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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 Microsoft operating system popularized the Start button?

    Answer: Windows 95

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

  2. Who plays Rose DeWitt Bukater?

    Answer: Kate Winslet

    Kate Winslet plays Rose DeWitt Bukater.

  3. Which Valve game stars physicist Gordon Freeman?

    Answer: Half-Life

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

  4. Which studio produced Toy Story?

    Answer: Pixar

    Woody and Buzz Lightyear become friends.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. What is Furby’s fictional language called?

    Answer: Furbish

    The toy’s fictional language is called Furbish.

  2. Which company made PlayStation?

    Answer: Sony Computer Entertainment

    Sony Computer Entertainment made or published PlayStation.

  3. What did the original service centrally index?

    Answer: available music files

    The original service used a central index of available files.

  4. How many people can use its local split-screen mode?

    Answer: four

    Its split-screen mode supports four local players.

  5. Who founded Napster?

    Answer: Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker

    Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker founded Napster.

Daily round

  1. In what year was The Matrix released?

    Answer: 1999

    The Matrix was released in 1999.

  2. In what year was Doom released?

    Answer: 1993

    Doom was released in 1993.

  3. Who directed Home Alone?

    Answer: Chris Columbus

    Chris Columbus directed Home Alone.

  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. In what year did the Super Nintendo launch in North America?

    Answer: 1991

    the Super Nintendo launched in North America in 1991.

Daily round

  1. Which two space agencies developed Hubble together?

    Answer: NASA and ESA

    NASA and ESA developed Hubble together.

  2. At which university did the project begin?

    Answer: Stanford University

    Its original research-project name was BackRub.

  3. In what year was Mulan released?

    Answer: 1998

    Mulan was released in 1998.

  4. Who invented Furby?

    Answer: Dave Hampton and Caleb Chung

    Dave Hampton and Caleb Chung invented Furby.

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

    Answer: compact discs

    The controller’s face buttons use geometric symbols.

Daily round

  1. Which shared European currency began with electronic transactions?

    Answer: Euro

    Euro is the shared currency initially introduced for non-cash transactions.

  2. Which writing partners co-created the sitcom Friends?

    Answer: David Crane and Marta Kauffman

    Writing partners David Crane and Marta Kauffman co-created Friends for NBC.

  3. In what year did SpongeBob SquarePants premiere?

    Answer: 1999

    SpongeBob SquarePants premiered in 1999.

  4. 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.

  5. Which studio developed Half-Life?

    Answer: Valve

    Valve developed Half-Life.

Daily round

  1. Which Nirvana album includes Smells Like Teen Spirit?

    Answer: Nevermind

    Nevermind is the Nirvana album featuring Smells Like Teen Spirit.

  2. Who created the Tamagotchi concept?

    Answer: Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita

    Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita created Tamagotchi.

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

    Answer: 1991

    the World Wide Web became publicly available in 1991.

  5. Which peer-to-peer service became famous for sharing music files?

    Answer: Napster

    Napster is the peer-to-peer service known for sharing digital music files.

Daily round

  1. Who founded Google?

    Answer: Larry Page and Sergey Brin

    Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google.

  2. At which research facility does the disaster begin?

    Answer: Black Mesa

    The disaster begins at Black Mesa Research Facility.

  3. Which orbiting observatory was deployed by Space Shuttle Discovery?

    Answer: Hubble Space Telescope

    Hubble Space Telescope is the orbiting observatory designed for astronomy above Earth’s atmosphere.

  4. Who directed The Matrix?

    Answer: Lana and Lilly Wachowski

    Lana and Lilly Wachowski directed The Matrix.

  5. In what year was Google founded?

    Answer: 1998

    Google founded in 1998.