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1
This artist held Central Park's largest-ever free concert on August 7, 1997 with an estimated 980,000 fans.
Barbara Streisand
Billy Joel
Garth Brooks
Jon Bon Jovi
2
Shortly after being launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was found to have a flaw in what component?
Mirror
Radio Antenna
Solar Panel
Thruster
3
In the 1998 war epic Saving Private Ryan, the eponymous character is located in what fictional French town?
Bastogne
Neuville
Marseille
Ramelle
4
This final studio album by
Queen
in 1995 contained recordings of Freddie Mercury made in 1991 shortly before his death.
Made in Heaven
The Miracle
Innuendo
A Kind of Magic
5
'Ten' is the title of the debut album by this band featuring grunge front-man Eddie Vedder?
Alice In Chains
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
6
The 1995
Seinfeld
episode 'The Soup Nazi' features an angry restaurateur by the name of what?
Yev Kassem
Vlad Kroschov
Bashir Altlev
Ali Russam
7
The 1994 Winter Olympics, held in what city, was the first time the summer and winter games were held in separate years?
Nagano, Japan
Lillehammer, Norway
Calgary, Canada
Albertville, France
8
In 1999's 'Office Space', Joanna (Jennifer Aniston) quits her job at what restaurant due to her 'lack of flair"?
Chotchkie's
Shenanigan's
T.G.I. Friday's
Cheddar's
9
This CAT5 hurricane struck the Florida coast on August 24, 1992, becoming the costliest in history until Katrina in '05.
Floyd
Wilma
Hugo
Andrew
10
The O.J. Simpson murder trial, decided on October 24, 1995, was presided by what LA County judge?
Mark Fuhrman
Lance Ito
Johnnie Cochran
Marcia Clark
11
This 1995 Pixar movie was this first-ever full-length film produced using computer generated imagery (CGI).
A Bug's Life
Antz
Toy Story
Monsters, Inc.
12
This British Prime Minister was elected in 1997 and served through the majority of the G.W. Bush presidency until 2007.
David Cameron
Gordon Brown
Tony Blair
John Major
13
Mobutu Sese Seko led this African country from 1971 until 1997 when it became the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Central African Republic
Zaire
Angola
Rwanda
14
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling was published in 1997. What is "J.K."s real first name?
Joanne
Jillian
Jasmine
Janine
15
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, this gymnast led the women to the gold despite a severely injured ankle on the vault.
Dominique Dawes
Dominique Moceanu
Kerri Strug
Shannon Miller
16
Which politician famously misspelled 'potatoe' during an elementary school visit in Trenton, NJ in 1992?
Dan Quayle
George H. W. Bush
Ted Kennedy
Al Gore
17
Foo Fighters
was
formed in 1994 by Dave Grohl who previously served as the drummer for what other iconic 90s band?
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Red Hot Chili Peppers
18
In
Good Will Hunting
(1997), Matt Damon's character Will has what occupation?
Janitor
Construction Worker
Teaching Assistant
Bartender
19
In the 1998 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, which of the following charges was NOT brought against him?
Sexual Assault
Perjury
Obstruction of Justice
Abuse of Power
20
This 'jam' band, formed in 1991, played its first live shows at Miller's Bar in downtown Charlottesville, VA.
Phish
O.A.R.
Dave Matthews Band
Black Crowes
21
After graduating from Emory in 1990 this real-life
Into the Wild
(1996) subject traveled to Alaska to live in isolation.
Chris McCandless
William Tannenbaum
John Hunter
David Johnston
22
The MLB added four new teams in the 1990s. Which of the following was NOT a name of one of these teams?
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Colorado Rockies
Arizona Diamondbacks
Miami Marlins
23
In the 1994 movie 'The Shawshank Redemption', Andy Dufresne escapes from prison using what tool?
Hack Saw
Screwdriver
Rock Hammer
Chisel
24
This type of truck was used by Timothy McVeigh in the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing?
Penske
U-Haul
Ryder
Budget
25
This NASA mission, launched in 1997, was a joint effort between the U.S. and Italy to study Saturn and its moons.
Viking
Voyager
Cassini
Mariner
26
The 51-day siege of the Mt. Carmel Center in Waco, Texas occurred between the U.S. government and what religious sect?
Branch Davidians
American Orthodox
Latter-Day Saints
United Pentecostals
27
On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken, Jr. played his 2131st consecutive game, breaking the record previously held by?
Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Gehrig
Cy Young
28
What was the flight number of the TWA Boeing 747 that exploded and crashed after takeoff from JFK on July 17, 1996?
800
700
900
600
29
The 1991 dissolution of the USSR resulted in 15 post-Soviet states, NOT including...?
Georgia
Turkey
Latvia
Armenia
30
Before her untimely death in a 1997 car accident, Princess Diana was married to what Prince of Wales?
Albert
William
Philip
Charles
31
The 1994 hit medical drama
ER
featured this American actor in the role of Dr. Mark Green.
Eriq La Salle
Anthony Edwards
George Clooney
John Stamos
32
The Chicago Bulls had two 'three-peat' championship runs between 1991-1998. Who owns the trademark to that phrase?
Dick Vitale
John Madden
Phil Jackson
Pat Riley
33
The Dycam Model 1 was released in 1991 as one of the first commercially viable digital cameras and had what resolution?
0.9 MP
0.09 MP
9 MP
0.009 MP
34
In the hit TV series
Saved By The Bell
, Dustin Diamond played what character?
A.C. Slater
Zack
Screech
Mr. Belding
35
Denver International Airport was completed in 1995 to serve the Denver Metro area and replace what former airport?
Silverton
Stapleton
Sandalwood
Shiverton
36
Which of the following was NOT a Spice Girl?
Sporty
Scary
Posh
Sweetie
37
In the 1994 movie
Forrest Gump
, Forrest's mother dies on what day of the week?
Thursday
Monday
Wednesday
Tuesday
38
The first-ever cloning of a mammal was achieved by Scottish scientists in 1996 with the birth of a sheep by the name of?
Derry
Debbie
Daisy
Dolly
39
Which of the following Supreme Court Justices was not appointed by Bush or Clinton between 1990-1999?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
David Souter
Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
40
Beebe Bluff and Roger Klotz were characters on what Nickelodeon cartoon running from 1991-1999?
Ren and Stimpy
Doug
Rocko's Modern Life
Rugrats
41
This late-night host, known for his extensive car collection, first hosted ABC's 'The Late Show' beginning in 1992.
David Letterman
Conan O'Brien
Jay Leno
Johnny Carson
42
In December of 1993, drug kingpin Pablo Escobar was hunted down and killed in what Colombian city?
Rionegro
Bogota
Cali
Medellin
43
The 1990 Gulf War was sparked as a result of the Iraqi Army's invasion of what neighboring Middle Eastern nation?
Syria
Kuwait
Iran
Saudi Arabia
44
On the orginnal
Iron Chef
aired in 1993, which of the following was NOT an Iron Chef?
Italian
Chinese
French
Japanese
45
Known for its die-hard fan base, what NFL team lost all four of its Super Bowl appearances between 1990 and 1999?
Buffalo Bills
Cincinnati Bengals
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland Browns
46
What magnetic storage medium, released in 1994, resembled a 3.5" floppy disk but with hundreds of times the capacity?
Compact Disc
DVD
Zip Disk
Thumb Drive
47
Tech giant Amazon was founded in 1994 in the garage of Jeff Bezos in what U.S. city?
Bellevue
Tacoma
Spokane
Seattle
48
He was the first sitting head of state to be charged with war crimes due to actions during the Kosovo War (1998-1999)?
Mirko Marjanovic
Momir Bulatovic
Radoman Bozovic
Slobodan Milosevic
49
United States v. Virginia
(1996) was a landmark Supreme Court case over what policy at the Virginia Military Institute?
Title IX
Male-Only Admissions
Don't Ask, Dont Tell
Affirmative Action
50
The 'Start Menu' and 'taskbar' were features first found on what computer operating system in 1995?
macOS
Windows
Linux
Unix