Q 01/05

Kris Kross, the teen duo behind "Jump", famously wore their jeans and jerseys in which unusual way?

A) Inside out

B) Backward

C) Upside down

D) Mismatched

Answer · why

B) Backward

Backward was the whole look, from baseball caps to baggy jeans. Chris Kelly reportedly kept wearing his pants that way long after the hits stopped.

Q 02/05

Which Queen classic, revived by Wayne's World, did "Jump" by Kris Kross keep at number two in 1992?

A) Bohemian Rhapsody

B) We Are the Champions

C) Somebody to Love

D) Don't Stop Me Now

Answer · why

A) Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody re-entered the Hot 100 after 16 years and climbed higher than it had in 1976, only to stall behind two 13-year-olds.

Q 03/05

Kris Kross spent summer 1992 opening the European dates of the Dangerous World Tour for which superstar?

A) Whitney Houston

B) Bruce Springsteen

C) Michael Jackson

D) MC Hammer

Answer · why

C) Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson took the duo on the road months after their debut single came out, and gave them a cameo in his "Jam" video beside a basketball legend...

Q 04/05

The Kris Kross debut album took its producer two years, but roughly how long did writing "Jump" take him?

A) About half an hour

B) About two days

C) About two weeks

D) About eighteen months

Answer · why

A) About half an hour

About half an hour is all he says the song needed. The idea came from watching crowds bounce at concerts and wanting a chant that everybody could join...

Q 05/05

Kris Kross performed "It's a Shame" in a guest spot on which college sitcom spun off from The Cosby Show?

A) Family Matters

B) Living Single

C) Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

D) A Different World

Answer · why

D) A Different World

A Different World, set at the fictional Hillman College, booked the duo at the height of their fame, during its sixth and final season.