’90s Trivia Questions and Answers
Question: What’s the name of the group responsible for “Macarena?“Answer: Los Del Rio Question: What 1990s teen movie was re-titled after a Britney Spears song?Answer: Drive Me Crazy Question: What was Drive Me Crazy’s original title?Answer: Next to You Question: Who was Russia’s first elected president?Answer: Boris Yeltsin Question: What’s the infamous haircut inspired by a “Must See TV” sitcom?Answer: The “Rachel” (from Jennifer Aniston’s character on Friends) Question: What was the first animated feature film to nominated for a Best Picture Oscar?Answer: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Question: How many Americans tuned in to watch the O.J. Simpson trial verdict?Answer: 95 million Question: The “Dream Team” won Olympic gold in what year’s games?Answer: 1992 Question: Who was named the first female secretary of state in 1997?Answer: Madeleine Albright Question: What was the federal minimum wage for most the 1990s?Answer: $4.25 Question: Whitney Houston had a massive hit in 1992 with a cover of whose hit?Answer: Dolly Parton (“I Will Always Love You”) Question: Macaulay Culkin was paid $1 million—the first child star ever to do so—for what film?Answer: My Girl Question: What was the peak Billboard chart position of The Rembrandts’ “I’ll Be There for You?“Answer: No. 17 Question: What fashion accessory was invented by a high school shop teacher?Answer: Slap bracelets Question: Power Rangers was banned in what country until 2011?Answer: New Zealand Question: What video game was the first ever to be played in space?Answer: Tetris Question: Genetic engineering introduced what color roses for the first time?Answer: Blue Question: What was the first rap song to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100?Answer: “Ice Ice Baby” Question: What actor starred in two of the top 10 highest grossing films of the 1990s?Answer: Will Smith (in Independence Day and Men In Black) Question: How old was Notorious B.I.G. when he was murdered? Answer: 24 Question: What year did the Mall of America open?Answer: 1992 Question: What is considered the first reality TV show?Answer: The Real World Question: What singer broke her own record for highest-ever attendance at the Houston Astrodome in 1995?Answer: Selena Question: What was the bestselling video game console of the 1990s?Answer: Sony Playstation Question: Which actor was one of the first approached to play Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story?Answer: Billy Crystal Question: What was the most-watched TV episode of the 1990s?Answer: The Cheers finale in 1993 Question: What soda’s working name was “Mountain Dew Killer?“Answer: Surge Question: When did Major League Soccer kick off in the U.S.?Answer: 1996 Question: What band is featured on Beavis’ shirt?Answer: Metallica Question: What was the name of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s cat? Answer: Socks Question: What two actors voiced Simba in the original animated Lion King?Answer: Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matthew Broderick Question: “Tamagotchi” is a combination of two Japanese words that mean what?Answer: “Egg” and “friend” Question: When was the World Wide Web first introduced?Answer: 1991 Question: What Nickelodeon show kickstarted the careers of Nick Cannon, Kenan Thompson and Amanda Bynes?Answer: All That Question: What was the bestselling rock album of the 1990s?Answer: Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill Question: What fad toy was feared to be a tool for foreign spies?Answer: Furby Question: Clueless was loosely based on what Jane Austen novel?Answer: Emma Question: What hit song was unwittingly written about deodorant?Answer: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Question: What are bucket hats called in Australia?Answer: Giggle hats Question: What star played the first openly gay teen character on TV?Answer: Ryan Phillippe in One Life to Live Question: When did the Google search engine first debut?Answer: 1998 Question: What star was going to play Two-Face in a canceled third Tim Burton Batman film?Answer: Billy Dee Williams Question: What’s the name of the first cloned sheep?Answer: Dolly Question: Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to how many championships?Answer: Six Question: What TV show’s creator had a rule that its characters couldn’t learn lessons or hug to end episodes?Answer: Seinfeld Question: What classic Audrey Hepburn film was the title of a 1995 one-hit wonder?Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Question: What stuffed animal fad debuted in 1993?Answer: Beanie Babies Question: How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first Master’s?Answer: 21 Question: Which Spice Girls singer wasn’t an original member of the group?Answer: Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) Question: Who is the only star to appear in all 215 episodes of Family Matters?Answer: Reginald VelJohnson Ready for more fun facts and games? Try your hand at our ultimate pop culture trivia!
