90s Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers

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The 1990s was a time of significant cultural shifts, rapid technological advancements, and political change. 

It is remembered for its diverse pop culture including the rise of grunge and alternative rock, as well as the emergence of hip-hop as a mainstream genre.

The decade saw the rise of personal computers, the internet, and mobile phones, transforming the way people lived and worked.

From the iconic tunes and blockbuster flicks to the pivotal political moments that rocked the world, we’ll put your memory to the test and take you back in time in this 90s quiz.

This bumper decades trivia quiz, has six rounds with five questions in each, totaling 30 points.

We’ve even sprinkled some fun facts between our 90s trivia questions and answers multiple choice quiz that you can use to impress your buddies.

And to check if you aced our 90s trivia quiz, you can find out for sure by checking out the answers at the end.

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Free 90s Trivia Quiz Questions

90s General Knowledge Quiz Questions Round

Let’s start our 90s quiz questions with some cool general knowledge about the era. 

We’ll cover everything from the rise of the internet to major political events that defined the time.

1. The 1990s saw the fall of the Soviet Union and Russia’s first presidential election. Who was the first person elected as President of Russia?

• Boris Yeltsin
• Vladimir Putin
• Dmitry Medvedev
• Alexander Rutskoy

2. What was the federal minimum wage between 1991 and 1996?

• $5.00
• $3.75
• $4.25
• $7.00

3. Which North American tourist destination was opened in 1992?

• Disneyland
• The Mall of America
• Las Vegas Strip
• Kennedy Space Center

4. What online tool debuted in 1998, making it easier to find information on the world wide web?

• AOL Instant Messenger
• Wikipedia
• Ask Jeeves
• Google Search Engine

5. Bill Clinton served two terms as president in the 90s. What U.S. state was Bill Clinton Born in?

• Texas
• Ohio
• Kansas
• Arkansas 

90s Pop Culture Quiz Questions Round

Get set to prove you’re a true nineties baby with our 90s pop culture trivia questions! 

This round is all about iconic games and toys as well as fashion trends.

1. Which franchise took the world by storm in the late 90’s with a video and a collectible card game?

• Digimon
• Sonic The Hedgehog
• Pokémon
• Tamagotchi

2. Which of the following game consoles was NOT released by Nintendo in the 1990s?

• Super Nintendo
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Game Boy Color
• Nintendo 64

3. Which fashion brand became popular in the 90s for its wide-legged denim?

• Lucky Jeans
• JNCO
• Guess Jeans
• Phat Farm

4. What was the name of the stuffed animal toys that became massively collectible in the 1990s?

• Cabbage Patch Dolls
• Pound Puppies
• Beanie Babies
• Rugrats

5. What was the title of the book series that introduced kids in the 90s to the horror genre?

• Fear Street
• Animorphs
• Goosebumps
• Shadow Children

90s TV Quiz Questions Round

Ready to flex those nostalgia muscles and show off your expertise on TV shows from the nineties?

Time to prove that in this round of our 1990s quiz questions!

1. Who was the actor that got his big break when he moved in with his Auntie and Uncle in Bel Air?

• Martin Lawrence
• Will Smith
• Michael B. Jordan
• Idris Elba

2. Sarah Michelle Gellar starred in this teenage sci-fi show that has since become a cult favorite.

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Ally McBeal
• Farscape
• Charmed

3. Who sang the theme song for the massively popular sitcom Friends?

• The Pretenders
• No Doubt
• Celine Dion
• The Rembrandts

4. Which of the following shows is often described as “a show about nothing”?

• Friends
• Seinfeld
• Twin Peaks
• My So-Called Life

5. Which of the following pair was not a famous animated duo of the 90s?

• Pinky and The Brain
• Ren and Stimpy
• Beavis and Butt-head
• Wayne and Garth 

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90s Music Quiz Questions Round  

Dust off your Discman and get ready to take a trip down memory lane in this list of 90s music trivia questions.

Test your knowledge from boy bands to grunge rock, and everything in between!

1. Which band had a top-selling album titled Nevermind released in 1991?

• The Cure
• Nirvana
• Green Day
• The Pretenders

2. Who was the lead singer of the band, No Doubt?

• Gwen Stefani
• Natalie Imbriglia
• Aqua
• Dolores O’Riordan

3. Who was the top-selling artist of the decade?

• Mariah Carey
• Madonna
• Backstreet Boys
• Celine Dion

4. Jagged Little Pill was one of the top-selling albums of the decade and the debut album from which artist?

• Celine Dion
• Madonna
• Alanis Morrissette
• No Doubt 

5. Which of the following is not the name of one of the Spice Girls?

• Sporty Spice
• Scary Spice
• Posh Spice
• Sassy Spice 

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90s Movies Quiz Questions Round 

Get your popcorn ready and join us for a ride on the nostalgia train as we revisit the iconic movies that dominated the 90s! 

From heartwarming tales of family to pulse-pounding horror flicks, many of these films defined the decade of cinema and continue to captivate audiences today.

1. Which horror film was the first in genre history to win Best Picture in 1992?

• Scream
• Silence of the Lambs
• Misery
• Jacob’s Ladder

2. What was the highest-grossing film of the decade?

• Silence of the Lambs
• Saving Private Ryan
• Titanic
• Catch Me If You Can

3. What fictional theme park is located on Isla Nublar?

• Jurassic Park
• Joyland
• Adventureland
• Dream World 

4. Who was the director of the 1994 hit Pulp Fiction?

• Baz Luhrmann
• James Cameron
• Martin Scorsese
• Quinten Tarantino

5. Lindsay Lohan starred in her breakout role as a set of identical twins in this movie.

• The Parent Trap
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
• Mary Kate and Ashley
• Clueless

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90s Sports Quiz Questions Round

Get in the game and show off your sports smarts, nineties-style! 

This 90s sports trivia round will put your knowledge of the decade’s most legendary athletes, epic moments, and record-breaking achievements to the test.

1. How many expansion teams did the NHL add to the league during the 1990s?

• 1
• 2
• 5
• 7

2. Who was the leading home run hitter in the 1990s?

• Ken Griffey Jr.
• Mark McGwire
• Barry Bonds
• Albert Belle

3. In what year was the WNBA founded?

• 1996
• 1995
• 1994
• 1999

4. Which NBA superstar led the league in scoring between 1990 and 1999?

• Michael Jordan
• Karl Malone
• Patrick Ewing
• Charles Barkley

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5. Which boxer knocked out Mike Tyson in 1990 resulting in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history?

• Michael Spinks
• Buster Douglas
• Evander Holyfield
• George Foreman

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90s Trivia Quiz Answers

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90s General Knowledge Quiz Answers

1. The 1990s saw the fall of the Soviet Union and Russia’s first presidential election. Who was the first person elected as President of Russia?

• Boris Yeltsin
• Vladimir Putin
• Dmitry Medvedev
• Alexander Rutskoy

2. What was the federal minimum wage between 1991 and 1996?

• $5.00
• $3.75
• $4.25
• $7.00

3. Which North American tourist destination was opened in 1992?

• Disneyland
• The Mall of America
• Las Vegas Strip
• Kennedy Space Center

4. What online tool debuted in 1998, making it easier to find information on the world wide web?

• AOL Instant Messenger
• Wikipedia
• Ask Jeeves
• Google Search Engine

5. Bill Clinton served two terms as president in the 90s. What U.S. state was Bill Clinton Born in?

• Texas
• Ohio
• Kansas
• Arkansas 

90s Pop Culture Quiz Answers

1. Which franchise took the world by storm in the late 90’s with a video and a collectible card game?

• Digimon
• Sonic The Hedgehog
• Pokémon
• Tamagotchi

1990s Trivia: The first Pokémon games in the US were Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue and were released on the Game Boy in 1996.

2. Which of the following game consoles was NOT released by Nintendo in the 1990s?

• Super Nintendo
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Game Boy Color
• Nintendo 64

3. Which fashion brand became popular in the 90s for its wide-legged denim?

• Lucky Jeans
• JNCO
• Guess Jeans
• Phat Farm

4. What was the name of the stuffed animal toys that became massively collectible in the 1990s?

• Cabbage Patch Dolls
• Pound Puppies
• Beanie Babies
• Rugrats

5. What was the title of the book series that introduced kids in the 90s to the horror genre?

• Fear Street
• Animorphs
• Goosebumps
• Shadow Children

90s Trivia: Goosebumps by US author R. L. Stine, appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list for children.

Released from 1992 to 1997, tweens and teens around the world hid under their covers reading these tales of demons and paranormal activity.

90s TV Quiz Answers

1. Who was the actor that got his big break when he moved in with his Auntie and Uncle in Bel Air?

• Martin Lawrence
• Will Smith
• Michael B. Jordan
• Idris Elba

2. Sarah Michelle Gellar starred in this teenage sci-fi show that has since become a cult favorite.

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Ally McBeal
• Farscape
• Charmed

00s Trivia: Buffy the Vampire Slayer kicked off fame for many young actors and featured popular celebrities such as Alyson Hannigan, Seth Green, and Pedro Pascal.

3. Who sang the theme song for the massively popular sitcom Friends?

• The Pretenders
• No Doubt
• Celine Dion
• The Rembrandts

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4. Which of the following shows is often described as “a show about nothing”?

• Friends
• Seinfeld
• Twin Peaks
• My So-Called Life

5. Which of the following pairs was not a famous animated duo of the 90s?

• Pinky and The Brain
• Ren and Stimpy
• Beavis and Butt-head
• Wayne and Garth

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00s Trivia: Wayne and Garth are the main characters in the Wayne’s World movies by Mike Myers, which were launched in the 1990s.

90s Music Quiz Answers

1. Which band had a top-selling album titled Nevermind released in 1991?

• The Cure
• Nirvana
• Green Day
• The Pretenders

1990s Trivia: Nevermind reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1992 and is widely regarded by fans as a perfect album.

2. Who was the lead singer of the band, No Doubt?

• Gwen Stefani
• Natalie Imbriglia
• Aqua
• Dolores O’Riordan

3. Who Was the top-selling artist of the decade?

• Mariah Carey
• Madonna
• Backstreet Boys
• Celine Dion

1990s Trivia: Celine Dion also sang the theme song for the top-grossing movie of the decade, Titanic.

4. Jagged Little Pill was one of the top-selling albums of the decade and the debut album from which artist?

• Celine Dion
• Madonna
• Alanis Morrissette
• No Doubt 

If you like Celine Dion, check out our list of Dion duets!

5. Which of the following is not the name of one of the Spice Girls?

• Sporty Spice
• Scary Spice
• Posh Spice
• Sassy Spice 

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90s Movies Quiz Answers

1. Which horror film was the first in genre history to win Best Picture in 1992?

• Scream
• Silence of the Lambs
• Misery
• Jacob’s Ladder

1990s Trivia: Silence of the Lambs also won Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound Mixing, and best Film Editing at the 1992 Academy Awards.

2. What was the highest-grossing film of the decade?

• Silence of the Lambs
• Saving Private Ryan
• Titanic
• Catch Me If You Can

00s Trivia: Titanic features the classically beautiful Kate Winslet and the 90s heart-throb, Leonardo Dicaprio.

23 year old Dicaprio played Jack, and 22 year old Winslet played Rose.

3. What fictional theme park is located on Isla Nublar?

• Jurassic Park
• Joyland
• Adventureland
• Dream World 

4. Who was the director of the 1994 hit Pulp Fiction?

• Baz Luhrmann
• James Cameron
• Martin Scorsese
• Quinten Tarantino

5. Lindsay Lohan starred in her breakout role as a set of identical twins in this movie.

• The Parent Trap
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
• Mary Kate and Ashley
• Clueless

You may also like our 90s Movie Trivia Quiz and 80s Movies Trivia Quiz.

90s Sports Quiz Answers

1. How many expansion teams did the NHL add to the league during the 1990s?

• 1
• 2
• 5
• 7

1990s Trivia: These teams include the San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers, Atlanta Thrashers, Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.

2. Who was the leading home run hitter in the 1990s?

• Ken Griffey Jr.
• Mark McGwire
• Barry Bonds
• Albert Belle

3. In what year was the WNBA founded?

• 1996
• 1995
• 1994
• 1999

4. Which NBA superstar led the league in scoring between 1990 and 1999?

• Michael Jordan
• Karl Malone
• Patrick Ewing
• Charles Barkley

Check out our fun NBA Trivia Quiz.

5. Which boxer knocked out Mike Tyson in 1990 resulting in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history?

• Michael Spinks
• Buster Douglas
• Evander Holyfield
• George Foreman

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