Question 1

True or false: Lou Barlow was kicked out of Dinosaur Jr in 1989 due to personal tensions with J Mascis.

Accepted Answer

True. True. Barlow's departure was acrimonious, leading to his focus on Sebadoh and a long feud with Mascis.

Question 2

True or false: The band's name was inspired by a toy dinosaur owned by Lou Barlow.

Accepted Answer

False. False. The name came from a combination of 'dinosaur' (from a dream) and 'Jr' as a playful suffix, not a toy.

Question 3

True or false: J Mascis has been a vegetarian since the early 1990s.

Accepted Answer

True. True. Mascis adopted a vegetarian diet in the early '90s, citing animal rights and health reasons.

Question 4

True or false: Dinosaur Jr originally formed under the name 'The Dinosaurs' in 1984.

Accepted Answer

False. False. They were first called 'Dinosaur' (without 'Jr') until legal threats from a band named The Dinosaurs forced the change.

Question 5

True or false: Dinosaur Jr's album 'You're Living All Over Me' was originally released on SST Records.

Accepted Answer

True. True. The album came out in 1987 on SST, the iconic indie label run by Black Flag's Greg Ginn.

Question 6

True or false: The band's 1994 album 'Without a Sound' was their only album to chart in the Billboard Top 100.

Accepted Answer

False. False. 'Where You Been' (1993) also charted in the Top 100; 'Without a Sound' peaked at #44.

Question 7

True or false: Dinosaur Jr's 1991 album 'Green Mind' features a cameo by Kurt Cobain on guitar.

Accepted Answer

False. False. Cobain never played on 'Green Mind'; the rumor persists due to Mascis's similar vocal style to Nirvana.

Question 8

True or false: J Mascis plays all guitar, bass, and drum parts on most Dinosaur Jr albums.

Accepted Answer

True. True. Mascis is famously a control freak in the studio, often recording everything himself except vocals.

Dinosaur Jr Trivia Questions