• 01

    During what touring music festival was the term "alternative rock" first coined?

  • 02

    What method of airplay had a significant impact on many alternative bands such as R.E.M and the Smiths?

  • 03

    What was the term given to bands which, despite success, attempted to maintain an anti-corporate stance?

  • 04

    Which Irish alternative rock band quartet rode to worldwide success on the tripod of post-punk, college radio stations, and indie zeitgeist?

  • 05

    Which 1984 U2 release featured their first top 40 US hit "Pride (In the Name of Love)"?

  • 06

    What is the name of the often-difficult-to-understand singer for R.E.M.?

  • 07

    Which 1985 R.E.M. release featured the college rock anthem "Can't Get There From Here"?

  • 08

    Which NYC post-punk band gave up on the straight-ahead beat of rock & roll to instead experiment with noise, dissonance, and textured layers of sound?

  • 09

    Which hardcore band, originally based in Washington, D.C., combined elements of punk, fusion, and reggae?

  • 10

    Which politically conscious hardcore band blended guitar riffs with reggae on their 1987 debut, Repeater?

  • 11

    Which Orange County-based hardcore band spread the message of the alternative underground by touring extensively across the United States?

  • 12

    Originally named Henry Garfield, who was Black Flag's most memorable frontman?

  • 13

    What is the name of the 25-song concept album released by Husker Du in 1984?

  • 14

    Which enigmatic British singer often delved into literary references in her work, as in her foray into the work of James Joyce on the 1989 release The Sensual World?

  • 15

    Which British band scored its first American hit in 1987 with "Just Like Heaven"?

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