Weezer's Pinkerton came out in 1996. By that time Green Day had had two major albums "Dookie" and "Insomniac" out, along with "39/Smooth" and "Kerplunk."
Insomniac" was Green Day's most recent album when Weezer's "Pinkerton" came out. In "El Scorcho" on "Pinkerton" Rivers Cuomo sings about how a girl he knew had never heard of Green Day