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  Soundgarden    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Since I couldn't find a soundgarden quiz, I made one. Quite easy...
Average, 10 Qns, pernie, Mar 18 14
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  "Superunknown" by Soundgarden   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another great CD from the 1990s. Good luck with the quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, diamondjim68, May 28 10
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  History of the Band - Soundgarden    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Hello and welcome to my quiz on the rock-band Soundgarden. This quiz will cover the history of Soundgarden from their origins up until 2014.
Tough, 25 Qns, Battlegun, Aug 24 15
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  Soundgarden Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A fairly easy quiz about Soundgarden.
Difficult, 15 Qns, louderthanlove, Oct 12 03
Difficult
louderthanlove
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  Soundgarden - The Superunknown album    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One of the best grunge albums of all time, "Superunknown" has amazing music and brilliant lyrics.
Average, 10 Qns, retro_groove, Jan 22 05
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  Down On The Upside   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The following is a quiz regarding Soundgarden's fifth and final studio album. Good luck and enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, allthway2elevn, Aug 07 09
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  Soundgarden stumpers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Interesting trivia about the great Seattle band Soundgarden.
Difficult, 10 Qns, viva_la_vinyl, Jan 23 03
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trivia question Quick Question
From which Soundgarden song is this lyric; "Suffer to swim and dying to sink, these things in the air will make you think"?

From Quiz "Soundgarden Trivia"





Soundgarden Trivia Questions
1. Soundgarden was first formed in what year?

From Quiz History of the Band - Soundgarden

Answer: 1984

With only three members, Soundgarden formed themselves in late 1984. They would not release any material until 1987 however.

2. What is the correct title of the song with these lyrics: "So throw it away, you don't have to take me, make no mistakes, I'm what you make me, so let it go, let it go, let it go, won't you let it"?

From Quiz "Superunknown" by Soundgarden

Answer: Let Me Drown

'Let Me Drown' was written by lead singer Chris Cornell. The lyrics in the chorus repeatedly say 'Give up to greed, you don't have to feed me, give up to fate, you don't have to need me. So let it go, let it go, let it go, won't you let it drown me in you, drown me in you, drown me in you'.

3. Who was Soundgarden's first drummer?

From Quiz Soundgarden Trivia

Answer: Chris Cornell

Soundgarden began as a trio with Cornell on drums and vocals. Sundquist joined in around 1985 as a drummer, but left soon afterwards and was replaced by Matt Cameron.

4. What Soundgarden songs appear on the 'Deep Six' compilation cd?

From Quiz Soundgarden stumpers

Answer: 'Heretic', 'Tears To Forget' and 'All Your Lies'

The cd was released in April 1986 and also featured songs by Melvins, Malfunkshun, Skin Yard, Green River and U-Men.

5. What song has these lyrics: "Whatsoever I've feared has come to life, whatsoever I've fought off became my life, just when everyday seemed to greet me with a smile, sunspots have faded and now I'm doing time".

From Quiz "Superunknown" by Soundgarden

Answer: Fell On Black Days

'Fell On Black Days' was one of five singles released from the CD. The song was written by Cornell about how an individual can feel happy and fulfilled with their lives, then realize they're actually very scared.

6. Which song on this album contains the lyrics "down on the upside"?

From Quiz Down On The Upside

Answer: Dusty

The lyrics are: "I think it's turning back on me I'm down on the upside".

7. How many songs does the album have (in the US)?

From Quiz Soundgarden - The Superunknown album

Answer: 15

The most well-known ones are number 7, "Black Hole Sun" and number 13, "4th of July". Other bands have made covers of "4th of July", such as Evanescence, which they like to play live when they are on tour.

8. Soundgarden covered the song 'Swallow My Pride' on their 'Fopp' EP. Who wrote the song originally?

From Quiz Soundgarden Trivia

Answer: Green River

The EP 'Fopp' also contained versions of the Ohio Players song after which it was named.

9. Soundgarden songs have appeared in two Cameron Crowe films. Which movies were they?

From Quiz Soundgarden stumpers

Answer: 'Singles' and 'Say Anything'

Soundgarden performed 'Birth Ritual' in 'Singles' and Chris Cornell also provided a solo acoustic track 'Seasons' for the 'Singles' soundtrack. 'Toy Box' and 'Flower' featured in 'Say Anything'.

10. What record label was "Down on the Upside" released on?

From Quiz Down On The Upside

Answer: A&M

Motown is the only label listed that Soundgarden was never a part of.

11. Which record label mastered this album?

From Quiz Soundgarden - The Superunknown album

Answer: A&M

It was mastered by David Collins at A&M Mastering Studios, Hollywood, CA.

12. From which Soundgarden song are these lyrics taken? "Treated like a queen, she was on borrowed self-esteem."

From Quiz Soundgarden Trivia

Answer: Flower

The song 'Flower' also featured on Soundgarden's EP of the same name along with 'Head Injury' and a previously unreleased track 'Toy Box', which had been left over from the 'Screaming Life' recording sessions.

13. A band called MACC recorded 'Hey Baby (Land of the Rising Sun)' on the tribute album to Jimi Hendrix 'Stone Free'. The M and A are Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Jeff Ament but who is/are the C C?

From Quiz Soundgarden stumpers

Answer: Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron

Other artists that appear on the album include The Cure, Eric Clapton, PM Dawn, Living Colour and Body Count.

14. What song was Soundgarden's first ever single?

From Quiz History of the Band - Soundgarden

Answer: Hunted Down

"Hunted Down", released in 1987 and produced by Jack Endino, was the first single Soundgarden released. This song would later be featured on "Screaming Life" (1987) and "A-Sides" (1997).

15. Who does the band want to feel the rhythm with your hands and steal the rhythm while you can?

From Quiz "Superunknown" by Soundgarden

Answer: Spoonman

'Spoonman' was the first single from the band's CD. The song is often credited as increasing Soundgarden's popularity. The song tells a misunderstood street musician named Artis. The song also featured backing vocals from bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron beating pots and pans.

16. Which track from "Down on the Upside" was written entirely by Kim Thayil?

From Quiz Down On The Upside

Answer: Never The Machine Forever

"Never the Machine Forever" was also the only song Thayil contributed his writing talents to, no other song on the album credits Kim as a writing collaborator.

17. Which song do these lyrics belong to? "I woke the same as any other day, except a voice was in my head."

From Quiz Soundgarden - The Superunknown album

Answer: The Day I Tried to Live

This song was written entirely by Chris Cornell, both the music and the lyrics.

18. What was Soundgarden's first full-length LP called?

From Quiz Soundgarden Trivia

Answer: Ultramega OK

Recorded on the SST label 1988's 'Ultramega OK' was also nominated for a Grammy and featured a cover of John Lennons 'One Minute Of Silence'.

19. A limited number of 'Badmotorfinger' albums were released with a bonus cd - 'S.O.M.M.S'. What does 'S.O.M.M.S' stand for?

From Quiz Soundgarden stumpers

Answer: Satan Oscillate My Metallic Sonatas

Satan oscillate my metallic sonatas is actually a palindrome sentence (it is the same backwards as forwards). The cd included an interesting cover of the Devo song 'Girl U Want' plus other unreleased tracks.

20. What song from Soundgarden's EP, "Screaming Life", contains these lyrics: "Leave your home, leave your mother and father. Go to where the reptiles roam, on the side of the border that is your home".

From Quiz History of the Band - Soundgarden

Answer: Little Joe

"Little Joe", the fifth song on the album, was composed by Kim Thayil while the lyrics were created by Chris Cornell.

21. What song won an award for Best Metal/Hard Rock performance at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards?

From Quiz "Superunknown" by Soundgarden

Answer: Black Hole Sun

'Black Hole Sun' was Soundgarden's fourth single and the most successful off the CD. the video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh. Cornell wrote the song in 15 minutes. He described the song as depressing, but with a pretty melody.

22. What year was "Down on the Upside" released?

From Quiz Down On The Upside

Answer: 1996

The release date in the US is May 21, 1996.

23. When was "Superunknown" released?

From Quiz Soundgarden - The Superunknown album

Answer: 1994

Soundgarden is usually related to Nirvana & Pearl Jam, other bands of the important grunge movement during the beginning of the 1990's. During the year "Superunknown" was released, Kurt Cobain was found dead in his house in Seattle (April 8th, 1994).

24. Under than name of M.A.C.C. Chris and Matt along with Mike McCready and Jeff Ament (of Pearl Jam) covered which Jimi Hendrix song for a tribute album?

From Quiz Soundgarden Trivia

Answer: Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)

M.A.C.C. was the name under which the song was released and it stood for the initials of each member of the band. McCready, Ament, Cornell and Cameron.

25. Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron were both involved in a tribute project to Andrew Wood. The band, Temple of the Dog was taken from a song written by Andrew Wood's band Mother Love Bone. Name that song.

From Quiz Soundgarden stumpers

Answer: Man of Golden Words

Temple of the Dog also featured Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. The album was released in April 1991 and re-released after both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam had made it big.

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