Q1. In what year was the American rock band L7 formed?
A. 1983
B. 1985
C. 1987
D. 1989
Answer: B. 1985
Q2. What does the band’s name “L7” originally refer to in slang terms?
A. “Square,” meaning uncool or naive
B. A type of guitar chord
C. A Los Angeles highway route
D. The seventh letter of the alphabet repeated
Answer: A. “Square,” meaning uncool or naive
Q3. Who were the founding members of L7?
A. Donita Sparks and Jennifer Finch
B. Suzi Gardner and Dee Plakas
C. Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner
D. Jennifer Finch and Dee Plakas
Answer: C. Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner
Q4. What was the name of L7’s debut studio album, released in 1988?
A. Smell the Magic
B. L7
C. Bricks Are Heavy
D. Hungry for Stink
Answer: B. L7
Q5. Which label released L7’s second album, Smell the Magic, in 1990?
A. Epitaph Records
B. Slash Records
C. Sub Pop Records
D. Wax Tadpole Records
Answer: C. Sub Pop Records
Q6. Who served as the band’s original drummer before Dee Plakas joined in 1989?
A. Roy Koutsky
B. Greta Brinkman
C. Gail Greenwood
D. Anne Anderson
Answer: A. Roy Koutsky
Q7. What significant change occurred in L7’s lineup in late 1989?
A. Jennifer Finch left the band
B. They became an all-female quartet with Dee Plakas
C. Suzi Gardner switched to bass
D. They added a second guitarist
Answer: B. They became an all-female quartet with Dee Plakas
Q8. Which 1992 album, produced by Butch Vig, is considered L7’s breakthrough and most successful release?
A. Hungry for Stink
B. The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
C. Bricks Are Heavy
D. Slap-Happy
Answer: C. Bricks Are Heavy
Q9. What was the lead single from Bricks Are Heavy that peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart?
A. Shitlist
B. Pretend We’re Dead
C. Wargasm
D. Everglade
Answer: B. Pretend We’re Dead
Q10. In 1991, L7 co-founded an organization to support pro-choice causes through benefit concerts. What was it called?
A. Rock for Choice
B. Riot Grrrl Alliance
C. Women in Rock
D. Punk for Peace
Answer: A. Rock for Choice
Q11. Which major festival did L7 perform at in 1992, where a controversial on-stage incident involving Donita Sparks occurred?
A. Lollapalooza
B. Reading Festival
C. Glastonbury
D. Warped Tour
Answer: B. Reading Festival
Q12. What was the title of L7’s fourth studio album, released in 1994 and peaking at No. 117 on the Billboard 200?
A. Smell the Magic
B. Scatter the Rats
C. Hungry for Stink
D. The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
Answer: C. Hungry for Stink
Q13. Which band shared the main stage with L7 on the 1994 Lollapalooza tour?
A. Nirvana
B. The Smashing Pumpkins
C. Pearl Jam
D. Red Hot Chili Peppers
Answer: B. The Smashing Pumpkins
Q14. What controversial act did Donita Sparks perform on the UK TV show The Word in 1992?
A. Smashing a guitar on stage
B. Mooning the audience
C. Dropping her pants to appear nude from the waist down
D. Lighting a fire during a song
Answer: C. Dropping her pants to appear nude from the waist down
Q15. When did Jennifer Finch leave L7, and what was the context?
A. 1992, after the Reading Festival
B. 1996, during recording of The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
C. 1999, before Slap-Happy
D. 2001, at the band’s hiatus
Answer: B. 1996, during recording of The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
Q16. Who temporarily played bass on The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum after Finch’s departure?
A. Gail Greenwood
B. Suzi Gardner
C. Greta Brinkman
D. Dee Plakas
Answer: C. Greta Brinkman
Q17. Which former Belly member joined L7 as full-time bassist for the Slap-Happy tour?
A. Tanya Donelly
B. Gail Greenwood
C. Chris Gorman
D. Fred Abong
Answer: B. Gail Greenwood
Q18. What unique promotional stunt did L7 pull at the 1999 Lilith Fair to advertise Slap-Happy?
A. A banner towed by a plane reading “Bored? Tired? Try L7”
B. A skywriting message over the venue
C. Free tampons for fans
D. A mock riot on stage
Answer: A. A banner towed by a plane reading “Bored? Tired? Try L7”
Q19. When did L7 go on an indefinite hiatus after their final album?
A. 1997
B. 1999
C. 2001
D. 2003
Answer: C. 2001
Q20. In what year did L7 reunite with their original lineup?
A. 2012
B. 2014
C. 2016
D. 2018
Answer: B. 2014
Q21. What was the title of L7’s first new song in 18 years, released in 2017?
A. I Came Back to Bitch
B. Burn Baby
C. Dispatch from Mar-a-Lago
D. Fuel My Fire
Answer: C. Dispatch from Mar-a-Lago
Q22. Which 2019 album marked L7’s comeback after reunion?
A. Bricks Are Heavy (reissue)
B. Scatter the Rats
C. Hungry for Stink (deluxe)
D. The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
Answer: B. Scatter the Rats
Q23. What 2016 documentary chronicles L7’s rise, fall, and reunion?
A. L7: The Beauty Process
B. Not Bad for a Girl
C. L7: Pretend We’re Dead
D. Rock for Choice: The Legacy
Answer: C. L7: Pretend We’re Dead
Q24. In which John Waters film did L7 appear as the fictional band “Camel Lips”?
A. Hairspray
B. Serial Mom
C. Pink Flamingos
D. Cry-Baby
Answer: B. Serial Mom
Q25. Which L7 song from Bricks Are Heavy was featured on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack?
A. Shitlist
B. Pretend We’re Dead
C. Monster
D. Diet Pill
Answer: A. Shitlist
