90s Trivia Questions and Answers
A trip back to the best decade ever. These 90s trivia questions cover the music, movies, TV shows, toys, and pop culture that defined the decade.
1 Question: What boy band sang 'I Want It That Way'?
Answer: Backstreet Boys
2 Question: What popular virtual pet toy required you to feed and care for it?
Answer: Tamagotchi
3 Question: What dial-up internet service dominated the 90s with its iconic CD mailers?
Answer: AOL
4 Question: Who sang 'MMMBop'?
Answer: Hanson
5 Question: What Nirvana album launched grunge into the mainstream?
Answer: Nevermind
6 Question: What TV show featured Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe?
Answer: Friends
7 Question: What collecting toy involved round cardboard discs with characters on them?
Answer: Pogs
8 Question: Who sang 'Waterfalls' in 1995?
Answer: TLC
9 Question: What 1999 film featured Keanu Reeves fighting in a simulated reality?
Answer: The Matrix
10 Question: What animated film featured the song 'A Whole New World'?
Answer: Aladdin
11 Question: Who played Ace Ventura in the 1994 comedy?
Answer: Jim Carrey
12 Question: What 1997 film was the biggest box office hit of the decade?
Answer: Titanic
13 Question: What alternative rock band released 'Creep' in 1992?
Answer: Radiohead
14 Question: What show featured a teenage witch named Sabrina?
Answer: Sabrina the Teenage Witch
15 Question: Who sang 'Baby Got Back' in 1992?
Answer: Sir Mix-a-Lot
16 Question: What 1991 Disney film featured a talking candlestick named Lumière?
Answer: Beauty and the Beast
17 Question: What rapper released 'The Chronic' in 1992?
Answer: Dr. Dre
18 Question: What popular shoes featured pump technology in the 90s?
Answer: Reebok Pumps
19 Question: What video game console did Sony release in 1994?
Answer: PlayStation
20 Question: What sitcom was set at a bar in Boston and ran from 1982 to 1993?
Answer: Cheers
21 Question: What dance was associated with the Los Del Río song that topped charts in 1996?
Answer: Macarena
22 Question: What 1993 film starred Robin Williams as a man disguised as a female housekeeper?
Answer: Mrs. Doubtfire
23 Question: Which Spice Girl was known as 'Scary Spice'?
Answer: Mel B
24 Question: What 1996 Will Smith film featured an alien invasion on July 4th?
Answer: Independence Day
25 Question: What boy band sang 'Bye Bye Bye' in 2000?
Answer: *NSYNC
26 Question: What toy with bright colorful hair was a 90s collectible craze?
Answer: Troll dolls
27 Question: Who starred in 'Clueless' (1995)?
Answer: Alicia Silverstone
28 Question: What 1994 film starred Tom Hanks with the famous box of chocolates quote?
Answer: Forrest Gump
29 Question: What country did Will Smith's character claim to be 'Fresh Prince' of?
Answer: Bel-Air
30 Question: What grunge band's lead singer was Kurt Cobain?
Answer: Nirvana
31 Question: What website launched in 1995 and let people auction and sell items?
Answer: eBay
32 Question: What was the dominant search engine before Google took over?
Answer: AltaVista
33 Question: Who played Dr. Ross on 'ER'?
Answer: George Clooney
34 Question: Who hosted MTV's 'Total Request Live' (TRL) in the late 90s?
Answer: Carson Daly
35 Question: What 1995 Mel Gibson film won the Academy Award for Best Picture?
Answer: Braveheart
36 Question: What 1993 Spielberg film featured a theme park full of dinosaurs?
Answer: Jurassic Park
37 Question: What female artist released 'Jagged Little Pill' in 1995?
Answer: Alanis Morissette
38 Question: What band sang 'Wonderwall' in 1995?
Answer: Oasis
39 Question: What cartoon featured a dog named Ren and a cat named Stimpy?
Answer: The Ren & Stimpy Show
40 Question: Who sang 'One Sweet Day' with Mariah Carey in 1995?
Answer: Boyz II Men
41 Question: What TV show launched Jerry Seinfeld to stardom?
Answer: Seinfeld
42 Question: What one-hit wonder sang 'Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm' in 1993?
Answer: Crash Test Dummies
43 Question: What colorful all-in-one computer was released by Apple in 1998?
Answer: iMac G3
44 Question: What pop singer released '...Baby One More Time' as her debut in 1999?
Answer: Britney Spears
45 Question: What 90s Nickelodeon game show had kids getting slimed?
Answer: Double Dare
46 Question: What was the name of Tim Allen's character on 'Home Improvement'?
Answer: Tim Taylor
47 Question: What toy line launched in 1996 featured small bean-filled animals?
Answer: Beanie Babies
48 Question: What rapper released 'Illmatic' in 1994?
Answer: Nas
49 Question: What 1994 Tarantino film featured John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson?
Answer: Pulp Fiction
50 Question: What Mariah Carey Christmas song was released in 1994?
Answer: All I Want for Christmas Is You
51 Question: What 1996 Coen Brothers film starred Frances McDormand as a pregnant police chief?
Answer: Fargo
52 Question: What skateboarding video game series launched in 1999?
Answer: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
53 Question: What MTV cartoon featured the characters Beavis and Butt-Head?
Answer: Beavis and Butt-Head
54 Question: What pop group were Victoria, Mel B, Mel C, Emma, and Geri?
Answer: Spice Girls
55 Question: What 1990 film starred Macaulay Culkin as a boy left alone at Christmas?
Answer: Home Alone
56 Question: Who sang 'Gangsta's Paradise' on the Dangerous Minds soundtrack in 1995?
Answer: Coolio
57 Question: What Sony robot dog launched in 1999 became a tech sensation?
Answer: AIBO
58 Question: What 1995 Pixar film was the first fully computer-animated feature film?
Answer: Toy Story
59 Question: What was the name of the online chat client that launched in 1997?
Answer: AOL Instant Messenger
60 Question: What fighting game series featured characters Liu Kang and Sub-Zero?
Answer: Mortal Kombat
61 Question: Who sang 'Torn' in 1997?
Answer: Natalie Imbruglia
62 Question: What 1999 horror film was shot for $60,000 and became a massive box office hit?
Answer: The Blair Witch Project
63 Question: What 1994 animated Disney film featured Elton John on the soundtrack?
Answer: The Lion King
64 Question: What 90s Nickelodeon game show featured kids scaling a giant mountain obstacle course?
Answer: Guts
65 Question: What iconic boy band included Joey, Donnie, Danny, Jordan, and Jon?
Answer: New Kids on the Block
66 Question: What 1991 Terminator sequel became one of the highest-grossing films of the year?
Answer: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
67 Question: What female rapper released 'Hard Core' in 1996?
Answer: Lil' Kim
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Good 90s trivia questions hit the decade's shared memories: one-hit wonders, Nickelodeon shows, blockbuster movies, toys like Tamagotchi and Beanie Babies, and early tech like AOL Instant Messenger. They work best with crowds who grew up in the decade and love the nostalgia.
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