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