Seven days of questions and answers

1990s Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 2 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which furry electronic toy speaks a fictional language?

    Answer: Furby

    Furby is the electronic furry toy that appeared to learn language.

  2. Which company made the Super Nintendo?

    Answer: Nintendo

    Nintendo made or published Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

  3. Which Disney film follows a woman who takes her father’s place in the army?

    Answer: Mulan

    Mulan is the Disney animated film about a woman taking her father’s place in the army.

  4. In what year did Furby become a holiday hit?

    Answer: 1998

    Furby became a holiday hit in 1998.

  5. In what year did euro notes and coins enter circulation?

    Answer: 2002

    Euro notes and coins entered circulation later in 2002.

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  1. Which Rolling Stones song appeared in its launch campaign?

    Answer: Start Me Up

    Its launch campaign used the Rolling Stones song Start Me Up.

  2. Which political and economic union coordinated the euro’s introduction?

    Answer: European Union member states

    European Union member states coordinated the euro’s introduction.

  3. What object does the baby on the cover swim toward?

    Answer: a dollar bill

    The cover shows a baby swimming toward a dollar bill.

  4. Which filmmaker directed the original 1995 Toy Story?

    Answer: John Lasseter

    John Lasseter directed Pixar's first feature film, Toy Story, released in 1995.

  5. Which studio developed Half-Life?

    Answer: Valve

    Valve developed Half-Life.

Daily round

  1. Which id Software game pits a space marine against demons?

    Answer: Doom

    Doom is the first-person shooter about fighting demons on Mars and in Hell.

  2. In what year was Mulan released?

    Answer: 1998

    Mulan was released in 1998.

  3. Which studio created Doom?

    Answer: id Software

    id Software created Doom.

  4. Which year launched the original television run of The X-Files?

    Answer: 1993

    The X-Files began its original television run in 1993.

  5. Who created the Tamagotchi concept?

    Answer: Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita

    Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita created Tamagotchi.

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  1. What kind of animal is Luna?

    Answer: a cat

    Luna is a talking cat who guides Usagi.

  2. Who directed Jurassic Park?

    Answer: Steven Spielberg

    Steven Spielberg directed Jurassic Park.

  3. Which paired Game Boy releases began the Pokémon series in Japan?

    Answer: Pokémon Red and Green

    Pokémon Red and Green were the role-playing games that began the series in Japan.

  4. Which developer made Pokémon Red and Green?

    Answer: Game Freak

    Game Freak made Pokémon Red and Green.

  5. Which novel first sends Harry Potter to Hogwarts?

    Answer: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first novel about a young wizard attending Hogwarts.

Daily round

  1. In what year was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone published?

    Answer: 1997

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in 1997.

  2. In what year was Google founded?

    Answer: 1998

    Google founded in 1998.

  3. On which fictional island is the park built?

    Answer: Isla Nublar

    The park is located on fictional Isla Nublar.

  4. Who wrote the first Harry Potter novel?

    Answer: J. K. Rowling

    J. K. Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter novel.

  5. Which studio developed GoldenEye 007?

    Answer: Rare

    Rare developed GoldenEye 007.

Daily round

  1. Which Microsoft operating system popularized the Start button?

    Answer: Windows 95

    Windows 95 is the Microsoft operating system associated with the Start button.

  2. Which film introduced Woody and Buzz Lightyear?

    Answer: Toy Story

    Toy Story is the computer-animated feature about toys that come alive.

  3. Usagi Tsukino is the schoolgirl alter ego of which 1990s anime heroine?

    Answer: Sailor Moon

    Usagi Tsukino transforms into the magical guardian Sailor Moon.

  4. Which husband-and-wife writing team created The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

    Answer: Andy Borowitz and Susan Borowitz

    Writers Andy Borowitz and Susan Borowitz are credited as the creators of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

  5. Which paranormal drama pairs agents Mulder and Scully?

    Answer: The X-Files

    The X-Files is the series following FBI agents investigating paranormal cases.

Daily round

  1. Where does SpongeBob work?

    Answer: the Krusty Krab

    SpongeBob works at the Krusty Krab.

  2. In which Los Angeles neighborhood do the Banks live?

    Answer: Bel-Air

    The Banks family lives in Bel-Air.

  3. What kind of creature is Mushu?

    Answer: a dragon

    Mushu is a small dragon companion.

  4. What storage medium did the original PlayStation primarily use?

    Answer: compact discs

    The controller’s face buttons use geometric symbols.

  5. In what year was Titanic released?

    Answer: 1997

    Titanic was released in 1997.