Q 01/05

In which city was Weezer formed in 1992?

A) Seattle

B) Boston

C) New York City

D) Los Angeles

Answer · why

D) Los Angeles

Rivers Cuomo had moved there from Connecticut in 1989 with his high-school metal band Avant Garde. Grunge-hungry LA crowds were initially unimpressed ...

Q 02/05

Weezer's very first show, on March 19, 1992, was as the opening act for a band fronted by which actor?

A) Johnny Depp

B) Keanu Reeves

C) Jared Leto

D) Russell Crowe

Answer · why

B) Keanu Reeves

Reeves' band Dogstar headlined. Weezer had formed barely a month earlier, on February 15.

Q 03/05

What was the name of the 1992 demo that got Weezer noticed by Geffen Records?

A) The Garage Tape

B) The Kitchen Tape

C) The Bedroom Demo

D) The Blue Demo

Answer · why

B) The Kitchen Tape

It included an early version of 'Say It Ain't So'. A&R man Todd Sullivan heard it and signed the band in June 1993.

Q 04/05

Which former frontman of the Cars produced Weezer's debut Blue Album?

A) Butch Vig

B) Rob Cavallo

C) Steve Albini

D) Ric Ocasek

Answer · why

D) Ric Ocasek

He returned for the Green Album and Everything Will Be Alright in the End, and talked Cuomo into keeping 'Buddy Holly' on the record. Van Weezer was d...

Q 05/05

At which famous New York studio was most of the Blue Album recorded in 1993?

A) The Hit Factory

B) Electric Lady Studios

C) The Power Station

D) Sear Sound

Answer · why

B) Electric Lady Studios

The studio was built for Jimi Hendrix. Sessions ran from August to September 1993, and the band had rehearsed 15 songs in the city beforehand.