Multiple Choice (10 points each)

Question 1: Which movie was the third highest grossing film - behind only Titanic and Star Wars - in the 1990s (domestic and worldwide)?
Independence Day Forrest Gump Men In Black Jurassic Park

Question 2: Which state had the most championship teams in the four major pro sports (baseball, basketball, hockey and football) during the 1990s?
Illinois Texas New York California

Question 3: Which movie won academy awards for best movie, actor, actress and director during the 1990s?
Forrest Gump The Silence of the Lambs Dances with Wolves Schindler's List

Question 4: The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained how many points between 1/1/1990 and 12/31/1999?
2,744 4,744 6,744 8,744

Question 5: Which of these countries DID NOT host the Winter Olympic Games during the 1990s?
Canada Japan Norway France


Fill in the blank (10 points each - Spelling Counts!)

Question 6: The Persian Gulf War resulted from Iraq's invasion of what nation?

Question 7: Which television show's last episode boasted the highest Nielsen Rating for a non-sports program during the 1990s?

Question 8: Which revised version of a 1970s song became the best selling single of all-time after its release in 1997?


Multiple Choice - CHOOSE TWO (5 points for each answer)

Question 9: Which TWO music legend's 'Unplugged' albums won Grammy Awards for Best Album during the 1990s?
Tony Bennett Frank Sinatra Eric Clapton Paul McCartney

Question 10: Which TWO of the following men served as Ross Perot's running mates in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections?
Jack Kemp Pat Choate James Stockdale Lloyd Bentsen


You scored out of 100 points.





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