Being a 90’s kid is a mark of pride for many of us. The Spice Girls, cartoons, crazy colors, and unique fashion dropped us into the 2000s, but the 90s have never gone out of style. From Tamagotchi to Y2K, the 90s had some of history’s most iconic moments, and this trivia quiz will see whether you were paying attention or listening to your Walkman.
Whether you were born in the 90s or are just a fan of that iconic era, these 90s trivia questions and answers will let you strut your stuff. You can put your knowledge to the test by answering questions on 90’s movies, tv shows, music, and more.
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REM released an album in the 1990s entitled Automatic for the….?
Masses
World
President
People
Who was the star of Home Alone before becoming a recluse in the 1990s?
Keisha Knight-Pulliam
Macaulay Culkin
Jonathan Lipnicki
Alyssa Milano
Girls and Boys was a 1990s hit for which British Band?
Blur
Five
Everything Blue the Girl
Oasis
Which soccer team won the 1990 World Cup Final?
England
France
Germany
Brazil
Complete the title of the 1990s band Matchbox…?
20
30
10
40
Active throughout the 1990s, where is the terrorist organization Hamas based?
Scandinavia
Australia
Middle East
Ireland
Eric Cantona won 4 English Premier League titles with which club in the 1990s?
Sheffield Wednesday
Manchester United
Rotherham United
Leeds United
Which soccer team won the 1990 World Cup Final?
England
France
Germany
Brazil
Which of these bands enjoyed success in the 80s?
The Everley Brothers
Duran Duran
The Killers
Coldplay
From which country do the 1990s band Savage Garden come from?
Canada
England
America
Australia
How was Poland’s Karol Jozef Wojtyla known in the 1990s?
Vaclav Havel
Lech Walesa
Pope John Paul II
Mother Teresa
In the 1990s, many people stopped eating beef because of the threat of what?
CJD
MS
SARS
MMR
Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were the cop duo in which 1990s films?
Cops and Robbers
The Silver Shield
Breakin’ Out
Lethal Weapon
Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were the cop duo in which 1990s films?
Cops and Robbers
The Silver Shield
Breakin’ Out
Lethal Weapon
In the 1990s, David Beckham received a lot of attention for wearing what?
A Wig
A Sarong
A Dress
A Bra
Complete the name of the 1990s Boy Band ____ degrees?
98
89
19
18
Active throughout the 1990s, where is the terrorist organization Hamas based?
Scandinavia
Australia
Middle East
Ireland
How was Poland’s Karol Jozef Wojtyla known in the 1990s?
Vaclav Havel
Lech Walesa
Pope John Paul II
Mother Teresa
At the peak in the 1990s, how many people were dying from AIDS each year in the US?
400000
4000
400
40000
Of which country was Saddam Hussein leader during the 1990s?
Iraq
Turkey
Afghanistan
Egypt
Which of these was a US President in the 1990s?
Bill Clinton
John F.Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Which of these bands enjoyed success in the 80s?
The Everley Brothers
Duran Duran
The Killers
Coldplay
Which movie was made in the 1990s?
Gangs of New York
Chicago
Silence of the Lambs
Mississippi Burning
For how many years was Nelson Mandela President of South Africa in the 1990s?
9
5
7
3
Which of Prince Charles’ sons was born in the 1990s?
William
Neither
Both
Harry
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was a 1990s Album by which band?
Third Eye Blind
Gin Blossoms
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Smashing Pumpkins
Neil Patrick Harris, known as Barney Stinson in the TV program How I Met Your Mother, played the lead role in what popular TV series in the early 1990s?
Teen Angel
Road To Avonlea
Doogie Howser, M.D.
The Famous Teddy Z.
From whom did BMW purchase the Rover car company in 1994?
Rolls Royce
British Aerospace
Land Rover
Phoenix
Which company released the Game Boy in the 90s?
Nintendo
Sega
Microsoft
Apple
Which country hosted the 1994 World Cup Finals?
Turkey
USA
France
Australia
Which of these was NOT regularly in the headlines in the 1990s?
Nelson Mandela
Al Gore
Winston Churchill
Norman Schwarzkopf
Neil Patrick Harris, known as Barney Stinson in the TV program How I Met Your Mother, played the lead role in what popular TV series in the early 1990s?
Teen Angel
Road To Avonlea
Doogie Howser, M.D.
The Famous Teddy Z.
REM released an album in the 1990s entitled Automatic for the….?
Masses
World
President
People
Of which country was Saddam Hussein leader during the 1990s?
Iraq
Turkey
Afghanistan
Egypt
In the 1990s, David Beckham received a lot of attention for wearing what?
A Wig
A Sarong
A Dress
A Bra
In the 1990’s X-Men cartoon series, who comes back from the future to save Professor X?
Morph
Bishop
Mr. Sinister
Cable
Active in the 1990s, Al-Qaeda is a terrorist group associated with which group?
Episcopal Christians
Orthodox Jews
Rastafarians
Extreme Islamists
Eric Cantona won 4 English Premier League titles with which club in the 1990s?
Sheffield Wednesday
Manchester United
Rotherham United
Leeds United
David Grohl was part of which group in the 1990s?
Oasis
Nirvana
Dog Eat Dog
The Smashing Pumpkins
In the 1990s, many people stopped eating beef because of the threat of what?
CJD
MS
SARS
MMR
As used by the Queen, what became an unlikely Latin catchphrase in the 1990s?
Annus Horibilis
Carpe Diem
Dies Irae
Caveat Canem
Which country hosted the 1994 World Cup Finals?
Turkey
USA
France
Australia
Enema of the State was the 1990s breakthrough album for which band?
Bloodhound Gang
Green Day
The Offspring
Blink 182
In the 1990s, who nearly lost his job over his affair with Monica Lewinsky?
Bill Gates
Michael Eisner
Al Roker
Bill Clinton
Which of these was NOT regularly in the headlines in the 1990s?
Nelson Mandela
Al Gore
Winston Churchill
Norman Schwarzkopf
Complete the name of the 1990s Boy Band ____ degrees?
98
89
19
18
Who was the star of Home Alone before becoming a recluse in the 1990s?
Keisha Knight-Pulliam
Macaulay Culkin
Jonathan Lipnicki
Alyssa Milano
Who led the defense for O. J. Simpson at his trial in the mid 1990s?
Gloria Allred
Anne Bremner
Johnnie Cochran
Dick Deguerin
Who led the defense for O. J. Simpson at his trial in the mid 1990s?
Gloria Allred
Anne Bremner
Johnnie Cochran
Dick Deguerin
Which movie was made in the 1990s?
Gangs of New York
Chicago
Silence of the Lambs
Mississippi Burning
In the 1990s, who nearly lost his job over his affair with Monica Lewinsky?
Bill Gates
Michael Eisner
Al Roker
Bill Clinton
As used by the Queen, what became an unlikely Latin catchphrase in the 1990s?
Annus Horibilis
Carpe Diem
Dies Irae
Caveat Canem
Active in the 1990s, Al-Qaeda is a terrorist group associated with which group?
Episcopal Christians
Orthodox Jews
Rastafarians
Extreme Islamists
In the 1990’s X-Men cartoon series, who comes back from the future to save Professor X?
Morph
Bishop
Mr. Sinister
Cable
In which 1990s news story did the paparazzi feature as part of the story themselves?
Death of Diana
1992 Olympics
Barings collapse
Solar Eclipse
Which of Prince Charles’ sons was born in the 1990s?
William
Neither
Both
Harry
For how many years was Nelson Mandela President of South Africa in the 1990s?
9
5
7
3
In which 1990s news story did the paparazzi feature as part of the story themselves?
Death of Diana
1992 Olympics
Barings collapse
Solar Eclipse
Which company released the Game Boy in the 90s?
Nintendo
Sega
Microsoft
Apple
Complete the title of the 1990s band Matchbox…?
20
30
10
40
At the peak in the 1990s, how many people were dying from AIDS each year in the US?
400000
4000
400
40000
From which country do the 1990s band Savage Garden come from?
Canada
England
America
Australia
Dave Grohl was part of which group in the 1990s?
Oasis
Nirvana
Dog Eat Dog
The Smashing Pumpkins
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was a 1990s Album by which band?
Third Eye Blind
Gin Blossoms
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Smashing Pumpkins
Enema of the State was the 1990s breakthrough album for which band?
Bloodhound Gang
Green Day
The Offspring
Blink 182
Which of these was a US President in the 1990s?
Bill Clinton
John F.Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Girls and Boys was a 1990s hit for which British Band?
Blur
Five
Everything Blue the Girl
Oasis
From whom did BMW purchase the Rover car company in 1994?
Rolls Royce
British Aerospace
Land Rover
Phoenix
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