Q 01/05

In their early club days, the Chili Peppers became notorious for performing in nothing but what?

A) Socks

B) Neckties

C) Cowboy hats

D) Bandanas

Answer · why

A) Socks

Socks, strategically placed, and nothing else. The encore stunt brought the band early notoriety and became part of its stage persona for years.

Q 02/05

Which jazz instrument did Flea master as a boy, long before he picked up the bass?

A) Saxophone

B) Trumpet

C) Piano

D) Drums

Answer · why

B) Trumpet

Trumpet. His stepfather was a jazz musician and rock was a world away from what he heard at home, until friends schooled him on Hendrix and Led Zeppel...

Q 03/05

What is Flea's real name?

A) Saul Hudson

B) Paul Hewson

C) Michael Balzary

D) Brian Warner

Answer · why

C) Michael Balzary

Michael Balzary published a memoir in 2019 that ends just as the band begins; writing about the Chili Peppers, he said, would have felt like cheating.

Q 04/05

In which country was Flea born?

A) Ireland

B) South Africa

C) Hungary

D) Australia

Answer · why

D) Australia

Australia. His family left when he was four, and although he later took American citizenship, he said in 2000 that he expected to retire there one day...

Q 05/05

The Chili Peppers played their first gig as Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of what?

A) Mischief

B) Mayhem

C) Madness

D) Mojo

Answer · why

B) Mayhem

Mayhem. The whole set was a single song built around a rap Kiedis had written, and the crowd liked it enough that the club asked them back to play two...