Q.1
Which record label began as a music shop in 1976 and is, according to the Guardian, "arguably the most important of all indie labels"?
Rough Trade
Sub Pop
Merge
Touch and Go
Q.2
Which indie rock band's farewell show, with more than 100,000 people in attendance, is said to be the largest concert in independent music history?
Dispatch
Fruit Bats
Guided by Voices
LCD Soundsystem
Q.3
Which independent record label was founded by a 12-year-old Greg Ginn (of Black Flag fame) as a radio parts company and signed indie rock icons the Meat Puppets, Sonic Youth, and Dinosaur Jr.?
RTS Records
SST Records
AST Records
STA Records
Q.4
Which indie rock band recorded the theme song to the '00s American sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle"?
Dinosaur Jr.
Barenaked Ladies
They Might Be Giants
Kings of Convenience
Q.5
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks features the frontman of which '90s indie rock band?
Archers of Loaf
Pavement
Built to Spill
The Mountain Goats
Q.6
Which independent record label's roster includes Beck, Radiohead, Jack White, and Sigur Rós?
Matador Records
XL Recordings
4AD
Rough Trade Records
Q.7
The members of Vampire Weekend met while attending which US Ivy League university?
Columbia
Harvard
Princeton
Cornell
Q.8
Carrie Brownstein played in what indie rock group before achieving "Portlandia" success?
Bikini Kill
Le Tigre
Rilo Kiley
Sleater-Kinney
Q.9
Which English indie rock band released the fastest-selling debut album in British music history?
Alt-J
Arctic Monkeys
Kaiser Chiefs
Noah and the Whale
Q.10
How many studio albums has Sonic Youth released?
6
11
18
15