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