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Quintessential grunge band Nirvana Grunge icon Kurt Cobain
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That ’90s Quiz
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Rock Music and Rock ’n’ Roll
American quartet Boyz II Men (left to right) Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris, Nathan Morris and Michael McClary, 1992. (music, rhythm-and-blues). Photographed at the American Music Awards where they won Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist, Los Angeles, California, January 27, 1992.
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Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Video Hits Two Billion YouTube Views • June 12, 2025, 3:46 AM ET (Billboard)
Superfans gather to hear resurfaced tape of Nirvana's now-famed Calgary concert • May 31, 2025, 7:35 AM ET (CBC)

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Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2014) • Grammy Award (1995)
Notable Works “Bleach” • “Nevermind”
Related People Dave Grohl • Kurt Cobain

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Quintessential grunge band Nirvana
Grunge icon Kurt Cobain
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Publicity still of Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock in 1957. (cinema, movies, motion pictures, film)
Rock Music and Rock ’n’ Roll
"Back to the 90's" with a dotted and herringbone background pattern. (1990s, retro style, decades, nostalgia) SEE CONTENT NOTES.
That ’90s Quiz
American quartet Boyz II Men (left to right) Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris, Nathan Morris and Michael McClary, 1992. (music, rhythm-and-blues). Photographed at the American Music Awards where they won Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist, Los Angeles, California, January 27, 1992.
90s Music Quiz