1990s Trivia Pt. 1

30 questions and answers about arguably the greatest decade ever


Q1: What car was O.J. Simpson in during his infamous 1994 car chase?

A: A white 1993 Ford Bronco SUV


Q2: What was the name of Cory’s best friend on Boy Meets World?

A: Shawn


Q3: Which snack was best used to put on your fingers that resembled “witch fingernails”?

A: Bugles


Q4: What band is featured on Beavis’s shirt?

A: Metallica


Q5: What was the most-watched TV episode of the 1990s?

A: The Cheers finale in 1993


Q6: Who sang the song “Closing Time”?

A: Semisonic


Q7: What two letters in white could be found on the red heart shaped tag of beanie babies?

A: ty


Q8: Who was Russia’s first elected president?

A: Boris Yeltsin


Q9: Who directed the 1997 romance flick Titanic?

A: James Cameron


Q10: Which ‘90s dance craze hit the charts, courtesy of Los Del Mar?

A: “Macarena”


Q11: How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first Master’s?

A: 21


Q12: What current SNL cast member got their start on Nickelodeon’s All That?

A: Kenan Thompson


Q13: Which candy was “the freshmaker”?

A: Mentos


Q14: The Spice Girls was an iconic British pop group made up of how many “spices”?

A: Five


Q15: What was the infamous women’s haircut called that was inspired by a ‘90s sitcom character?

A: “The Rachel”


Q16: What fashion accessory was invented by a high school shop teacher?

A: Slap bracelets 


Q17: Nintendo came out with which handheld game that was released in the United States in 1990?

A: Game Boy


Q18: In the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, what was the name of Will’s uncle?

A: Phil


Q19: What Olympic skater was the victim of a baton strike to the knee in January of 1994?

A: Nancy Kerrigan


Q20: What was the name of Weird Al Yankovic’s parody of Coolio’s “Gangster’s Paradise”?

A: “Amish Paradise”


Q21: Who played the love interest of Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump?

A: Robin Wright


Q22: Who did former president Bill Clinton defeat in 1996 to stay on for a second term?

A: Bob Dole


Q23: Which TV show theme song had the following opening line? “Whatever happened to predictability?”

A: Full House


Q24: What was the name of the first cloned sheep?

A: Dolly


Q25: One of the most popular toy fads of the late 1990s was a digital handheld “pet.” What was it called?

A: Tomagotchi


Q26: What was the best-selling rock album of the 1990s and who was it by?

A: Alanis Morisette’s “Jagged Little Pill” (need both for answer to be correct)


Q27: Which TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar was a small screen spin-off of a 1992 movie?

A: Buffy the Vampire Slayer


Q28: What was the name of the campaign that  featured various celebrities donning milk mustaches?

A: “got milk?”


Q29: Whitney Houston’s powerful rendition of “I Will Always Love You” topped the charts in 1992 after it was featured in The Bodyguard. What famous actor played “the bodyguard”?

A: Kevin Costner


Q30: What was the best-selling video game console of the 1990s?

A: Sony PlayStation