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

Geffen had hoped Nevermind might sell 250,000 copies; it was certified Diamond by 1999.

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

Sub Pop head Bruce Pavitt suggested him. 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

He was four months old and the son of a friend of the photographer. Cobain's proposed compromise for the nudity was a sticker, not a crop.

Q 04/05

Nirvana left Sub Pop and released Nevermind on which Geffen imprint?

A) Elektra

B) Epic

C) Reprise

D) DGC

Answer · why

D) DGC

Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth helped steer them there. The advance was $287,000.

Q 05/05

Which famously principled indie producer recorded Nirvana's In Utero in two weeks for $25,000?

A) Steve Albini

B) Jack Endino

C) Brendan O'Brien

D) Scott Litt

Answer · why

A) Steve Albini

The sessions were at Pachyderm Studio, where PJ Harvey had made Rid of Me the same year.