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90s Trivia Questions & Answers

How well do you actually remember the 1990s? These questions cover the decade's movies, music, toys, TV shows, and fads — from playground fads to The Matrix. Tap any answered question to reveal it, then tackle the locked bonus challenges in the Daily Clash.

Q1.Which sitcom featured a coffee shop called Central Perk?

Answer: Friends.

Q2.What toy craze involved collecting and trading small bean-filled animals?

Answer: Beanie Babies.

Q3.Which boy band released 'I Want It That Way' in 1999?

Answer: Backstreet Boys.

Q4.What 1999 sci-fi film popularized 'bullet time' slow-motion effects?

Answer: The Matrix.

Q5.Which Nickelodeon green slime show had kids competing in messy challenges?

Answer: Double Dare.

Q6.Which animated MTV duo critiqued music videos from a couch?

Answer: Beavis and Butt-Head.

Q7.What was the name of the dog in the movie 'Air Bud'?

Answer: Buddy.

Q8.Which 1994 film made the phrase 'Life is like a box of chocolates' famous?

Answer: Forrest Gump.

Q9.What clear soda did Crystal Pepsi briefly compete with?

Answer: Tab Clear (Coca-Cola's own clear cola).

Q10.Which Spice Girl was nicknamed 'Posh Spice'?

Answer: Victoria Beckham.

Q11.Which 1993 film brought dinosaurs to life with groundbreaking CGI?

Answer: 'Jurassic Park.'

Q12.What word completed the famous 90s ad slogan 'Got ___?'

Answer: Milk.

Q13.Which purple dinosaur hosted a hit 90s kids' show?

Answer: Barney.

Q14.Which 1992 Disney film featured Robin Williams as the Genie?

Answer: 'Aladdin.'

Q15.What handheld Nintendo device dominated 90s portable gaming?

Answer: The Game Boy.

Q16.What phrase did AOL famously announce when email arrived?

Answer: 'You've got mail!'

Q17.What was the name of Nirvana's 1991 breakthrough album?

Answer: 'Nevermind.'

Q18.Which game show, launched in the U.S. in 1999, asked 'Is that your final answer?'

Answer: 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.'

Q19.Which 1995 film starred Alicia Silverstone as Beverly Hills teen Cher Horowitz?

Answer: 'Clueless.'

Q20.Which 1997 video game character became famous for raiding tombs?

Answer: Lara Croft ('Tomb Raider').

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These 10 don't come with a free answer — think you know them? Prove it in the game.

What handheld digital pet exploded in popularity in 1997?

What dance move did Los del Río make a global hit in 1996?

Which 90s sitcom starred Will Smith as a teen sent from West Philadelphia to a mansion?

What 90s playground fad involved collecting and slamming cardboard discs?

Which 90s cartoon featured a boy genius with a secret laboratory?

Which U.S. city hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics?

What pocket-sized 90s device buzzed with a callback number before cell phones took over?

Which 1999 low-budget horror film turned 'found footage' into a phenomenon?

Which pop duo had their Grammy revoked in 1990 after a lip-syncing scandal?

Which world chess champion lost a 1997 match to IBM's Deep Blue?

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