Q 01/05

Nirvana's Nevermind hit number one in January 1992 by knocking which album off the top?

A) Dangerous

B) Ropin' the Wind

C) Use Your Illusion II

D) Achtung Baby

Answer · why

A) Dangerous

Dangerous fell to an album its label had expected to sell only modestly; Nevermind went on to sell over ten million copies in the US.

Q 02/05

Who produced Nirvana's Nevermind, giving it a far more polished, radio-friendly sound than Bleach?

A) Steve Albini

B) Butch Vig

C) Rick Rubin

D) Bob Rock

Answer · why

B) Butch Vig

Butch Vig had recorded Nirvana's 1990 Smart Studios demos, which won him the Nevermind job; he later played drums in Garbage.

Q 03/05

The swimming baby on the Nevermind cover, who sued the band in 2021, is named what?

A) Kirk Weddle

B) Robert Fisher

C) Spencer Elden

D) Jason Everman

Answer · why

C) Spencer Elden

Spencer Elden landed the shoot because his father, who built sets and rigging for photo shoots, was a friend of photographer Kirk Weddle.

Q 04/05

Nirvana left Sub Pop and released Nevermind on which label?

A) Elektra

B) Epic

C) Reprise

D) DGC

Answer · why

D) DGC

DGC, short for the David Geffen Company, already had Sonic Youth, a band Cobain admired, and Kim Gordon helped steer Nirvana there.

Q 05/05

Which indie producer recorded Nirvana's In Utero in two weeks in February 1993?

A) Steve Albini

B) Jack Endino

C) Brendan O'Brien

D) Scott Litt

Answer · why

A) Steve Albini

Steve Albini charged a flat fee and refused any royalty, insisting that paying a producer points was ethically indefensible.