Q 01/05

Which 1991 album featuring 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' helped popularize alternative rock?

A) Bleach

B) In Utero

C) Nevermind

D) Incesticide

Answer · why

C) Nevermind

Nevermind replaced Michael Jackson's Dangerous at number one on January 11, 1992, a result nobody at Geffen had planned for: the label had hoped to se...

Q 02/05

Which New York rapper released the landmark debut album 'Illmatic' in 1994?

A) Nas

B) Rakim

C) Big L

D) Jay-Z

Answer · why

A) Nas

Nas was 20 when Illmatic came out; it sold only 59,000 copies in its first week and was not certified gold until January 1996.

Q 03/05

Which single replaced Boyz II Men's own 'I'll Make Love to You' at number one?

A) Water Runs Dry

B) On Bended Knee

C) Thank You

D) A Song for Mama

Answer · why

B) On Bended Knee

On Bended Knee made Boyz II Men the first act since the Beatles to replace itself at number one; it lost the top spot after two weeks, then won it bac...

Q 04/05

'Firestarter' and 'Breathe' were singles from which 1997 album by The Prodigy?

A) Music for the Jilted Generation

B) Experience

C) The Fat of the Land

D) Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned

Answer · why

C) The Fat of the Land

The Fat of the Land topped both the UK chart and the US Billboard 200; MTV would air the video for its third single, 'Smack My Bitch Up', only late at...

Q 05/05

Which band's self-titled 1994 debut, known as the Blue Album, produced 'Buddy Holly' and 'Say It Ain't So'?

A) The Offspring

B) Green Day

C) Weezer

D) Blink-182

Answer · why

C) Weezer

The Spike Jonze video for 'Buddy Holly' dropped Weezer into Arnold's diner from Happy Days and won four MTV Video Music Awards in 1995; 'Undone – The ...