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85. Which former MTV VJ is a UW graduate?
(A) Kevin Seal
(B) Pauly Shore
(C) Kennedy
(D) Jesse Camp

86. The cast of MTV's The Real World regularly used this unlikely form of public transportation during their Seattle stay, prompting laughter among knowing locals:
(A) Monorail
(B) Trolley
(C) Handsome cab
(D) Gondola

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87. Which of the following is the name of a Posies album?
(A) Almost Famous
(B) Dear 23
(C) Fantastic Failure
(D) Amazed and Disgraced

88. Which of the following is the name of an Unwound album?
(A) The Future of What
(B) Repetitive Stress Disorder
(C) Unwinding—The Best of Unwound
(D) Yielding to a Civilized Society

89. During their first few years, the band Sunny Day Real Estate refused to play where?
(A) Oregon
(B) Arizona
(C) California
(D) Cincinnati

90. Which local label was the first to release an EP by the up-and-coming Modesto, Calif., band Grandaddy?
(A) Sub Pop
(B) Barsuk
(C) Will
(D) Up

91. Which local label was the first to release a CD by the SoCal band Queens of the Stone Age?
(A) C/Z
(B) Loosegroove
(C) Tooth and Nail
(D) Made in Mexico

92. Pedro the Lion's lead singer is:
(A) David Bazan
(B) Damien Jurado
(C) Ben Gibbard
(D) David Brown

93. John Atkins of 764-Hero was previously in which band?
(A) Foo Fighters
(B) Alien Crime Syndicate
(C) Hovercraft
(D) Hush Harbor

94. Wellwater Conspiracy features members of which two bands?
(A) Monster Magnet and the Presidents of the USA
(B) Monster Magnet and Pearl Jam
(C) Pearl Jam and the Presidents of the USA
(D) Pearl Jam and Built to Spill

95. The Showbox's defunct, once-popular dance night, Electrolush, took place every:
(A) Monday
(B) Friday
(C) Saturday
(D) Wednesday

SECTION SEVEN—True or False (5 questions)

96. (T or F) Seattle Weekly once printed a cover story titled "Is Grunge Too White?"

97. (T or F) The Stranger fired former Music Editor Everett True after learning he was a bigamist.

98. (T or F) Members of Silkworm started a Capitol Hill ricksha service in the mid '90s.

99. (T or F) Paul Allen's original plan for Experience Music Project was a museum dedicated to Jimi Hendrix.

100. (T or F) Courtney Love turned the house where she and Kurt Cobain lived into a museum dedicated to her ex-husband's life.

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