Our 90’s Tv trivia questions quiz is the perfect game to play at your next trivia night! Take a walk down memory lane, and see how much you remember about this TV era!
The ’90s was a decade full of firsts, famous faces, and fantastic TV.
Our 90’s TV trivia will test you, and your friends, on this hugely exciting era.
With sections on 90’s sitcoms, cartoons, movies, and iconic on-screen moments, there’s a lot to cover in this trivia.
Welcome to the start of our 90’s TV trivia: The big general knowledge section! Here you will be quizzed on various aspects of 90’s TV.
From TV technology and programs to the introduction of new TV actors and actresses, this section features some of the best 90’s TV events.
Find out how 90’s TV set precedent for future television, what the decade gave us, and what mistakes we never want to see on TV again!
90’s TV was very different from what we see on-screen today, and this isn’t always a bad thing!
1: How much did Sears sell its last black-and-white TV set for in 1990?
$79.
2: What percentage of US homes had cable TV in the 90s?
60%
3: What TV prince did we meet on 10 September 1990 that resided with his Auntie and Uncle?
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
4: What was the highest-grossing movie of the 1990s?
Titanic.
5: Which 90s TV show had a family with the surname Huxtables?
The Cosby Show.
6: Who is the actress behind the teen-favorite 90s show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Sarah Michelle Gellar.
7: Which 90s Sitcoms theme had the opening line: 'Hey baby, I hear the blues a-callin' tossed salads and scrambled eggs?
Frasier.
8: For how many hours per day did the typical American spend watching TV in the 90s?
4.
9: Which 'Hollywood hunk' first gained recognition playing a cowboy hitchhiker in the 1991 movie Thelma & Louise?
Brad Pitt.
10: What is the name of the 90s movie where life is famously compared to a box of chocolates?
Forrest Gump.
11: What was the name of the TV star that became a 1996 must-have Christmas toy?
Sesame Streets Elmo.
90’s Sitcoms TV Trivia Questions and Answers
Situation comedies have been a favorite in American homes since the very first one (Mary, Kay, and Johnny) in 1947, but it was the 90s that was the era for many breakthrough TV sitcoms.
We saw storylines that reflected hugely important issues like sexuality, diversity, racism, poverty, welfare, and crime during this era.
We were shown a gritty view of stark realities, sprinkled with humor that often made us realize the boring can be pretty brilliant and that normal is nothing more than a setting on the dryer!
This section features comedic smash hits of the decade that really connected with audiences nationwide.
1: What is the name of the romantic sitcom, premiering on 6 June 1998, that was an adaption of Candace Bushnell's 1997 book of the same name?
Sex and the City.
2: Which sitcom character died due to licking envelopes with toxic glue?
Susan (George Costanza’s fiance)
3: This hugely popular 90s sitcom was the start of Pamela Anderson and Tim Allen's acting career.
Home Improvement.
4: The fictional town of Lanford, Illinois, was the setting for which sitcom that portrayed working-class, American family life?
Roseanne.
5: Modern Family's Ed O'Neill played Al Bundy in which sitcom?
Married...with Children.
6: Starting in 1996, what is the name of the sitcom that revolved around the lives of Debra, Raymond, and their children Ally, Michael, and Geoffrey?
Everybody Loves Raymond.
7: The Rembrandts sang the theme song for which friendly 90s sitcom?
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
8: What is the name of the 90s teen-sitcom where Melissa Joan Hart explained typical teenage life events?
Clarissa Explains it all.
9: Which fictional character worked at Bloomingdales and Ralph Lauren?
Rachel Green.
10: What was the Butler's name in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
Geoffrey.
90’s Cartoons TV Trivia Questions and Answers
If you were a kid in the 90s, then your Saturday mornings were most likely spent eating cereal and watching cartoons!
With much fewer channels and options than today’s kids have, cartoons were treasured that little bit more, which should mean they’ve left a lasting impression in your mind.
Cartoons were a great form of escapism and introduced us to adventure, talking mice, and yellow people with blue hair!
Let’s take a walk down memory lane and look at some of the best 90s cartoons!
From hard-hitting biography films, and historically accurate movies, to romantic comedies and chick flicks, the 90s movie genres were as diverse as they were brilliant.
Here we will look at some of the greatest movies, actors, lines, and moments of 90s movies.
Remember when you had to physically leave your home to watch them?
What a dedicated generation the 90s movie viewers were!
And…Action!
1: What 90s movie had the soundtrack that became the bestselling of all time?
The Bodyguard.
3: Who did most of the running scenes on behalf of Tom Hanks in the Best-Picture winning movie: Forrest Gump?
His brother, Jim Hanks.!
4: What 90s epic war movie was named 'Best Picture of the Year' by 60 movie critics?
Saving Private Ryan.
6: Starring opposite Jim Carrey in the 1994 movie Dumb and Dumber, who played the role of Harry Dunne?
Jeff Daniels.
7: What breed of dog is Beethoven in the movie of the same name?
St. Bernard.
8: What does Rose promise not to do before Jack drowns in Titanic?
Let go.
9: Based on a true story, what organization does Johnny Depp join as uncover-cop Donnie Brasco in the movie of the same name?
Mafia.
10: What movie, starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster, is rated as one of the scariest horrors of all time?
Silence of the Lambs.
90’s Iconic On-Screen Moments TV Trivia Questions and Answers
Although we didn’t all have smartphones in the 90s to helpfully capture the goings-on of literally everything, we did have the paparazzi.
We also had stages, red carpets, and interviewers.
Plenty of opportunity for some iconic 90s moments caught on camera!
The final section of our 90s TV trivia focuses on some of the greatest things we saw on television during this decade.
Prepare to be amazed!
1: Why did Evander Holyfield make international news?
Mike Tyson bit his ear off during a boxing match.
2: Whose funeral was televised around the globe in 1997?
Princess Diana.
3: Who did Michael Jackson kiss onstage during The 1994 MTV VMAs?
His wife, Lisa Marie Presley.
4: The nation followed the live police chase of which star on 17 June 1994?
O. J. Simpson.
5: On January 28, 1998, President Bill Clinton publicly denied having relations with who?
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