| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Before smartphones and texting took over, what popular wireless pocket device was widely used in the 1990s to receive short numeric messages or phone numbers? | Pager (Beeper) | 100%
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| Which iconic 1985 Michael Jackson music video featured a spooky dance routine with a group of zombies? | Thriller | 95%
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| On New Year’s Eve in 1989, what ’80s TV star was invited to perform his song “Looking for Freedom” on the remains of the Berlin Wall? | David Hasselhoff | 82%
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| The highest-grossing film of the ’90s, what movie was number one at the box office for 15 weeks in 1997–98? | Titanic | 82%
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| History’s worst nuclear accident, the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown, occurred in the Soviet Union where what country is now? | Ukraine | 82%
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| What is the name of the fictional coffee shop where the main characters from the hit 90s sitcom Friends spent most of their time? | Central Perk | 77%
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| Nicknamed for his ability to keep criminal charges from sticking, what “Teflon Don” was finally convicted in 1992? | John Gotti | 77%
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| What company’s tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil across Alaskan waters in 1989? | Exxon | 73%
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| Which of these famous musical acts did not participate in the 1985 fundraising song “We Are the World”? | Prince | 73%
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| In 1996 what computer made headlines by defeating chess world champion Gary Kasparov? | Deep Blue | 68%
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| On which of these ’90s sitcoms would you frequently hear someone ask “Got any cheese?” | Family Matters | 45%
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| Debuting in 1991, what video game character’s red shoes were inspired by Michael Jackson’s Bad album cover? | Sonic the Hedgehog | 45%
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| What massive object was put on display on the National Mall to commemorate victims of AIDS in October 1987? | quilt | 32%
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| Fill in the blank of this Bill Clinton impeachment testimony quote: “It depends on what the meaning of the word _____ is.” | is | 18%
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| Ronald Reagan was president of the United States during what historical event? | swearing in the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice | 9%
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