- 1. Which song is the most performed track by the band from the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik?
A) Give it Away
B) Suck My Kiss
C) Under the Bridge
D) Sir Psycho Sexy
- 2. How many times has 'Give it Away' been performed since 1991?
A) Over 1000 times
B) Exactly 1000 times
C) Exactly 500 times
D) Less than 100 times
- 3. Which of these songs has never been performed in full from the album?
A) I Could Have Lied
B) Mellowship Slinky in B Major
C) Suck My Kiss
D) Sir Psycho Sexy
- 4. How many times has 'Apache Rose Peacock' been partially performed?
A) 3 times
B) Once
C) 10 times
D) Never
- 5. In what year was 'Funky Monks' performed twice?
A) 1991
B) 2019
C) 2006
D) 2004
- 6. How many times has the single 'Breaking the Girl' been performed in total?
A) 100 times
B) 22 times
C) 10 times
D) 5 times
- 7. With which guitarist was 'Breaking the Girl' last performed in 2019?
A) Rick Rubin
B) Flea
C) Josh Klinghoffer
D) John Frusciante
- 8. What rank did Spin magazine give the album on their 'Top 90 Albums of the 90s' list?
A) 11
B) 58
C) 15
D) 310
- 9. What was the ranking of the album on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the '500 Greatest Albums of All Time'?
A) 58
B) 310
C) 11
D) 186
- 10. Who provided the toy celeste on 'Apache Rose Peacock' and 'Mellowship Slinky in B Major'?
A) Rick Rubin
B) Chad Smith
C) Brendan O'Brien
D) Flea
- 11. Who played the trumpet on 'Apache Rose Peacock'?
A) Flea
B) John Frusciante
C) Chad Smith
D) Anthony Kiedis
- 12. Who is credited for the art direction of the album?
A) Brendan O'Brien
B) Howie Weinberg
C) Gus Van Sant
D) Rick Rubin
- 13. Which band member played the marimba on 'Sir Psycho Sexy'?
A) John Frusciante
B) Flea
C) Anthony Kiedis
D) Chad Smith
- 14. Who provided the Jew's harp on 'Give It Away'?
A) Rick Rubin
B) Brendan O'Brien
C) Pete Weiss
D) Flea
- 15. Who was responsible for the mastering of the album?
A) Howie Weinberg
B) Brendan O'Brien
C) Rick Rubin
D) Chris Holmes
- 16. Which producer is credited by Tom Moon of Rolling Stone for changing the style of the album?
A) Flea
B) John Frusciante
C) Anthony Kiedis
D) Rick Rubin
- 17. How many tracks did Steven Wells of NME describe the album as having?
A) 12
B) 20
C) 17
D) 15
- 18. Who claimed that John Frusciante's guitar work was 'less overpoweringly noisy'?
A) Tom Moon
B) Steve Huey
C) Philip Booth
D) Steven Wells
- 19. Which magazine credited John Frusciante with the band's drastic change in style?
A) Rolling Stone
B) NME
C) Guitar Player
D) AllMusic
- 20. In what year were Kiedis and Flea noted for birthing the band?
A) 1991
B) 1987
C) 1983
D) 1992
- 21. Which critic named 'Give It Away' and 'Breaking the Girl' as highlights of the album?
A) Michael Corcoran
B) Devon Powers
C) Robert Christgau
D) Amy Hanson
- 22. What reason did Michael Corcoran give for his reserved praise of the album?
A) The album length was excessive
B) The production was too clean
C) The lyrics were too simple
D) The band changed their sound too much
- 23. Which outlet referred to the album as 'the cornerstone album of funk rock'?
A) FasterLouder
B) Village Voice
C) PopMatters
D) The Tampa Tribune
- 24. In what month and year did 'Under the Bridge' peak at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100?
A) August 1991
B) January 1992
C) April 1992
D) December 1992
- 25. Which publication criticized 'Under the Bridge' for having 'fancy-shmancy touches'?
A) NME
B) AllMusic
C) Entertainment Weekly
D) Rolling Stone
- 26. What technique was used for the solo in 'Give It Away'?
A) Played on an acoustic guitar
B) Recorded live in one take
C) Synthesized electronically
D) Dubbed backwards
- 27. Which song was criticized for being overly explicit?
A) Breaking the Girl
B) Under the Bridge
C) Give It Away
D) Sir Psycho Sexy
- 28. According to Amy Hanson of AllMusic, 'Suck My Kiss' stood in opposition to which music genre?
A) Art-rock
B) Acid-rock
C) Soul-funk
D) Grunge
- 29. To whom was the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik dedicated?
A) John Frusciante
B) Mike Watt
C) Flea
D) Anthony Kiedis
- 30. Which band was Mike Watt associated with?
A) The Beatles
B) Nirvana
C) Pearl Jam
D) Minutemen
- 31. On what date was Blood Sugar Sex Magik released?
A) September 24, 1991
B) November 26, 1991
C) January 1, 1992
D) April 1, 1992
- 32. What other famous album was released on the same day as Blood Sugar Sex Magik?
A) Badmotorfinger
B) Ten
C) Nevermind
D) Out of Time
- 33. What was the feedback from a Warner Bros. target radio station regarding 'Give It Away'?
A) The lyrics are offensive
B) It is too long
C) It sounds too much like Nirvana
D) Come back when you have a melody
- 34. Which radio station helped infuse 'Give It Away' into mass consciousness?
A) Z100
B) BBC Radio 1
C) WPLJ
D) KROQ
- 35. What number did 'Give It Away' peak at on the UK Top 40?
A) Number 73
B) Number 3
C) Number 9
D) Number 2
- 36. How did Warner Bros. representatives choose the next single after 'Give It Away'?
A) They consulted with the band's management
B) They asked the radio stations
C) They conducted a phone survey
D) They attended a concert
- 37. What position did 'Under the Bridge' reach on the Billboard Hot 100?
A) Number 3
B) Number 73
C) Number 9
D) Number 2
- 38. For how long had Frusciante lived in near-seclusion before the European tour?
A) One year
B) Almost 30 days
C) Three months
D) One week
- 39. What substance did Frusciante begin to experiment with during the promotional period?
A) Alcohol
B) Cocaine
C) Marijuana
D) Heroin
- 40. Where were Kiedis and Frusciante when Frusciante decided to return home?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Berlin
D) Los Angeles
- 41. How many songs were written and recorded during the Blood Sugar Sex Magik sessions?
A) Around 17
B) Exactly 20
C) Around 30
D) Around 25
- 42. Which band recorded 'Search and Destroy' as a cover song during the sessions?
A) The Jimi Hendrix Experience
B) The Rolling Stones
C) The Red Hot Chili Peppers
D) The Stooges
- 43. On what soundtrack was the song 'Sikamikanico' released in 1992?
A) Coneheads
B) Blood Sugar Sex Magik
C) Ultimate Albums
D) Wayne's World
- 44. In what year did 'Soul to Squeeze' become a hit single?
A) 1993
B) 1992
C) 2003
D) 2006
- 45. On which soundtrack was 'Soul to Squeeze' released?
A) Coneheads
B) Ultimate Albums
C) Search and Destroy
D) Wayne's World
- 46. Who is credited with the 'tongue illustration' on the album?
A) Anthony Kiedis
B) Hanky Panky (Henk Schiffmacher)
C) Josh Klinghoffer
D) Gus Van Sant
- 47. What is positioned around the rose on the album cover?
A) The four band members' faces
B) Symbols and phrases
C) Thorny vines
D) A collage of tattoos
- 48. Who hand-wrote the lyrics for the album booklet?
A) Flea
B) Gus Van Sant
C) Kiedis
D) Henk Schiffmacher
- 49. What is featured on the cover of the single 'Give It Away'?
A) A photograph of a bridge
B) An illustration of an avocado
C) A painting of a Chinese infant
D) A painting of a human covered in magma
- 50. What is featured on the cover of the single 'If You Have to Ask'?
A) A human covered in magma
B) A large fish
C) A Chinese infant
D) An avocado next to a girl's large buttocks
- 51. Which band member rejoined in 1998 after quitting during the 1992 tour?
A) Chad Smith
B) Flea
C) Anthony Kiedis
D) John Frusciante
- 52. What is the band's best-selling album, which sold more than Blood Sugar Sex Magik?
A) The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
B) Blood Sugar Sex Magik
C) Mother's Milk
D) Californication
- 53. What record label did the band sign with after leaving EMI?
A) Columbia
B) Capitol
C) Epic
D) Warner Bros. Records
- 54. What was the name of the film documenting the recording process of the album?
A) Under the Bridge
B) Blood Sugar Sex Magik
C) Mother's Milk
D) Funky Monks
- 55. Which song on the album was inspired by a poem Rick Rubin stumbled upon?
A) Under the Bridge
B) Breaking the Girl
C) Suck My Kiss
D) Give It Away
- 56. Who did Kiedis write the song 'I Could Have Lied' about?
A) His father
B) Hillel Slovak
C) Sinéad O'Connor
D) Nina Hagen
- 57. Which instrument did Flea play less frequently on this album compared to previous ones?
A) Melodic lines
B) Drums
C) Bass guitar
D) Slapping technique
- 58. Which band member died of a heroin overdose a year after the band's 1987 album?
A) Anthony Kiedis
B) Flea
C) Hillel Slovak
D) John Frusciante
- 59. Who did Kiedis see in a music video on MTV before the tour began?
A) Pearl Jam
B) The Smashing Pumpkins
C) Black Sabbath
D) Nirvana
- 60. Who requested that Pearl Jam be allowed to open for the band?
A) Jack Irons
B) Anthony Kiedis
C) John Frusciante
D) Billy Corgan
- 61. Where was the first show following the release of Blood Sugar Sex Magik?
A) Oscar Mayer Theater
B) Tokyo Dome
C) L.A. Sports Arena
D) Madison Square Garden
- 62. Which Black Sabbath song did Frusciante riff on during 'Give it Away' at the first show?
A) Paranoid
B) Iron Man
C) War Pigs
D) Sweet Leaf
- 63. Where did Kiedis and Frusciante have an argument after a show?
A) Madison
B) New Orleans
C) New York City
D) Tokyo
- 64. Who was contacted to replace Pearl Jam when the band began playing arenas?
A) Dave Grohl
B) Billy Corgan
C) Arik Marshall
D) Jack Irons
- 65. Why did Billy Corgan refuse to play with Nirvana?
A) They were already on another tour
B) He had dated Kurt Cobain's wife
C) They didn't like the pay
D) He had a grudge against the Chili Peppers
- 66. Where was the band's first show with Nirvana?
A) Madison Square Garden
B) New Orleans Arena
C) L.A. Sports Arena
D) Oscar Mayer Theater
- 67. Who did Frusciante bring along to Europe against the band's unwritten rules?
A) Courtney Love
B) A friend from Pearl Jam
C) His sister
D) Toni Oswald
- 68. Which television show did the band perform on while in New York City?
A) Saturday Night Live
B) Late Night with David Letterman
C) MTV Unplugged
D) The Tonight Show
- 69. Where did the tour go after the European leg?
A) Canada
B) Japan
C) South America
D) Australia
- 70. What did Frusciante announce minutes before the Tokyo show?
A) He was ill
B) He wanted a pay raise
C) He had quit
D) He lost his guitar
- 71. Who was hired to complete the tour after Frusciante's departure?
A) Billy Corgan
B) Jack Irons
C) Dave Grohl
D) Arik Marshall
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