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WorksheetsThe 1990s
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
The Hubble Space telescope was launched with which space shuttle
Challenger
Columbia
Endeavor
Discovery
What was the first broadcast of digital HDTV in history?
1990 Super bowl
1990 World Series
1990 FIFA World Cup
1990 Winter Olympics
Who was freed from prison after 27 years in 1990?
(a)
Who resigned from being prime minister of the UK in 1990?
John Major
Margaret Thatcher
Theresa May
Queen Elizabeth III
What is the Persian Gulf war also known as?
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Sabre
Operation Desert Sequel
In 1990, Douglas Wilder became the first African American governor. What state was he the governor of?
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Which president signed the Americans with Disabilities Act?
#42
#43
#41
#40
What was the first content web search engine called?
Yahoo
Archie
Bing
What was the first country in Eastern Europe to begin abolishing its state socialist economy?
Poland
Romaine
Ukraine
Lithuania
In 1990, the longest-running musical in Broadway history, closes after 6,137 performances. What was this musical called?
Mamma Mia
Hairspray
Anything Goes
A Chorus Line
The best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991), known as Checkpoint C, was dismantled in 1990. What does the C in Checkpoint C mean?
Carl
Capitol
Charlie
Christopher
Which of the following people was confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court in the 1990s?
Samuel Alito
John Roberts
Antonin Scalia
David Souter
The leaders of Canada, the United States, and 32 European states met in which city to formally mark the end of the cold war?
New York
Berlin
London
Paris
The Channel Tunnel, also known as the Chunnel, was the first land connection for around 8,000 years between what two places?
Northern Africa and Mainland Europe
Great Britain and Ireland
Great Britain and Mainland Europe
Northern Africa and Ireleand
Which of the following countries did gain independence in 1991?
Myanmar
Romania
Estonia
Yemen
Who was the first president of Russia?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was enacted in 1991. What did this amendment do?
The succession for presidency shall something happen to the President
No poll taxes are allowed
Congress cannot get a pay raise until the next term
Income tax is legal
What is special about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the person he replaced, Thurgood Marshall?
They were the first Italian-American Supreme Court Justices
They were the first African American Supreme Court Justices
They were the first Jewish Supreme Court Justices
They were the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justices
Which hurricane killed 65 people and caused $26 billion in damage to Florida and other areas of the U.S. Gulf Coast in 1992?
Katrina
Wilma
Harvey
Andrew
Who was the vice president under Bill Clinton?
George Bush
Joe Biden
Al Gore
Barack Obama
Who was the only college basketball player on the 1992 Dream Team?
Shaquille O'Neal
Christian Laettner
Michael Jordan
John Stockton
Who was the first African-American woman to travel into space?
Mae Jemison
Sally Ride
Christa McAuliffe
Eileen Collins
What was the disaster that happened at the World Trade Center in 1993?
Planes crashed into the buildings
Fire
Hurricane destroyed buildings
Bomb
What sport did Michael Jordan play when he retired from basketball for about 2 years?
Football
Hockey
Track
Baseball
What does NAFTA stand for?
North American Free Trade Agency
North American Free Trade Agreement
North African Free Trade Agreement
North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
What American figure skater was clubbed in the knee one month before the winter olympics?
Nancy Kerrigan
Michelle Kwan
Tonya Harding
Tara Lipinski
The players of what sports league went on strike, canceling the remainder of the 1994 season?
MLB
NBA
NFL
NHL
What city was bombed in 1998, leading to the arrests of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols?
Tulsa
Omaha
Oslo
Oklahoma City
What did the World Trade Organization (WTO) replace?
N. A. F. T. A.
N. A. T. O.
W. H. O.
G. A. T. T.
Which Israeli prime minister was assassinated by Yigal Amir?
David Ben Gurion
Yitzhak Rabin
Benjamin Netanyahu
Golda Meir
What color replaced the tan M&M?
Pink
Yellow
Blue
Brown
In what city did the Centennial Olympic Park Bombing at the Summer Olympics kill 1 and injure 111 people?
Atlanta
Miami
Las Vegas
Barcelona
Who did Prince Charles divorce from in 1996?
Princess Kate
Princess Elizabeth
Meghan Markle
Princess Diana
What is the name of the sheep that was cloned?
Dora
Dory
Dolly
Diana
Who was the coach of the Chicago Bulls when they finished with a 72-10 record in the regular season in 1995-96?
Michael Jordan
Phil Jackson
Gregg Popovich
Scottie Pippen
Who was the director of the movie Titanic?
James Cameron
Steven Spielberg
Leonardo DiCaprio
George Lucas
Where did Princess Diana die?
Paris
London
Edinburgh
Berlin
What was the name of the first Harry Potter book to be published?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone
What is the name of the American electronic robotic toy that was originally released in 1998 by Tiger Electronics?
Tickle Me Elmo
Kirby
Furby
Ernie
At what high school did teenage students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murder 13 other students and teachers, as well as themselves?
Sandy Hook
Virginia Tech
Columbine
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Who was the first female to head a space shuttle mission?
Sally Ride
Eileen Collins
Mae Jemison
Christa McAuliffe
What population milestone did the world reach in 1999?
1 billion
5 billion
6 billion
7 billion
Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of ___, and he died in 1991.
Queen
The Beatles
Nirvana
The Rolling Stones
What did Jim Henson, who died of Pneumonia in 1990, create?
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Sesame Street
The Muppets
What baseball team did Joe DiMaggio, who died in 1991, play for?
Boston Red Sox
San Francisco Giants
New York Yankees
New York Mets
AOL was the primary way for people to use the internet in the 1990s. What did AOL own?
Warner Bros.
Time Warner
Time Magazine
Who left the Tonight Show in 1992?
Johnny Carson
Larry King
Walter Cronkite
Matt Lauer
