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. In what year was Doom released?

    Answer: 1993

    Doom was released in 1993.

  2. Who co-wrote and produced Wannabe with the group?

    Answer: Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard

    Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard co-wrote and produced Wannabe with the group.

  3. Who plays Rose DeWitt Bukater?

    Answer: Kate Winslet

    Kate Winslet plays Rose DeWitt Bukater.

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

    Answer: Bel-Air

    The Banks family lives in Bel-Air.

  5. Which Spice Girls song was their debut single?

    Answer: Wannabe

    Wannabe is the debut single by the Spice Girls.

Daily round

  1. Which studio developed GoldenEye 007?

    Answer: Rare

    Rare developed GoldenEye 007.

  2. In what year was Napster launched?

    Answer: 1999

    Napster was launched in 1999.

  3. At which research organization did the first web server run?

    Answer: CERN

    The first web server ran at CERN.

  4. Who plays Kevin McCallister?

    Answer: Macaulay Culkin

    Macaulay Culkin plays Kevin.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. In what year was Jurassic Park released?

    Answer: 1993

    Jurassic Park was released in 1993.

  2. Who created SpongeBob SquarePants?

    Answer: Stephen Hillenburg

    Stephen Hillenburg created SpongeBob SquarePants.

  3. In what year was Windows 95 launched?

    Answer: 1995

    Windows 95 was launched in 1995.

  4. Who directed The Lion King?

    Answer: Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff

    Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff directed The Lion King.

  5. In what year did the Sailor Moon anime premiere in Japan?

    Answer: 1992

    the Sailor Moon anime premiered in Japan in 1992.

Daily round

  1. In what year was Wannabe released?

    Answer: 1996

    Wannabe was released in 1996.

  2. Which animated series is set in the underwater town Bikini Bottom?

    Answer: SpongeBob SquarePants

    SpongeBob SquarePants is the animated series about a sea sponge in Bikini Bottom.

  3. In what year was Google founded?

    Answer: 1998

    Google founded in 1998.

  4. What kind of business is Central Perk?

    Answer: a coffee shop

    Central Perk is their regular coffee shop.

  5. Which studio created Doom?

    Answer: id Software

    id Software created Doom.

Daily round

  1. In what year was the Hubble Space Telescope deployed?

    Answer: 1990

    the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in 1990.

  2. Which company made the Super Nintendo?

    Answer: Nintendo

    Nintendo made or published Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

  3. What did the original service centrally index?

    Answer: available music files

    The original service used a central index of available files.

  4. Which Valve game stars physicist Gordon Freeman?

    Answer: Half-Life

    Half-Life is the science-fiction shooter starring physicist Gordon Freeman.

  5. In what year was Tamagotchi first released?

    Answer: 1996

    Tamagotchi was first released in 1996.

Daily round

  1. What must players regularly give the virtual pet?

    Answer: food and care

    Players feed and care for a digital creature.

  2. Which Mario game was a North American launch title?

    Answer: Super Mario World

    Its North American launch included Super Mario World.

  3. In what year was Titanic released?

    Answer: 1997

    Titanic was released in 1997.

  4. 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.

  5. Who created the Tamagotchi concept?

    Answer: Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita

    Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita created Tamagotchi.

Daily round

  1. At which university did the project begin?

    Answer: Stanford University

    Its original research-project name was BackRub.

  2. Which animated series is set in the underwater town Bikini Bottom?

    Answer: SpongeBob SquarePants

    SpongeBob SquarePants is the animated series about a sea sponge in Bikini Bottom.

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

    Answer: 1998

    Furby became a holiday hit in 1998.

  4. At which research facility does the disaster begin?

    Answer: Black Mesa

    The disaster begins at Black Mesa Research Facility.

  5. In what year was Windows 95 launched?

    Answer: 1995

    Windows 95 was launched in 1995.