Only Someone With A 90s Brain Can Pass This Quiz!

The concluding chapter of the twentieth century had plenty of pop culture moments to dissect, discuss, and “diss and dismiss.” Actually, the Nineties might be the first decade where just about everything that went down became pop culture in some way, from the regularly expected pop materials to now iconic lines from true-crimes, “if the glove doesn't fit…,” and “can't we all just get along?” to name a few.

The world still seemed small, but more and more it was getting bigger and bigger. Pop culture was growing up and making everything an aspect of it - fashion, movies, music, sports, news - if it could be monetized, someone out there sure tried. Young people were beginning to have a voice, no matter how absurd the question was - even President Clinton had to answer “boxers or briefs;” sadly, he had to answer for a few other dalliances too.

Instead of Netflix, we had to actually go outside leave our houses and go to this facility that was called Blockbuster Video. Giant contraptions called CD players played our music and each CD only held 16-20 songs. By god, if you wanted to communicate with someone you actually had to go outside, there was no Facebook or even MySpace. The internet took seemingly several hours to load up on our computer screens, and to those of us coming of age during this time, we didn't know any better and loved all of it.

Did you grow up during the 90s? Take our quiz then, because only someone with a 90s brain can pass this quiz.

Question 1

Which Of These is NOT a Spice Girl?

If you wanna be my lover - six words and five beautiful British bombshells sparked a pop movement in the latter half of the decade. The Spice Girls had actually for a brief moment been compared to when the Beatles came to America. The ladies came with “Girl Power,” sex appeal, and an infectious happiness to their singing and music videos. For a few years, there was a feeling that this was the second British Invasion. But which Spice Girl doesn't belong.

Question 2

What Were Pinky And The Brain’s Nightly Plans?

Before there was a bajillion cable channels, Blu Rays, and OnDemand, kids actually had to just (gulp) wait for their favorite cartoons to come on. It was actually one of the best reasons to go to school during the nineties - because you got to race home, (supposedly) finish your homework and watch some awesome cartoons, like Animaniacs. One of the breakout bits on the show, Pinky And The Brain even got their own spinoff too. The two genetically enhanced lab mice from Acme Labs go on all sorts of adventures, generally with the superiorly wise Brain leading a dimwitted Pinky around. What were their nightly plans?

Question 3

Before Pokémon, What Real “Pet” Could Kids Have?

One of the cooler cartoons of the late nineties urged fans to “catch them all.” Pokemon was a video game and anime where you roam around the world catching little creatures and raising them, watching them evolve and finding other Pokemon trainers to do battle with. But there was another “pet” during this time as well. A real-life tangible e-pet that would double as a keychain. But remember to feed the little guy, because if not, your keychain might die. What popular toy fad was this?

Question 4

Who is this TV Dad?

His wife was killed in a tragic accident before the show began, but you seldom would know it, since instead of being a grieving widow, he chose to fill his house with love. He invited his best friend, comedian Joey Gladstone to live with him. Also, his brother-in-law Jesse. The three men did their best in raising three girls, DJ, Stephanie, and little Michelle. Everywhere you look, there was a heart to hold on to - what was this clean-freak, hug-loving dad’s name?

Question 5

Why Shouldn't You Go Chasing Waterfalls?

Somewhere in-between Salt-N-Peppa and Destiny’s Child was TLC. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, and Rozonda “Chili” Thomas played off the look of hip-hop groups at the time, wearing giant baggy clothes, but with a female style. They were just the right amount of radio-friendly grooves, but also had a hint of danger to them as well. They're biggest was Waterfalls, a song that told about the perils of chasing dreams (waterfalls), without worrying about consequences. Can you guess the next line after, “Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls…”

Question 6

What Was The Matrix?

For several months in early 1999, movie goers were asked, “What is the Matrix?” We'd come to find out that it's a movie, starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Laurence Fishburne, as Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus respectively. They're two rebels fighting a war against machines. Morpheus believes that Neo will help them win the war and be free from their oppressors. The learn kung-fu, fight a whole lot of bad guys and fire all kinds of guns. According to the movie, what is the Matrix.

Question 7

Which Bombshell Was NOT A Lifeguard On Baywatch?

While television has grown a little more PC these days, in the nineties one of the biggest shows running in syndication featured a whole lot of people running around in their skivvies under the guise of saving lives as lifeguards. Baywatch, for a brief time was the most-watched show in the world, thanks in no small part to former Knight Rider / German singing sensation David Hasslehoff, and several other beautiful people looking beautiful in swimwear. Which one of these gorgeous nineties bombshells was not a lifeguard on the show.

Question 8

Who Directed Titanic?

The ballad of Jack and Rose was the decade’s most romantic romance. Before some silly notebook, well-to-do affluent Rose DeWitt was falling for the charms of rapscallion but kind-hearted starving artist Jack Dawson aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic. It was part love story, part disaster film, part documentary of the fated cruise-liner. The movie launched the career of Kate Winslet, further cemented Leonardo DiCaprio’s career and heartthrob status and won all kinds of awards, including winning a best director Oscar for this person who declared himself the King Of The World.

Question 9

What Movie Is This Scene From?

Even if you were too young to see this movie when it first came out, it's one of the defining movies of the decade and looked at a classic. A mob hitman comes back from vacation and is ordered to show the boss’ wife a good time. His partner is contemplating retirement. A Boxer refuses to throw a fight for said mob boss and those two wind up in a bet uncomfortable um…bond(age)ing experience. All in the span of two wild days in Los Angeles in this film?

Question 10

What Movie Is This Shakespeare Adaptation?

Cameron is the new student in town and he wants to get to know Bianca more. Bianca's dad has a strict rule on dating - she can't until her older sister, Kat does. But Kat has little to no interest in dating anyone, until Cameron convinces bad boy, Patrick to try and win Kat’s heart. It's one of the best teen movies of the decade, and an updated adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew. What movie is this a screen shot from?

Question 11

Which 'It' Girl Was Also The Aerosmith Girl?

One of the most popular rock bands of the seventies and late eighties has another career resurgence during the nineties, thanks in no small part to the album, “Get A Grip,” and several music videos. “Crying,” “Crazy,” and “Amazing;” which all featured a stunning young blond girl. Besides a trilogy of Aerosmith videos, she would also land the lead role in Clueless and cement her place as an icon of the decade. Which It Girl of the nineties also was “the Aerosmith Girl?”

Question 12

What was this late 90s fad?

Kids today might have Siri and Alexa to do their bidding and chat with, but they're not cute and cuddly, and perhaps a little jarring to some. Well maybe they are a little jarring, perhaps that's for another quiz. The late nineties gave birth to a furry little electronic talking critter. While it couldn't be taught things the way Siri and Alexa could be, you could still teach him or her to speak its own language, your language, or even how to sleep. What was this late 90s fad?

Question 13

Who Is This Actress?

One of biggest hit songs of the decade was Paula Cole’s “I Don't Wanna Wait.” The song was popularized by being the theme to one of the bigger teen shows at the time. Even Cartman parodied the song on South Park. One of the characters on the show small town tomboy, Joey Potter. Played this It-Girl actress at the time, she had appeared in every single episode, and drove at least one person to leap on couches, he was so enamored with her. Who played Joey Potter on Dawson’s Creek?

Question 14

What Music Genres Dominated The First Half Of the 90s?

During the eighties when everything neon and bright, music was equally bright, with genres like New Wave and Hair Bands, for the most part, the big hits of the eighties was all about having fun. All of those good feelings from the decade of decadence gave way to these two musical genres of the early part of the nineties - from Seattle, a group of kids singing about their angst-ridden lives. A few hundred miles down the Pacific coast in Los Angeles and across the country in Harlem and Brooklyn, an urban musical movement and blood feud had gotten the decade started as well. Which two musical genres were popularized in the early part of the decade?

Question 15

What Video Game Is This?

A group of eco-terrorists, led by Barrett, Tifa, and Cloud storm an evil Shinra lab and stop it from spreading poisonous Mako energy throughout all of Midgard and the slums where they live. Thus, began an epic adventure role-playing game spanning not one, but three CDs! The series itself is one of the most beloved in video game history with its roots dating back to the old Nintendo system. This was the first game that debuted on a non-NES system and had a budget most feature films at the time didn't get. Which Final Fantasy debuted on the original PlayStation?

Question 16

What Show Is This Cast from?

Hanging out, down the street doing the same old things, we did last week. While that is pretty much the epitome of what a sitcom is all about, it's also the opening lines to theme song of this late nineties show, set during the disco decade. All of neighborhood kids just hung out and around Eric Foreman’s house while he pined for Donna; Kelso, Hyde, and Fes all pined for Jackie on separate occasions; and were just having fun sitting in the circle, doing what kids do when sitting in a circle. What show was this?

Question 17

What's Screech’s Real Name?

Fans of Saved By The Bell certainly look back with fond memories of some the coolest high school kids around. The show of course had a punk kid Zack Morris concocting all kinds of ridiculous schemes to skip school, and more importantly get into Kelly Kapowski’s pants. There’s even a Funny Or Die series, “Zack Morris Is Trash,” which dissects just how horrible of a human being Zack Morris really is (“That Time Zack Morris Gave Himself A Homeless Girl For Christmas”). But his frequent collaborator in all of these schemes has always been Screech. What is his Screech’s real name?

Question 18

What TV Show Is This?

Cory Matthews is stuck between the awkward tween years and the soon-to-be far more awkward teenage years. He and his best friend Shawn are trying to navigate these years together while dealing with bullies and being bullied, older brothers, coming from a broken home. Cory’s just like any other kid, he thinks he knows it all, but had a whole lot left to learn. He also foolishly spends some of his time making fun of his neighbor, Topanga. Anyone who has ever been this young and made fun of a cute girl knows exactly where this is heading - it wasn't long before the two started dating.

Question 19

What Was The Name Of This Popular Toy?

Every decade has their big fads. The nineties gave birth to Pogs; collectible card games like Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh; and these little guys. Little stuffed animals like Splash the Whale and Pattie the Platyus started the trend. Instead of traditional stuffing, these were filled with little pellets. Not only were they popular for kids and adults all over, but they were insanely collectible, and worth a bunch of money at the time too. There were special ones made based on Jerry Garcia and Princess Diana. There isn’t an office in America today without a Pop Vinyl somewhere. In the nineties, you’d find this popular toy.

Question 20

What Was Mortal Monday?

Are arcades still a thing these days? Back in the nineties, arcades had become more prevalent than ever. Pac-Man and Space Invaders gave way to video games of all kinds having debuting at the local arcade before coming home to whatever console was current at the time. Racing games like Cruisin’ USA; fighting games like Tekken and Street Fighter; crazy multiplayer games like the Simpsons and TMNT: Turtles In Time. Those games and more all ate up tons of quarters before coming home, but none of them held a candle to this fighting game, which saw the unique marketing combo of movies, crazy techno music and a special day devoted to its release - what was Mortal Monday?

Question 21

Who Is This Girl?

Who Could Explain It All And Cast Magic Spells? Generally speaking, it's pretty hard landing one iconic role on television, let alone two. Let alone before you could legally buy alcohol. First, this Long Island natives starred one of Nickelodeon’s first bonafide hits, Clarissa Explains It All; which showed the network that girls AND boys would but into a female lead. Two years later, she was back on TV, bringing one of Archie Comic’s beloved characters to life as Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Who is she?

Question 22

Moving from the year 1999 to the year 2000 caused a lot of concern. What was this known as?

With not just the new year approaching in 1999, but a new decade, new century, and new millennium as well, December 31, 1999 would be a date that we all would experience just one time in all of our lifetimes. With the world becoming more and more connected, there was a very real concern among a lot of people that computers would all reset to 1900 instead of 2000 and mass chaos would overrun the land. We would be living in a dystopia that only the movies had depicted prior. What was this phenomenon called?

Question 23

Which Former Hip Hop Star Became An Action Star?

Now this is a story all about how a rapper from Philly had his life turned upside down. First on TV becoming California royalty, then Hollywood came calling. He partnered up with Tommy Lee Jones to stop an alien war from happening. He teamed up with Jeff Goldblum to stop an alien invasion. He even saved us all from a giant steampunk spider. For a long time it seemed like it was this actor did for a while was save the world. Who is he?

Question 24

Which Vampire Doesn't Belong In The Decade?

Vampires have always been all over Tinseltown. They're also generally dreamy guys that the girls seem to adore. Brad Pitt wooed audiences in Interview With A Vampire as a bloodsucker with a conscious. Jon Bon Jovi and George Clooney were Vampire hunters in their respective Vampire movies. Some might even credit Wesley Snipes for kickstarting the comic book movies when he played Blade. Then the bloodsuckers got even hotter with Damon and Edward. Which one of these vamps didn't debut in the nineties?

Question 25

What Toy Is This?

Summertime and the living is easy…this toy was THE reason to venture out into the sweltering heat of the summer. Before video games, iPads, and innate fear of the sun kept people indoors during the summer, kids used to go outside armed with at the very least, a basic version of this type of water gun. Debuting in 1990, the company kept upping the ante with newer, crazier models that could double for car wash stations if need be. What awesome summer toy is this?

Question 26

What Movie Is This Scene From?

Even now, at twenty-five years old, this movie still a bonafide classic and it always will be. Kooky and eccentric philanthropist, Dr. John Hammond invites his grandkids, two archeologists and a chaos theorist to visit his new idea for a grand theme park / ancient history come to life / Dr. Island Of Moreau. Obviously these mythological beasts find their way out of their cages, because as Dr. Ian Malcolm famously once put it “life finds a way.” What shot is this movie from?

Question 27

Which Friend’s Haircut Became a Trend?

For most of the decade and sever years after, so many people couldn't wait to hang out with their favorite friends. Every Thursday night as part of NBC’s hit lineup, Joey, Chandler, Ross, Monica, Phoebe, and Rachel would come into our living rooms to share in their adventures and silliness. Turkey heads, smelly cats, and “how you doins", with a cast of six leads, there was literally something for everyone on Friends. Which friend had a hairstyle named after them?

Question 28

Which Was The Best Sports Team Of The Decade?

The trinity of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman dominated basketball, pretty much making everyone love whichever their team was…and the Chicago Bulls. The Yankees had the core four of Jeter, Posoda, Bernie, and Rivera to help remind fans of past legends as the ghosts of Yankee Stadium came alive. In the NHL, both the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins represented their proud working-class towns to several Stanley Cup victories. The NFL saw the Buffalo Bills become lovable losers about 12 times while the Dallas Cowboys became “America’s Team.” Which one of these franchises won the most championships of the decade?

Question 29

Mark Hamill Had A Career Resurgence Playing Which Iconic Character?

Usually, when it comes to voiceover work there aren't too many big name stars. They're also mostly seen and not heard. But if you're fan enough, you know this one. Mark Hamill, good old Luke Skywalker himself spent his post Return Of The Jedi cared sadly fumbling through Hollywood, seemingly unable or unwanting to capitalize on the fame Star Wars brought to him. But then came the chance to voice an iconic villain for what became an iconic show. What character did he play for Batman: The Animated Series?

Question 30

Match This Group To Their “Jump” Song

Music has the ability to make people from all walks of life want to dance and jump all over the place. Thankfully, there are all kinds of musicians who are happy to oblige their fans with songs all throughout time urging you to jump for…some reason or another. Kris Kross, House Of Pain, Van Halen, and the Brian Setzer Orchestra…all of these guys and more had popular songs that asked fans to leave their feet. Which “jump” song is paired with the correct artist.

Question 31

What Movie Is This?

Simba is a young lion cub destined to one day rule all over the Pridelands. That doesn't sit well with his uncle Scar who feels he is being overlooked. He concocts a plan with the hyenas to get rid of his brother, the king Mufasa and send Simba away. The hyenas assume Simba won't survive and allow him to escape. He eventually meets a warthog and a meerkat who teach him to live with no worries. But his destiny calls him, urging him to take the throne that is rightfully his.

Question 32

What Music Video Is This?

He might be one of the most controversial musicians of all time. He's certainly the most controversial hip hop star. As a minority in that world the white rapper was discovered by Dr. Dre and had to very quickly expunge the notion that he'd be a flash in the pan à la Snow or Vanilla Ice, and instead would be a firebrand. This first video seemed innocent enough, but when matched with the music would showcase a genre-defining artist who broke down barriers across musical cultures. Not bad for a poor kid from the Detroit slums. What video is this a shot from?

Question 33

Which Duo Did NOT Get Their Own Movie?

The decade seemed to also have dozens to one-two punch comedy duos with the caveat being that all of them are idiots. MTV struck gold with the controversial Beavis and Butthead. NBC’s Saturday Night Live introduced us to Wayne’s World. One of the first Nicktoons ever was the psychopathic chihuahua Ren and his simpleton cat, Stimpy. Bill and Ted survived their own deaths to save the future from evil robot Bill and Ted. Which duo did NOT receive the big screen treatment?

Question 34

Whose First Single Was “…Baby One More Time”?

As the decade was winding down, former Mousketeers were coming out of the woodwork and showing they weren't little kids anymore. Long before Miley Cyrus, Bella Thorne, and Shia LaBeouf were growing up all over Instagram, she was the OG of breaking out of the Mouse House, and her first video featured what was fairly risqué for the time - sashaying and sauntering around school in a sexy Catholic school girl outfit. It set the world on fire and proclaimed a new powerhouse entertainer was here. Whose First Single Was “…Baby One More Time”?

Question 35

What's So Unique About This Scene?

The horror genre was pretty down in the dumps in the mid-nineties, then this movie came along, blowing everyone’s minds and entertaining moviegoers with the proverbial thrills, chills, and laughs. Wes Craven crafted a movie that somehow parodied itself and the whole horror genre while also creating a new terrifying villain. Perhaps the most shocking moment came during this sequence. Scream starred Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and Drew Barrymore and spawned an entire franchise. If you remember the film, what's so shocking about this scene?

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