Q 01/05

Pearl Jam formed in 1990 in the largest city of which U.S. state?

A) Washington

B) Oregon

C) California

D) Illinois

Answer · why

A) Washington

Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament had just lost their previous band, Mother Love Bone, when singer Andrew Wood died.

Q 02/05

Under what name did Pearl Jam briefly perform before settling on their permanent name?

A) Citizen Dick

B) Mookie Blaylock

C) Bad Radio

D) Green River

Answer · why

B) Mookie Blaylock

They borrowed it from an NBA point guard, and when they were forced to change it they named their debut album after his jersey number.

Q 03/05

Which basketball player's jersey number gave Pearl Jam's debut album its title?

A) Gary Payton

B) Shawn Kemp

C) Mookie Blaylock

D) Detlef Schrempf

Answer · why

C) Mookie Blaylock

Blaylock, a Nets and Hawks point guard, wore number 10, hence Ten.

Q 04/05

The 'Jam' half of Pearl Jam's name was inspired by a concert by which musician?

A) Bob Dylan

B) Bruce Springsteen

C) Jerry Garcia

D) Neil Young

Answer · why

D) Neil Young

Jeff Ament came up with 'Pearl'; the band later backed Young on his 1995 album Mirror Ball.

Q 05/05

Gossard and Ament's earlier band, Mother Love Bone, ended when Andrew Wood died of what?

A) A heroin overdose

B) A car crash

C) A stage fall

D) A house fire

Answer · why

A) A heroin overdose

He died days before the band's debut album Apple was due out; A friend from another Seattle band formed Temple of the Dog in his memory.