Deathiversary
1. Where was Kurt Cobain born?
Seattle, Washington
Eugene, Oregon
Aberdeen, Washington
Lithium, Texas
2. In an interview with The Advocate, Cobain claimed to have spray painted what phrase on the side of pickup trucks in his home town as a child?
God is Awesome
God is Gay
God is Possibly a Metaphoric Syncresis for Aspects of Ourselves
The interviewer could not make it out, because he was mumbling.
3. Kurt Cobain initially began using heroin in order to treat what chronic condition?
scoliosis
an undiagnosed but debilitating stomach pain
bipolar disorder
heroin addiction
4. Cobain's first daughter Francis has what unusual middle name (given because she resembled that object on her first sonogram)?
Bean
Blob
Caterpillar
Eggroll
5. What Nirvana song or album had to be retitled in order to be sold in Wal-Mart stores?
In Utero (retitled Unborn Person)
Very Ape (retitled The Garden of Eden)
Breed (retitled Snuggle)
Rape Me (retitled Waif Me)
6. How old was Cobain when he committed suicide?
twenty-four
twenty-seven
twenty-nine
thirty-two
7. What is the title of the 2005 Gus Van Sant film portraying a fictionalized account of the final days in the life of a musician bearing a strong resemblance to Kurt Cobain?
The Death of Burt Kocaine
Final Days
Last Days
Heavier Than Heaven
8. Which of the following is NOT a book or film investigating the "mystery" surrounding Kurt Cobain's death?
Kurt and Courtney
They Nailed Him to a Cross: Cobain's Real "Last Days"
Who Killed Kurt Cobain?
Love and Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain
9. According to documentarian Nick Broomfield, who investigated the last year of Cobain's life in detail, what most likely killed Kurt Cobain?
A conspiracy between Courtney Love and the record companies
A conspiracy between Courtney Love and MTV executives
the pressures of rock stardom
a lack of caring for him.
10. Fill in the blanks. After Rolling Stone writer David Fricke called Kurt Cobain "the _____ of his generation," conservative commentator John McLaughlin objected that he would in fact be known as "the _____ of his generation - a loser."
Elvis Presley; Janis Joplin
John Lennon; Sid Vicious
Lord Byron; Edgar Allen Poe
Batman; Spiderman