90s Music Quiz

How much do you know about the hits from the 1990s?

We know you love '90s music—who doesn’t? But how well do you know some of the most classic ’90s hits?

Test your knowledge of ’90s music lyrics, performers, and more with our complete quiz, and we’ll tell you if you’re a real music mega fan, or just a wannabe!

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1. Name this ’90s song: “Come jump in, bimbo friend, let’s do it again.”
  1. “Barbie Girl”
  2. “Wannabe”
  3. “Believe”
  4. “All I Wanna Do”
2. Which 1990s Ricky Martin hit featured prominently in the (non-’90s) movie Shrek 2 ?
  1. “Livin’ la Vida Loca”
  2. "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"
  3. “She's All I Ever Had”
  4. “Canción Bonita”
3. Who wrote the song “Slide”?
  1. The Goo Goo Dolls
  2. Nirvana
  3. Radiohead
  4. Matchbox Twenty
4. Finish this lyric to “That Don’t Impress Me Much” by Shania Twain: “Okay, so you’re ____.”
  1. Brad Pitt
  2. Tom Cruise
  3. Leonardo DiCaprio
  4. Bruce Willis
5. Finish this lyric to No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak”: “Don't speak, I know what you're thinkin' / I don't need your ____”
  1. Reasons
  2. Excuses
  3. Feelings
  4. Loving
6. Pick the Backstreet Boys member:
  1. Howie
  2. Joey
  3. Lance
  4. Chad
7. Where did *NSYNC get their name?
  1. Justin Timberlake’s mom came up with it.
  2. It used to be a brand of drain cleaner.
  3. It came to JC Chasez in a dream.
  4. They picked random letters out of a Scrabble bag.
8. Whitney Houston’s famous 1992 cover of “I Will Always Love You” was originally written and performed by who?
  1. Dolly Parton
  2. Sinéad O'Connor
  3. Madonna
  4. Gloria Gaynor
9. Finish this lyric to “I’ll Be There for You” (i.e., the Friends theme): “Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s___”
  1. DOA
  2. Stuck in second gear
  3. Brought you down to your knees
  4. Gone away
10. What isn’t “ironic” according to the hit Alanis Morissette song?
  1. 10,000 forks when all you need is a spoon
  2. A free ride when you’ve already paid
  3. A black fly in your Chardonnay
  4. A “No Smoking” sign on your cigarette break
11. What song do these lyrics belong to? “There is so much a man can tell you / So much he can say / You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain.”
  1. “Kiss from a Rose” by Seal
  2. “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia
  3. “Losing My Religion” by R.E.M.
  4. “Something in the Way” by Nirvana
12. “Sabotage” is by who?
  1. Beastie Boys
  2. Green Day
  3. Rage Against the Machine
  4. Run-DMC
13. Which spelling is right?
  1. Britney Spears
  2. Brittney Spears
  3. Brittany Spears
  4. Britni Spears
14. Finish this lyric from Toni Braxton’s “Un-Break My Heart”: “Take back that sad word: ____”
  1. Goodbye
  2. Why
  3. Heartbreak
  4. Sorrow
15. Weird Al’s parody of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” is called what?
  1. “Amish Paradise”
  2. “ Star Wars Paradise”
  3. “Hamster Paradise”
  4. “Polka Paradise”

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Top Hitmakers of the 1990s

Do you know how many amazing songs and artists we had to skip for this quiz? A lot! If you can’t get enough of that sweet sweet 1990s music trivia, we present to you a list of the top artists of each year in the 1990s, according to the music gods at Billboard :

1990: New Kids on the Block
1991: Mariah Carey
1992: Garth Brooks
1993: Garth Brooks
1994: Ace of Bass
1995: TLC
1996: Alanis Morissette
1997: LeAnn Rimes
1998: Usher
1999: Backstreet Boys

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