1990's music quiz

What country artist recorded the cross-over hit of the decade in 1990, Friends in Low Places?

Garth Brooks

What does CD stand for?

Compact Disc

In what city did Grunge originate?

Seattle

What iconic album released by Nirvana in 1991 launched the Grunge style to international fame?

Nevermind

Name two grunge bands other than Nirvana.

Soundgarden and Alice in Chains

What grunge band released hits Evenflow, Alive, and Jeremy from their 1991 album Ten?

Pearl Jam

What Brit-pop band released massive hits Champagne Supernova and Wonderwall in the mid-90s?

Oasis

The Spice Girls are from what country?

UK

Whose recording of “All I Want for Christmas” remains one of the biggest selling Christmas songs of all time?

Mariah Carey

What female singer was the #1 selling artist of the 1990s?

Mariah Carey

Name two bands that were part of the Riot Grrrl movement.

Bikini Kill and Bratmobile

Kathleen Hanna was a lead member for Bikini Kill, a band associated with what style/genre?

Punk / Riot Grrrl

Jagged Little Pill was a hit for what female rocker in the mid-1990s?

Alanis Morissette

What iconic pop-punk band released Dookie in 1994?

Green Day

What 1992 Whitney Houston hit originally recorded by Dolly Parton features a gospel-style intro?

I Will Always Love You

From what country is Daft Punk, an EDM duo that scored big with Around the World in 1995?

France

The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, and Daft Punk were important early artists in what 90s genre?

Electronic Dance Music (EDM) / Electronica

Cher’s Believe, recorded in 1998, is known as one of the very first mainstream uses of what?

Auto-Tune

What voice-altering device was introduced to hip-hop by Roger Troutman in California Love, recorded by 2Pac and Dr. Dre?

Talk box

Who collaborated with Dr. Dre in 1992 for the hit Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang?

Snoop Dogg

What two artists lost their lives in separate shootings (mid-1990s) as part of a East-West rap feud?

Tupac and Biggie

What influential NYC-based rap collective featured artists like RZA, GZA, and Ghostface Killah?

Wu-Tang Clan

Who asked “won’t the real Slim Shady please stand up”?

Eminem

What group scored a big hit for Motown records in 1991 with Motownphilly in a style called New Jack Swing?

Boyz II Men

Usher, TLC, and Mary J. Blige are artists that sang in what genre?

Contemporary R&B

Who recorded the Contemporary R&B hit Nice and Slow in 1997?

Usher

What dynamic female rap duo had hits like Shoop and Let’s Talk About Sex in the early 90s?

Salt-N-Pepa

In what year did Queen Latifah and Salt-N-Pepa each win Grammys, the first for a female hip-hop artist?

1995

What is the name of Lauryn Hill’s iconic album from 1998, featuring singles like Doo Wop (That Thing) and Can’t Take My Eyes off of You?

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Who is the front-woman for the English hip-hop band The Fugees?

Lauryn Hill

What British alternative rock band launched a multi-decade career with albums Pablo Honey and OK Computer?

Radiohead

Killing in the Name Of and Bulls on Parade were two big hits for what early 1990s social justice Alt-rock band?

Rage Against the Machine

What mid-90s Ska/Punk band had the Reggae influenced hit Santeria?

Sublime

Björk is a 90s alternative artist from what country?

Iceland

Name two Nu Metal bands from the late 1990s.

Korn and Limp Bizkit

What 90s Pop punk band released hits Buddy Holly, Holiday, and The Sweater Song, influencing the emerging Emo style?

Weezer