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