world. Suddenly it became cool to be tortured and de rigueur to turn up to parties in items of clothing that were found at the bottom of the wash basket. If you were clean cut and working you were definitely a member of the Tom-Tom Club (found out why in our marvellous quiz!). So, don your Wack Slacks and Doc Martens and prepare to be taken on a trip down memory lane. Just how much DO you know about the 90s grunge movement? We're about to find out.
Seattle will forever remain the grunge capital of the universe. Which of the following grunge legends wasn't born on the NorthWest coast?
Which of the following 90s grunge bands won a national demo competition, catapulting them into the limelight?
Which Seattle grunge band reformed in 2010 and disbanded in 2019?
Grunge is largely associated with male bands, but there were plenty of female icons. Which of the following bands was NOT fronted by a woman?
Which early Seattle band (with a geographically-inspired name) is widely considered to have sparked the grunge revolution?
Which of the following albums finally sold 10 million copies in 2013?
There are lots of rumours about what inspired the band name, Pearl Jam. But before they settled for that name, they signed into hotels under the name of which basketball player?
Which grunge influencer died from an overdose before making it as a star?
Which band battled Canadian copyright laws and lost, resulting in adding an X to their name?
¡Viva Zapata! by 7 Year Bitch was a tribute to what?
Dave Grohl was the drummer for which iconic 90s band?
A bored receptionist at Sub Pop Records put together a list of "grunge slang", which was later published in the New York Times. Which of the following expressions was NOT on that list?
Courtney Love is most famous for being the lead singer of Hole, but which movie did she star in before Hole hit the big time?
What was the name of the band fronted by to-be Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain?
Which band was originally called Mighty Joe Young?
Which surprising song did Layne Staley use to audition for Alice in Chains?
Which supergroup of the grunge scene was made from members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden?
Which of the following iconic 90s bands wasn't signed by Sub Pop - Seattle's grunge label?
Pearl Jam came into being in 1990 and was formed by former members of which group?
