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History of alternative rock - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 117 times
- The average score is 6 of 12
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| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| This 1960s New York art rock band, produced by Andy Warhol, influenced nearly all alternative rock bands that followed | The Velvet Underground | 83%
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| This New York band is credited with creating the punk rock sound | Ramones | 71%
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| This 1980s English indie band shaped the sound and aesthetic of much indie music that followed, with their crooning vocals, jangly guitars, and poetic lyrics | The Smiths | 69%
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| Following the death of singer Ian Curtis, the other members of post-punk pioneers Joy Division reformed under this name | New Order | 65%
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| This New York club is considered the birthplace of punk rock. | CBGB | 57%
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| Bands like My Bloody Valentine, Ride, and Slowdive pioneered this genre, characterized by extremely loud and distorted, yet beautiful, psychedelic, ethereal, and dreamy guitars. | Shoegaze | 54%
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| This Washington, DC hardcore punk band coined the term "straight edge," referring to the abstention of drug and alcohol use | Minor Threat | 36%
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| This rapper/electronic artist, born in the UK to Sri Lankan parents, is known for weaving political and international messages into her eclectic dance music | M.I.A. | 35%
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| This British band, known for its androgynous image, virtuosic guitars, and angsty lyrics, was the first to be labeled "Britpop" by the British press before they'd even released an album | Suede | 30%
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| What punk-metal fusion genre are the following bands? Eyehategod, Crowbar, Mastodon, Neurosis, Melvins | Sludge Metal | 25%
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| This anarchist British punk band was known for living communally, and advocating for animal rights and feminism. They are also known for their striking visual art. | Crass | 21%
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| What genre are the following bands? This Mortal Coil, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Dead Can Dance, Lycia | Darkwave | 19%
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