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101 90’s Music Trivia Questions You Oughta Know

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90's Music

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June 27, 2022

If the phrases “as if”, “eat my shorts”, and “boo-yah” ring any bells, you probably lived through the ’90s. With pop, grunge, and rap all meeting on the scene, the music of the 90s created a whole new world for listeners. 

For many of us, the 90s feel like just yesterday but do you know 90s music trivia as well as you think you do? 

From the poppy Spice Girls and the Backstreet Boys to the grunge of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, there’s tons of material to cover from this decade. Test your knowledge as a true “child of the 90s” and find out if you’re the trivia prince (the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air that is). 

If you’re looking for even more trivia to test your 90’s pop culture knowledge limits, you can check out our popular trivia topics like Boy Band, Hip Hop & Rap, Pop Music, and 2000s music

You can also sharpen your skills for your next game night by checking out our general music trivia questions that are sure to beef up your brain.

Showing 101 90's Music trivia questions and answers

1. Alfred Nevarez was a member of which 1990s boy band?

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2. Who hit No.1 in 1992 with 'I'll Be There'?

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3. How many members were there in 1990s Boyband 98 Degrees?

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4. How many members were in the band RnB band Surface?

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5. Prince had a No.1 hit in 1991 with which color?

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6. Who had 1990s hits with 'Release Me' and 'Hold On'?

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🎯 Bullseye!

1. Who sang the hit song 'Un-Break My Heart'?

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2. Kris Kross had a No.1 hit with which song in 1992?

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3. Which band had a one hit wonder in 1998 with You Get What You Give?

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4. How many members were there in the band Color Me Badd?

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5. Who sang the song 'Genie in a Bottle'?

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6. What song put Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers back on the charts in the 1990s?

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1. Which 'Citizen' released the 1999 track 'Better Days'?

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2. In which year did Sinead O' Connor have a UK No. 1 hit with Nothing Compares 2 U?

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3. Monica had a 1998 No.1 with which song?

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4. Nobody Knows was a 1996 hit for which 'project'?

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5. Cher had a UK No. 1 hit with which song in 1998?

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6. Which 90s song is Fatboy Slim's only UK No. 1?

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1. Unfinished Symphony, Teardrop and Angel are 90s singles by which English group and art collective?

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2. Emma Bunton was known as which 'Spice'?

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3. Which Amy scored a hit in 1991 with 'Baby Baby'?

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4. What was the name of the Spice Girls first album?

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5. Who performed the hit song 'Bittersweet Symphony'?

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6. Marky Mark was often backed by which 'Bunch'?

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1. Which record did Ace of Base take to No.1 in 1994?

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2. Lisa Loeb found chart success with which band?

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3. Usher scored a number one hit in 1998 with what song?

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4. The boy band Five came from which country?

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5. Shania Twain told us in 1999 'Man! I Feel Like a….'?

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6. What nationality was 1990s star Ini Kamoze?

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1. What group spent five weeks at number one with 'The Sign'?

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2. In 1991 Gloria Estefan was 'Coming out of….'?

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3. Who gave us something to talk about with the song 'Something To Talk About'?

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4. In what year did Madonna release Vouge?

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5. Who wanted to 'Fly Away' in 1999?

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6. Which Lauryn was the lead singer of The Fugees?

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1. What rapper had a number one hit with the song 'Hypnotize'?

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2. Complete the title of the Madonna Album 'Ray of….'?

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3. What was Britney Spears' first hit single?

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4. In 1994 Boys II Men were 'On Bended….'?

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5. Who had a hit with 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' in 1996?

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6. Brandy and Monica sang what hit song that stayed at number one for 13 weeks?

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1. Barbie Girl and Doctor Jones were UK No. 1s for which 90s band?

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2. Who sang the auto tuned hit 'Believe'?

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3. Which band had a hit with 'Amazed' in 1999?

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4. In which year did Whigfield have a UK No. 1 with their hit Saturday Night?

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5. Who sang the song 'No Scrubs'?

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6. Without You, Fantasy and Hero were UK Top 10s in the 90s for which female singer - songwriter?

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1. Ok Computer as a 1990s album by which band?

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2. Tonia Tash was a member of which 1990's Girl Group?

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3. Which boyband had a hit with 'Matter of Time'?

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4. Who was 'Getting Jiggy With It' in 1999?

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5. From This Moment On was a 1999 release by which singer?

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6. Timmy T hit the No.1 spot in which year with 'One More Try'?

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1. Who sang the hit song 'That's The Way Love Goes'?

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2. Who said 'That Don't Impress Me Much' in 1999?

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3. Which Tommy had a hit with 'I'll Be Your Everything'?

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4. Which singer hit No.1 in 1991 with 'Emotions'?

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5. In what year did Toni Braxton release Unbreak My Heart?

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6. Where did Bone Thugs wants to meet in 1996?

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1. Which band scored a 1992 hit with 'All 4 Love'?

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2. What Swedish group recorded the hillbilly infused dance hit 'Cotton Eye Joe'?

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3. Bossanova was a 1990s album by which band?

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4. Black Cat gave who their second No.1 of the 1990s?

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5. Which band had an international hit with 'Don't Speak'?

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6. Who released the album 'To The Extreme'?

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1. Nick Carter was a member of which 1990s boy band?

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2. In 1990 Bon Jovi had a No.1 hit with '…of Glory'?

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3. Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit was a best selling track of the 90s for which artist?

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4. Paul Abdul was looking forward to 'The Promise of a New….'?

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5. What group's song 'Been Caught Stealing' was number one on Billboard's alternative chart?

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6. What was Whitney Houston's first No.1 hit in the 1990s?

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1. Which girl band reached No.4 in 1998 with 'Never Ever'?

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2. How was Antony Ray better known in the world of music?

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3. Mel B was known as which 'Spice?

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4. What alternative group performed the songs 'Never There' and 'The Distance'?

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5. Right Said Fred hat a No.1 Hit with 'I'm Too….'?

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6. Crooked Rain Crooked Rain was a 1990s album by which band?

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1. Who had their only Number 1 with the song 'The First Time'?

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2. How many number one hits did Wilson Phillips have in the 1990s?

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3. How many weeks did 'Informer' by Snow top the US Chart?

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4. Who had number one hit songs in the 80s named 'Dreamlover' and 'Fantasy'?

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5. Daft Punk had a UK Top 10 single in 1997 with which single?

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6. Which 90s band sang the song Glory Box?

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1. Complete the title of the 1990s band 'Matchbox…'?

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2. What rapped had a hit in the 90s with 'Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang'?

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3. No Jacket Required was a hit album for which artist?

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4. Wild Wood was an album released in 1993 by whom?

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5. Who was the front woman for the band No Doubt who had a hit with Don't Speak in 1997?

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6. Which male singer had a 1998 No.1 with 'Nice and Slow?

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1. Darius Rocker was a leading member of which band?

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2. Leanne Rimes had a 1998 hit with the song 'How Do I…'?

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3. Gary Barlow was a member of which 1990s boyband?

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4. What was the Spice Girls debut single?

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5. In 1991 Madonna released which 'Collection'?

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6. Which singer released, 'From This Moment On' in 1999?

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1. Which of the following was not a real member of TLC?

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2. The Cure had a UK top 10 hit in 1992 with which song?

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3. What was the only song to reach number one on Billboard's alternative music chart in the 1990s for the band Semisonic?

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4. How many weeks did Lonestar spend at No.1 with 'Amazed'?

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5. What is the real surname of the 1990s chart topper Brandy?

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