Q 01/05

Which pop legend plays piano on the title track of Alice in Chains' 2009 comeback album, a tribute to Layne Staley?

A) Billy Joel

B) Elton John

C) Paul McCartney

D) Stevie Wonder

Answer · why

B) Elton John

Elton John was the first act Layne Staley ever saw in concert. Jerry Cantrell invited him to play on the song, which closes the album Black Gives Way ...

Q 02/05

What appears on the cover of Alice in Chains' 1995 self-titled album, an idea from drummer Sean Kinney's childhood?

A) A one-eyed cat

B) A two-headed calf

C) A headless chicken

D) A three-legged dog

Answer · why

D) A three-legged dog

A three-legged dog like the one on the cover used to chase Sean Kinney on his rounds as a paperboy. Fans nicknamed the record Tripod, the title Kinney...

Q 03/05

Which Alice in Chains song about Jerry Cantrell's father in Vietnam is titled after his childhood nickname?

A) Rooster

B) Junkhead

C) Sickman

D) Brother

Answer · why

A) Rooster

Rooster was what the family called Jerry Cantrell Sr. as a boy, because his hair stuck up like a cockerel's comb. He appears in the song's video, talk...

Q 04/05

Who was the last straw among the terrible singers Alice in Chains auditioned to push Layne Staley into joining?

A) A wedding singer

B) An Elvis impersonator

C) A male stripper

D) A karaoke host

Answer · why

C) A male stripper

A male stripper turned up to audition, and Layne Staley finally took the hint and joined. His future bandmates had been trying out hopeless singers in...

Q 05/05

Layne Staley of Alice in Chains died on April 5, eight years to the day after which other Seattle singer?

A) Andrew Wood

B) Kurt Cobain

C) Mark Lanegan

D) Mia Zapata

Answer · why

B) Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain died on April 5, 1994, and Layne Staley on the same date in 2002. Staley had been dead for two weeks before he was found in his Seattle co...