Pearl Jam Deep Dive Quiz (11 Hard Questions)
November 7, 2025
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#1. Which band member, prior to joining Pearl Jam, had played with a band that broke up due to a stylistic division between himself and bandmate Mark Arm?
#2. Which Pearl Jam album sold over 950,000 copies in its first week of release, but later had its first-week sales record broken by an album from Garth Brooks?
#3. What specific reason did the band cite for firing drummer Dave Abbruzzese after the completion of recording Vitalogy?
#4. Prior to the formation of Pearl Jam, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament played with which band that featured Malfunkshun vocalist Andrew Wood?
#5. What was the name of the ‘mini-opera’ Eddie Vedder recorded the vocals for (“Alive,” “Once,” and “Footsteps”) on the demo tape he received from Jack Irons?
#6. In what year was Pearl Jam inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
#7. Pearl Jam’s first music video since 1992 was created for which song, featuring the work of comic book artist Todd McFarlane?
#8. Which earlier band were Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament members of during the mid-1980s that “disbanded in 1987”?
#9. What recording technique, utilized by producer Tchad Blake on several tracks, is referenced in the title of the band’s sixth studio album?
#10. Which two songs did Pearl Jam contribute to the soundtrack of the 1992 Cameron Crowe film Singles?
#11. What was the Rolling Stone ranking given to Pearl Jam in a readers’ poll for its “Top Ten Live Acts of All Time” issue?
