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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 6 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which linked information system is accessed through web browsers?

    Answer: World Wide Web

    World Wide Web is the linked information system accessed through browsers.

  2. Which studio produced the original Sailor Moon television anime?

    Answer: Toei Animation

    Toei Animation produced the original Sailor Moon television anime.

  3. Which company released Windows 95?

    Answer: Microsoft

    Microsoft made or published Windows 95.

  4. Which producer conceived the science-fiction series The X-Files?

    Answer: Chris Carter

    Producer and screenwriter Chris Carter conceived The X-Files and its FBI investigators.

  5. In what year was South Africa’s first fully democratic national election?

    Answer: 1994

    South Africa’s first fully democratic national election in 1994.

Daily round

  1. In what year was Mulan released?

    Answer: 1998

    Mulan was released in 1998.

  2. Which two space agencies developed Hubble together?

    Answer: NASA and ESA

    NASA and ESA developed Hubble together.

  3. Which shuttle placed Hubble in orbit?

    Answer: Discovery

    Space Shuttle Discovery deployed it.

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

    Answer: European Union member states

    European Union member states coordinated the euro’s introduction.

  5. Which science-fiction film follows Neo as he learns reality is simulated?

    Answer: The Matrix

    The Matrix is the science-fiction film about a simulated reality.

Daily round

  1. In what year did PlayStation launch in Japan?

    Answer: 1994

    PlayStation launched in Japan in 1994.

  2. Who directed Titanic?

    Answer: James Cameron

    James Cameron directed Titanic.

  3. Which James Cameron film tells a romance aboard a doomed ocean liner?

    Answer: Titanic

    Titanic is the romantic disaster film set aboard an ocean liner.

  4. Which sitcom moves Will from Philadelphia to his relatives’ mansion?

    Answer: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is the sitcom about a Philadelphia teenager moving to wealthy relatives.

  5. Which search company began as a project called BackRub?

    Answer: Google

    Google is the web search company that began as a university research project.

Daily round

  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. Who founded Google?

    Answer: Larry Page and Sergey Brin

    Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google.

  3. In what year was The Lion King released?

    Answer: 1994

    The Lion King was released in 1994.

  4. Which year did the sitcom Friends first air on NBC?

    Answer: 1994

    Friends first aired on NBC in 1994.

  5. In what year was Nevermind released?

    Answer: 1991

    Nevermind was released in 1991.

Daily round

  1. Who directed Mulan?

    Answer: Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook

    Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook directed Mulan.

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

    Answer: a dollar bill

    The cover shows a baby swimming toward a dollar bill.

  3. Which comedy leaves Kevin McCallister home while his family travels?

    Answer: Home Alone

    Home Alone is the comedy about Kevin McCallister defending his house from burglars.

  4. Which film introduced Woody and Buzz Lightyear?

    Answer: Toy Story

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

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

    Answer: 1998

    Furby became a holiday hit in 1998.

Daily round

  1. What kind of creature is Mushu?

    Answer: a dragon

    Mushu is a small dragon companion.

  2. In what year was Home Alone released?

    Answer: 1990

    Home Alone was released in 1990.

  3. In what year did the World Wide Web become publicly available?

    Answer: 1991

    the World Wide Web became publicly available in 1991.

  4. Which furry electronic toy speaks a fictional language?

    Answer: Furby

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

  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. How was the original Doom distributed to encourage copying its first episode?

    Answer: shareware

    The original game was distributed widely as shareware.

  2. At which university did the project begin?

    Answer: Stanford University

    Its original research-project name was BackRub.

  3. What is Furby’s fictional language called?

    Answer: Furbish

    The toy’s fictional language is called Furbish.

  4. 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.

  5. Where does SpongeBob work?

    Answer: the Krusty Krab

    SpongeBob works at the Krusty Krab.