- 1. In what year was the live album Unplugged released?
A) 1992
B) 1993
C) 1990
D) 1995
- 2. Where was the album Unplugged recorded?
A) Bray Studios
B) Madison Square Garden
C) Abbey Road Studios
D) The Royal Albert Hall
- 3. How many copies has the album Unplugged sold worldwide?
A) 35 million
B) 10 million
C) 26 million
D) 50 million
- 4. How many Grammy Awards did the album win at the 1993 ceremony?
A) One
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
- 5. On what date was the Unplugged performance filmed?
A) 25 August 1992
B) 31 August 1992
C) 16 January 1992
D) 12 December 1991
- 6. Which specific acoustic guitar model did Eric Clapton play for much of the performance?
A) Gibson J-45
B) Martin D-28
C) Taylor 814ce
D) Martin 000-42
- 7. Which song was transformed from an 'anguished howl of pain' into a 'cozy shuffle'?
A) My Father's Eyes
B) Worried Life Blues
C) Layla
D) Tears in Heaven
- 8. Who described the album as a 'blues album for yuppies'?
A) Robert Christgau
B) Greg Kot
C) Steve Simels
D) Stephen Thomas Erlewine
- 9. Which instrument does Eric Clapton play on 'San Francisco Bay Blues'?
A) Harmonica
B) Kazoo
C) Piano
D) Tambourine
- 10. How much was one of the acoustic guitars sold for at auction in 2004?
A) $791,500
B) $250,000
C) $500,000
D) $1,000,000
- 11. What is the reason for the abrupt start of the song 'Rollin' and Tumblin'?
A) The song was edited from a later studio session
B) The director signaled the crew to record during an impromptu performance
C) A technical equipment failure
D) Clapton cut off the start of the tape
- 12. Which song had Clapton previously performed with the band Cream?
A) Tears in Heaven
B) Rollin' and Tumblin'
C) Layla
D) My Father's Eyes
- 13. According to Stephen Thomas Erlewine, which album do people often mistake as the first-ever MTV Unplugged album?
A) Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) by Paul McCartney
B) Nirvana's MTV Unplugged
C) Eric Clapton's 1991 release
D) Clapton's Unplugged
- 14. What rank was the album voted in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums?
A) 788
B) 999
C) 500
D) 100
- 15. In his autobiography, who does Clapton suggest visitors see to understand the emotional toll he was under?
A) His music producer
B) His childhood friends
C) His band members
D) His son Conor at his grave
- 16. How many Grammy Awards was Eric Clapton nominated for in 1993?
A) Ten
B) Seven
C) Six
D) Nine
- 17. How many Grammy Awards did Eric Clapton win at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards?
A) Five
B) Nine
C) Four
D) Six
- 18. Which film soundtrack version of 'Tears in Heaven' was awarded by the Grammy judges?
A) Rush
B) The soundtrack for the film Tears
C) Unplugged
D) The 1993 single release
- 19. How many weeks did Unplugged remain on the Austrian Albums Chart?
A) 35 weeks
B) 12 weeks
C) 60 weeks
D) 46 weeks
- 20. How many copies of Unplugged were sold in the first two weeks in Britain?
A) 10,000
B) 1.25 million
C) 60,000
D) 100,000
- 21. What was the peak position of Unplugged in the U.S.?
A) No. 4
B) No. 12
C) No. 3
D) No. 1
- 22. When was the Unplugged: Expanded & Remastered edition released?
A) January 2000
B) 15 October 2013
C) 15 October 1993
D) September 1992
- 23. How many minutes of unseen rehearsal footage are on the re-released DVD?
A) 14 minutes
B) 120 minutes
C) 30 minutes
D) Over 60 minutes
- 24. What chart position did 'Layla (Acoustic)' reach on the Billboard Hot 100?
A) No. 4
B) No. 12
C) No. 1
D) No. 9
- 25. Which song reached No. 15 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 1993?
A) Tears in Heaven
B) Running on Faith
C) Layla
D) My Father's Eyes
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