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Pearl Jam Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Pearl Jam? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Pearl Jam once boycotted Ticketmaster for over a decade over high service fees.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

The boycott lasted from 1994 to 1998, about four years, not over a decade.

2.

Pearl Jam was formed in Seattle after the breakup of Mother Love Bone.

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✓ TRUE

After Mother Love Bone dissolved following Andrew Wood's death, members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament formed Pearl Jam with Eddie Vedder.

3.

Pearl Jam's song 'Jeremy' was inspired by a real-life school shooting.

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The song is based on the 1991 suicide of Jeremy Wade Delle, who shot himself in front of his English class in Texas.

4.

Pearl Jam holds the record for most number-one albums on the Billboard 200 by a rock band.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

The Beatles hold the record for most number-one albums on the Billboard 200, with 19. Pearl Jam has several number-one albums, but not the most.

5.

Eddie Vedder worked as a gas station attendant before joining Pearl Jam.

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✓ TRUE

Vedder was pumping gas in San Diego when he received the demo tapes that led to him joining the band.

6.

Pearl Jam's album 'Vitalogy' was originally released on vinyl only.

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Vitalogy was first released on vinyl on November 22, 1994, two weeks before its CD and cassette release on December 6, 1994. Therefore, the initial release was exclusively on vinyl.

7.

Pearl Jam once performed a secret show under the name 'The Wacky Wombats'.

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Hard
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They actually used the fake name 'Puddin' Jones' for a 1992 club gig in Seattle, not 'The Wacky Wombats'.

8.

Pearl Jam's debut album 'Ten' was named after the jersey number of basketball player Mookie Blaylock.

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The album title 'Ten' references Mookie Blaylock's jersey number 10, as the band was originally called Mookie Blaylock.

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