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A to Z by Decade: 1990s

For each letter of the alphabet, guess the associated clue relating to major events and pop culture in the 90s.
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Letter
Clue
Answer
A
Company founded in 1995 which is now the world’s largest retailer
Amazon
B
City where the 1992 Summer Olympics took place
Barcelona
C
High school in Colorado which saw a deadly mass shooting in 1999
Columbine High School
D
Jam band formed in 1991, named for its frontman
Dave Matthews Band
E
Rapper who died of AIDS on March 26, 1995
Eazy E
F
1994 sitcom with Jennifer Anniston and Lisa Kudrow which lasted for 10 seasons
Friends
G
Search engine officially released in 1998
Google
H
Powerful space telescope launched by NASA in 1990
Hubble
I
Computer released by Apple in 1998 while saved the company from bankruptcy
iMac G3
J
Country where US president George Bush infamously vomited on the prime minister in 1992
Japan
K
Country invaded by Iraq in 1990
Kuwait
L
Star of Titanic and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape who quickly became a household name
Leonardo DiCaprio
M
World leader who formally dissolved the Soviet Union, effectively ending the Cold War in 1991
Mikhail Gorbachev
Letter
Clue
Answer
N
Grunge band which took the world by storm until their singer’s death in 1994
Nirvana
O
Football star acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in a highly publicized 1995 trial
OJ Simpson
P
Beloved monarch killed in a car crash alongside her boyfriend and their driver on August 31, 1997
Princess Diana
Q
Director of Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs who shot to fame
Quentin Tarantino
R
Black motorist who was beaten by police in 1991, prompting the Los Angeles Riots
Rodney King
S
1996 film where the Looney Tunes team up with NBA legend Michael Jordan
Space Jam
T
The first 3D animated film, released by Pixar in 1995
Toy Story
U
Country which relinquished control of Hong Kong in 1997
United Kingdom
V
1990 Madonna hit
Vogue
W
1996 Spice Girls hit
Wannabe
X
1993 American sci-fi drama series which lasted for 11 seasons
X-Files
Y
Formerly divided country which reunited in 1990
Yemen
Z
Popular pattern type which was everywhere in the 90s, from headbands to paper cups
Zig-Zag
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