Q 01/05

In which city was Soundgarden formed in 1984?

A) Portland

B) Olympia

C) Seattle

D) Tacoma

Answer · why

C) Seattle

Seattle. Cornell grew up there, left school as a teenager and was working as a sous-chef at a restaurant called Ray's Boathouse before the band took o...

Q 02/05

Chris Cornell wrote and sang the theme song for which James Bond film?

A) Die Another Day

B) Quantum of Solace

C) Casino Royale

D) Skyfall

Answer · why

C) Casino Royale

Casino Royale. Cornell refused to work the film's title into the lyrics, so You Know My Name became the first Bond theme since Octopussy in 1983 not t...

Q 03/05

Who played lead guitar in Soundgarden?

A) Jerry Cantrell

B) Mike McCready

C) Stone Gossard

D) Kim Thayil

Answer · why

D) Kim Thayil

Kim Thayil. He learned drop-D tuning from the Melvins' Buzz Osborne during a chat about Black Sabbath, showed it to his bandmates, and the heavier sou...

Q 04/05

Which instrument did Chris Cornell play while singing in Soundgarden's first year?

A) Drums

B) Bass

C) Rhythm guitar

D) Keyboards

Answer · why

A) Drums

Drums. In 1985 his friend Scott Sundquist took over the kit so that Cornell could step out front and concentrate on singing.

Q 05/05

Who was Soundgarden's drummer from 1986 onward?

A) Scott Sundquist

B) Dave Grohl

C) Dave Krusen

D) Matt Cameron

Answer · why

D) Matt Cameron

Matt Cameron. As a 15-year-old he sang Puberty Love, the song that is blasted at the monsters to finish them off in the 1978 cult film Attack of the K...