How it works
These 90's trivia questions with answers run from the launch of the Hubble telescope in 1990 to the Day of Six Billion in 1999: 120 multiple-choice questions in six rounds of 20. Every answer gives its reason and its source.
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What the six rounds of the 1990s ask
World news of the 1990s runs from a new flag in South Africa to a handover at midnight. New at home: tech of the 1990s covers the first web browser, an early banner ad and an auction site's first sale. Space and science has a comet found with binoculars. The other three cover sports, the arts and what a stamp cost.
Print a round of 20
Finish a set of ten and the score card shows Print question sheet, which prints the next 20 questions from where you are, and Host a round. Open More options there to pick a Round or press Print answer key.
Tips
- Mixed table? Everyday life, fads and prices is the gentlest round by our estimate; Space and science is the hardest.
- Tied at the end? Read the 1990 census question without its four choices and take the closest guess.
- Records broken since say "up to that time", so the tallest-buildings question of 1998 still has one right answer.
Questions and answers
Can I print these 90's trivia questions with answers?
Yes. After a set of ten, Print question sheet prints 20 questions with four numbered choices and no answers marked, and the print dialog can save it as a PDF. Print answer key, under More options, prints each right answer with its reason and source.
What happened in the 1990s?
Germany voted on where its government should sit, the World Wide Web was first published, a sheep was cloned and a lander bounced to a stop on Mars. The rounds also ask quieter things: a stamp's price and a tree found in an Australian gorge.
Can I run these 90s questions as a quiz for teams?
Yes. After a set of ten, press Host a round: each question fills the screen in large type. Press Add a team for up to six tables and Show the answer when pens are down, then give a point to each team that scored.