Chili Peppers Experts Only! Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1987

Despite producing their album 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' in 1991, Rubin actually met the band for the first time in '87, during the recording of 'The Uplift Mofo Party Plan' when he brought The Beastie Boys to their recording studio.

Answer: Aeroplane

Clara appears on the cover of the 'Aeroplane' single dressed as a fairy/angel. She also appears in the video and contributes backing vocals to the song itself.

Answer: Don't Forget Me

While jamming out ideas during the recording of 'Don't Forget Me', Flea played a quick bass fill at the end of the solo that John especially loved, but when asked to play it again Flea couldn't remember what he did. So John picked up Flea's bass and played what he remembered from the fill, and that's what has ended up on the album.

Answer: Blowjob Park

The chorus of this song is actually 'Blowjob Park!' and not 'Battle Ship!', as written in the official lyrics, but EMI refused to allow the band to name the song such an offensive title and so it was changed. The other three answers are lyrics from the song.

Answer: Macy Gray

Playing with Macy Gray is one of the only things Marshall has done since leaving the Peppers that keeps him in the public eye.

Answer: Piano

As well as being a classically-trained pianist, John Frusciante Sr. is a respected lawyer.

Answer: Douglas J. Needles

Flea appears as Douglas J. Needles in 'Back To The Future 2' & 3 and plays a pivotal role in the eventual development of the character of Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, although Flea only appears in two short scenes.

Answer: Dizzy Gillespie

A tearful Flea famously met Gillespie while backstage at one of his shows, and the jazz hero was so touched by the simple admiration Flea showed him that the two hugged.

Answer: James Slovak

James Slovak is the author of 'Behind The Sun: The Diary And Art Of Hillel Slovak', the only book so far to be written about the late guitar hero.

Answer: Viggo Mortensen

Flea and Viggo Mortensen both appear in Gus Van Sant's remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho'. As of yet, Flea has not appeared in a film with any other member of the cast of 'The Lord Of The Rings'!

Answer: Led Zeppelin

Seeing The Mars Volta play live, Kiedis has often stated, is how he imagines people must have felt when they saw a young Led Zeppelin play at the end of the 60s.

Answer: Anything I could

These lyrics are from the song 'Let's Make Evil', arguably one the best songs recorded during the 'One Hot Minute' era. It can be found as a B-side on the single for 'My Friends'.

Answer: One Hot Minute

There are cover songs on the other three albums - 'Hollywood (Africa)' and 'If You Want Me To Stay' on 'Freaky Styley' (you could also argue that 'Yertle The Turtle' is a cover), 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' on 'The Uplift Mofo Party Plan' and 'They're Red Hot' on 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik'.

Answer: Meat Puppets

Although only shown for a microsecond, a green Meat Puppets shirt is seen briefly in the video. Recently, Anthony has been seen wearing the same shirt, now ripped and well-worn, in public.

Answer: Whitney Houston

John has covered Elton John's 'Tiny Dancer', Gary Glitter's 'Good To Be Back', and The Chantels' 'Maybe', but nothing by Whitney Houston.

Answer: Stuff

The film 'Stuff' is one of the rarest pieces of film related to the Chili Peppers ever made. The only rarer piece of film is possibly the rumoured documentary made during the recording of 'One Hot Minute', which has never surfaced.

Answer: Tom Morello

Flea collaborated with Morello, along with Henry Rollins and Bone Thugs N Harmony on a cover of Edwin's Starr's classic 'War (What Is It Good For?)'. It can be found on the soundtrack to the movie 'Small Soldiers'.

Answer: Modulus

Flea usually uses Modulus equipment onstage, and he had a hand in designing the Modulus Flea Bass.

Answer: Injected

This lyric is from 'Show Me Your Soul', a song from the 'Mother's Milk' era which can be found on the soundtrack to 'Pretty Woman', and also on 'What Hits!?'.

Answer: Everyone can enjoy that.

'The Simpsons' fans for ever more will be under the impression that Arik Marshall was a more significant Chili Pepper than John Frusciante, seeing that it was he who appeared on the episode shortly after John left. The other three lines in the question were spoken by Flea, Chad, and Anthony.

Answer: Dave Lee

If you ever find yourself backstage at a Chili Peppers concert, Dave Lee is said to be a friendly man - go talk to him, and he may just introduce you to John himself.

Answer: The Zephyr Song

In the video for 'The Zephyr Song', Tobey Torres of Snake River Conspiracy appears as one of two identical-looking dancing girls.

Answer: eight

"Stadium Arcadium", released in 2006 is the band's ninth studio album.

Answer: Johnny Cash

John played acoustic guitar on the song 'Personal Jesus', which can be found on Johnny Cash's album 'American IV: The Man Comes Around'. Nick Cave also features on the album, but on a different track.

Answer: Cole Dammett

Anthony's father John, an actor, goes by the name of Blackie Dammett, and Anthony called himself Cole when he still harboured dreams of thespian success.