How Well Do You Remember These 90s Headlines?

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How Well Do You Remember These 90s Headlines?

IntelliQuiz Staff - Published: October 20, 2015

It’s the news of the 90s! From Bill Clinton to man skirts to smudged eyeliner to rollerblades, it was a full decade! How much do you remember? Take this quiz to find out!

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Question 1/10

In 1990, October 3rd was declared a day of unity in this country, formerly divided by both politics and a really big wall.

Austria and Hungary
North and South Vietnam
East and West Germany
North and South Dakota

Question 2/10

On September 24, 1991, this Nirvana record was released, sparking a worldwide embrace of the flannel-shirt-chin-beard-beanie "revolution" called Grunge.

Dirt
Nevermind
Ultramega OK
Superfuzz Bigmuff

Question 3/10

On June 23, 1992, this "Teflon Don” was finally convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Gambino boss Paul “Big Paulie” Castellano.

John Gotti
Vincent "The Chin" Gigante
Aniello “Mr. Neil” Dellacroce
Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso

Question 4/10

On September 25, 1993, a Blackhawk helicopter was shot down with an RPG in this Somali capital.

Benghazi
Cape Town
Beirut
Mogadishu

Question 5/10

On June 17, 1994, Domino’s Pizza reported a huge spike in pizza deliveries – ironically, rivaling a Super Bowl Sunday - due to what event?

Rolling blackouts nationwide
Massive flooding in the Midwest
The O.J. Simpson Bronco chase
The Northridge Earthquake

Question 6/10

Although not official until 2013, in 1995, Mississippi finally ratified the 13th Amendment, becoming the last US state to abolish what?

Logic
Oddly, Alabama football
Prohibition
Slavery

Question 7/10

On April 3, 1996, Ted Kaczynski was arrested in a Montana cabin on suspicion of being who?

Russian spy Nikita Koloff
The Unabomber
FBI fugitive D.B. Cooper
The only person who thought "Chasing Amy" didn't suck

Question 8/10

In 1997, popular comedian Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian on which show?

"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
"The Phil Donahue Show"
"The Oprah Winfrey Show"
"Saturday Night Live"

Question 9/10

On January 17, 1998, The Drudge Report dropped a political bombshell when it revealed that President Bill Clinton might have had "sexual relations" with this woman in the Oval Office.

Paula Jones
Monica Lewinsky
Gennifer Flowers
Markie Post

Question 10/10

Bada bing! On January 10, 1999, this groundbreaking show made its debut on HBO.

"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
"The Wire"

"Oz"
"The Sopranos"

Calculating Result...

How Well Do You Remember These 90s Headlines?

How Well Do You Remember These 90s Headlines?

In 1990, October 3rd was declared a day of unity in this country, formerly divided by both politics and a really big wall.

On September 24, 1991, this Nirvana record was released, sparking a worldwide embrace of the flannel-shirt-chin-beard-beanie "revolution" called Grunge.

On June 23, 1992, this "Teflon Don” was finally convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Gambino boss Paul “Big Paulie” Castellano.

On September 25, 1993, a Blackhawk helicopter was shot down with an RPG in this Somali capital.

On June 17, 1994, Domino’s Pizza reported a huge spike in pizza deliveries – ironically, rivaling a Super Bowl Sunday - due to what event?

Although not official until 2013, in 1995, Mississippi finally ratified the 13th Amendment, becoming the last US state to abolish what?

On April 3, 1996, Ted Kaczynski was arrested in a Montana cabin on suspicion of being who?

In 1997, popular comedian Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian on which show?

On January 17, 1998, The Drudge Report dropped a political bombshell when it revealed that President Bill Clinton might have had "sexual relations" with this woman in the Oval Office.

Bada bing! On January 10, 1999, this groundbreaking show made its debut on HBO.

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