90s Trivia Quiz

Take this quiz to see if you're a true '90s kid!

Are you a ‘90s baby? Or a 2000s kid who should’ve been a ‘90s baby? How well do you actually know the decade that gave us frosted tips, space stations, and iconic TV shows like Friends?

Take a shot at these nostalgic ‘90s trivia questions to test your knowledge of the decade—even if you weren’t born in the 90s, you might be surprised by how much you know…

An illustration of ‘90s pop culture icons, including Furby, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, and a Tamagotchi.

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Questions Overview

1. What do you call this iconic '90s toy?
  1. Gremlin
  2. Burby
  3. Furby
  4. Faby
2. Which Disney classic, released in 1994, draws heavy inspiration from Shakespeare's Hamlet ?
  1. Beauty and the Beast
  2. The Lion King
  3. Aladdin
  4. The Little Mermaid
3. Which iconic handheld gaming console did Nintendo release in the 90s, with a variety of color options?
  1. Game Boy Color
  2. Nintendo DS
  3. SNES
  4. Wii
4. What do you call the stuffed toys created by Ty Inc. that drove collectors crazy in the '90s?
  1. Baby Babies
  2. Baby Beans
  3. Bean Bag Babies
  4. Beanie Babies
5. Which internet search engine was founded in 1998, changing the web forever?
  1. Google
  2. Internet Explorer
  3. Bing
  4. DuckDuckGo
6. Which beloved member of the royal family died tragically in 1997?
  1. Queen Elizabeth
  2. Princess Diana
  3. King George
  4. Princess Peach
7. Why was Y2K such a big problem?
  1. We hadn't figured out 2000s fashion yet.
  2. A computer glitch threatened to brick electronics worldwide.
  3. Every microwave was going to explode.
  4. The stock market was going to collapse.
8. What do you call these pocket-sized virtual pets introduced in 1997?
  1. Tamagotchi
  2. Pokémon
  3. Crazy Bones
  4. Pocket Pals
9. What Spanish-language pop song with its own dance took over proms everywhere in 1995?
  1. "Macarena"
  2. "I Will Always Love You"
  3. "The Chocolate Song"
  4. "Me Gusta"
10. Which heartthrob boyband released the song "I Want It That Way" in 1999?
  1. Boyz II Men
  2. Beastie Boys
  3. NSYNC
  4. Backstreet Boys
11. Finish the common '90s phrase: "Be kind, ______."
  1. keep up the grind
  2. eat the rind
  3. keep kids in mind
  4. rewind
12. Which classic '90s cartoon featured a tiny genius inventor and his lanky, blonde, meddlesome sister?
  1. The Powerpuff Girls
  2. Dexter's Laboratory
  3. CatDog
  4. South Park
13. JNCO jeans were huge in the '90s, but what does JNCO stand for?
  1. Jump Neon Claw Nut
  2. Judge Not Care Not
  3. Judge None Choose None
  4. Judge Never Cares Nobody
14. Which SNES game released in 1990 brought Mario into the living room?
  1. Super Mario World
  2. Super Mario Bros.
  3. Mario Party 1
  4. Mario Kart 1
15. Which major sporting event was canceled in 1994, the first time in 90 years, because the players were on strike?
  1. The Olympics
  2. The World Cup
  3. The Super Bowl
  4. The World Series

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A Look Back at the ‘90s

The ‘90s were a wild time in U.S. and global history. Fashion trends hit us hard, and world politics and technology hit us harder. There’s a lot to cover that we couldn’t squeeze into a trivia quiz, so here’s a bulleted list of other notable things that happened at the end of the twentieth century:

  • The Persian Gulf War began in Iraq in 1990.
  • The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990.
  • The Human Genome Project, an effort to map the entire human genome, began in 1990.
  • The Band Nirvana released its iconic album, Nevermind , in 1991.
  • The Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.
  • Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992.
  • Dr. Dre released his iconic album The Chronic in 1992.
  • Canada’s first female prime minister, Kim Campbell, entered office in 1993.
  • Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa in 1994.
  • Amazon, the corporate giant, was launched in 1994.
  • The TV show Friends debuted in 1994.
  • O.J. Simpson was acquitted in 1995.
  • Pixar’s first movie, Toy Story , released in 1995.
  • The first book in the Harry Potter series released in 1997.
  • Princess Diana died in 1997.
  • The film Titanic played in theaters in 1997.
  • The TV show Seinfeld ended for good in 1998.
  • Google was founded in 1998.
  • Pokémon came to the U.S. in 1998.
  • Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998.
  • Michael Jordan retired in 1999.
  • The Y2K tech scare started, and ended, in 1999.

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