The 1990’s Quiz
A quiz about everything 90s. Big Hair, bad fashion and raves were all the rage, but what do you remember?
QUESTIONS
1. Who was the first Russian president after the referendum and held the post from 1991 to 1999?
2. What was the name of Ross’s first wife in the TV sitcom, ‘Friends’?
3. Which former Defence Secretary and Environment Secretary challenged Margaret Thatcher’s leadership in 1990 which ultimately led to her resignation?
4. What was the name of the first cloned mammal from an adult somatic cell, which was announced by the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh in 1996?
5. What George Michael song’s video featured the five biggest supermodels of the 90’s singing along with him, even though he hardly appears in the short film?
6. Who played, ‘The Dude’ in the 1998 Coen brothers movie, ‘The Big Lebowski’?
7. What was the name of Martin Crane’s dog in the comedy, ’Frasier’?
8. Which actor made his first appearance as James Bond in the 1995 film, ‘Goldeneye’?
9. In which year was Hong Kong handed back to China by the United Kingdom?
10. What was the name of the tunnel in which a car carrying Princess Diana crashed into the wall, tragically killing all within the vehicle?
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ANSWERS
1. Who was the first Russian president after the referendum and held the post from 1991 to 1999?
BORIS YELTSIN
2. What was the name of Ross’s first wife in the TV sitcom, ‘Friends’?
CAROL
3. Which former Defence Secretary and Environment Secretary challenged Margaret Thatcher’s leadership in 1990 which ultimately led to her resignation?
MICHAEL HESELTINE (John Major became the next Prime Minister after a short leadership contest)
4. What was the name of the first cloned mammal from an adult somatic cell, which was announced by the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh in 1996?
DOLLY THE SHEEP
5. What George Michael song’s video featured the five biggest supermodels of the 90’s singing along with him, even though he hardly appears in the short film?
FREEDOM (Official title Freedom! 90, but no extra marks if you knew that, just have a smug grin!)
6. Who played, ‘The Dude’ in the 1998 Coen brothers movie, ‘The Big Lebowski’?
JEFF BRIDGES
7. What was the name of Martin Crane’s dog in the comedy, ’Frasier’?
EDDIE
8. Which actor made his first appearance as James Bond in the 1995 film, ‘Goldeneye’?
PIERCE BROSNAN
9. In which year was Hong Kong handed back to China by the United Kingdom?
1999
10. What was the name of the tunnel in which a car carrying Princess Diana crashed into the wall, tragically killing all within the vehicle?
PONT DE L’ALMA