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1990s

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What generation are people born in the 1990s?

a)

Generation X

b)

Generation Z

c)

Millennials

d)

Silent Generation

2.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
3.

Who was the last leader of the USSR?

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Vladimir Putin

4.
What State was George HW Bush from?
a)
New York
b)
Florida
c)
California
d)
Texas
5.

President Bush worked in what industry before entering politics?

a)

advertising

b)

software

c)

oil

d)

jewelry

6.

George Bush was famous for saying: "read my lips...

a)

American is the greatest country on earth

b)

I will never tell a lie

c)

no new taxes

d)

all is well that ends well

7.
Name the African American named to the Supreme Court by President Bush
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Jimmy Jackson
c)
Martin Luther King
d)
Clarence Thomas
8.
President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?
a)
World War II
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
This means war
9.
What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?
a)
Anwar Sadat
b)
Osama Bin Laden
c)
Mumamar Quadafi 
d)
Saadam Hussein
10.
Why were President George H.W. Bush and his administration concerned about Iraq’s military aggression prior to the Persian Gulf War?
a)
They thought the aggression would start an Arab uprising.
b)
They thought the aggression would threaten the sovereignty of Israel
c)
They thought the aggression would threaten the Saudi Arabian oil reserves.
d)
The thought the aggression would spread radical Islam throughout the Middle East.
11.

What extension of civil rights did George HW Bush sign in 1990?

a)

Voting Rights Act

b)

Americans with Disabilities Act

c)

Hatch Act

d)

ERA

12.
The efficiency of telecommunications can be attributed to 
a)
the development of satellite technology
b)
decreased consumer demand for products
c)
the development of the microwave
d)
presidential enforcement of technology requirements
13.

What company did Bill Gates start?

a)

Apple

b)

Microsoft

c)

Samsung

d)

LG

14.

Where did the government engage in a multi-day standoff with a religious fundamentalist and his family who were attempting to live off the grid, eventually killing his wife and son? (This event prompted extremist groups in the US to grow as people attempted to avenge this killing).

a)

Oklahoma City

b)

Ruby Ridge

c)

Waco

d)

Lincoln

15.
Riots in what city stressed race relations in the United States after the Rodney King Trial?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Chicago
c)
Detroit
d)
New York
16.
Texas billionaire and third party candidate who ran in the 1993 presidential election. 
a)
Ross Perot 
b)
Bill Clinton 
c)
Newt Gingrich 
d)
George W. Bush 
17.
Former governor of Arkansas who was elected President in 1993. 
a)
Bill Clinton 
b)
Bob Dole 
c)
George H.W. Bush 
d)
Ross Perot 
18.

Who did Bill Clinton beat in the race for president in 1992?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

George H. W. Bush

19.

Who was the Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton?

a)

Richard Cheney

b)

Joseph Biden

c)

Dan Quayle

d)

Al Gore

20.
The longest period of economic growth happened during who's administration?
a)
Nixon
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Clinton
d)
Bush
21.
What political party took control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years, leading to Clinton's conservative policy choices?
a)
Republicans
b)
Democrats
c)
Libertarians
d)
Fascists
22.

Name the woman named to the Supreme Court by President Clinton

a)

Sandra Day O'Connor

b)

Elena Kegan

c)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

d)

Sonia Sotomeyer

23.
What happened to Bill Clinton's plan for affordable health care for all Americans?
a)
Congress approved the plan
b)
Congress denied the plan
c)
The Supreme Court outlawed the plan
d)
The Supreme Court approved the plan
24.
The Family and Medical Leave Act:
a)
provides employees with up to 24 weeks of unpaid leave to deal with family matters.
b)
requires companies with 25 or more employees to provide unpaid leave for family matters.
c)
requires companies with 50 or more employees to provide unpaid leave for family matters.
d)
provides employees with up to 12 weeks of paid leave to deal with family matters such as a birth of a child.
25.
What reduced trade barriers among the United States, Mexico, and Canadia?
a)
NAFTA
b)
NATO
c)
OPEC
d)
FAFSA
26.
What happened to Clinton after he lied under oath about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?
a)
He was fired
b)
He resigned
c)
He was impeached
d)
He was promoted
27.
Why was Clinton impeached?
a)
Having a relationship with Monica Lewinsky
b)
Lying under oath
c)
Retaliating against Bin Laden without congress' approval
d)
He was tryannical
28.

What does impeachment mean?

a)

removal from office

b)

conviction of a crime

c)

formal accusation of wrongdoing

29.
What did the events of the Balkan Crisis in the 1990s indicate about the foreign policy goals of American leaders?
a)
They desire greater stability in the Middle East.
b)
They wish to expand trade with Middle Eastern nations.
c)
They want to help maintain peace and stop oppression around the world.
d)
They only act where American access to scarce resources is at stake.
30.

Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia were all formerly a part of what country during the Soviet Era?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

East Germany

d)

Balkania

31.
Timothy McVeigh detonated a bomb in an office building in what city in 1995?
a)
Oklahoma City
b)
Kansas City
c)
Jackson City
d)
Johnson City
32.

What was the name of the oil tanker that crashed in Alaska

a)

Exxon Valdez

b)

Blue water Horizon

c)

Maersk Alabama

d)

Titanic

33.

What infamous school shooting took place during Clinton's presidency?

a)
Columbine
b)
Sandy Hook
c)
Virginia Tech
d)
University of Texas
34.

The government accused members of this Christian cult of child abuse and owning illegal weapons. They laid siege to their compound and eventually many died when the government attempted to force them to surrender.

a)

Branch Davidians ("Waco")

b)

People's Temple (Jim Jones)

c)

Children of God ("Family International")

d)

Heaven's Gate

35.

Members of this cult engaged in a mass suicide to join with a spaceship they believed was hiding behind the Hale-Bopp comet in the Earth's atmosphere.

a)

Branch Davidians ("Waco")

b)

People's Temple (Jim Jones)

c)

Children of God ("Family International")

d)

Heaven's Gate

36.

What was the name of the 'Unabomber'- an American man who sent pipe bombs in the mail and was part of one of the FBI's largest ever manhunts?

a)

Timothy McVeigh

b)

Jeffrey Dahmer

c)

Ted Kaczynski

d)

Richard Jewell

37.

Where were the 1996 olympics- site of a bombing by an American anti-abortion activist?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Barcelona

c)

Lillehammer

d)

Los Angeles

38.

What major international agreement was signed in 1997 to deal with Climate Change?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty

b)

Maastricht Treaty

c)

Kyoto Protocol

d)

Treaty of Versailles

39.

What major space event occurred in 1990?

a)

Launch of International Space Station

b)

Launch of Hubble Telescope

c)

Challenger disaster

d)

Columbia Crash

40.

What was the first mammal cloned from somatic cells in 1996 (nicknamed Dolly)?

a)

Dog

b)

Sheep

c)

Cow

d)

Horse

41.

Before snapchat and texting, most teens communicated using a desktop computer program that connected to the internet called...

a)

AdobeTalk

b)

AIM

c)

Sidekick

d)

Blackberry

42.

What computer bug made people extremely nervous on December 31, 1999?

a)

Y2K

b)

MyDoom

c)

WannaCry

d)

NewYear

43.

What major event occurred in the EU during 1999?

a)

The Euro was launched

b)

Treaty of Lisbon was signed

c)

EU received the Nobel Peace Prize

d)

Schengen Agreement opened European borders

44.

The IRA (Irish Republican Army), considered to be a terrorist group or freedom fighters depending on who you ask, announced a cease fire against this country in 1997 that marked the beginning of the end of 'the troubles'- an era of unrest in Ireland.

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

United States

d)

Russia

45.

In 1990, _________, the longest serving Prime Minister of Great Britain stepped down.

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

David Cameron

d)

Tony Blair

46.

Proposition 215, passed in California in 1996, was the first state level ballot initiative for...

a)

Stricter background checks on guns

b)

Decriminalizing Cocaine

c)

Legalizing Abortion

d)

Legalizing Medical Marijuana

47.

Which of the following was NOT a member of the 'Big Five'- a group of supermodels who dominated fashion in the early 1990s?

a)

Naomi Campbell

b)

Cindy Crawford

c)

Linda Evangelista

d)

Gisele Bundchen

48.

What celebrity made 'heroin chic' the standard of the mid-1990s?

a)

Madonna

b)

Tyra Banks

c)

Kate Moss

d)

Avril Lavigne

49.

Flannel shirts, baggy jeans, band t-shirts, Doc Martin and Birkenstock shoes are all examples of this fashion trend that also corresponded to a music genre.

a)

House

b)

R&B

c)

Punk

d)

Grunge

50.

Which of the following movies was NOT made during the 'Golden Age' of Disney Cartoons (1990s)?

a)

Lion King

b)

Beauty and the Beast

c)

Aladdin

d)

Monster's Inc

51.

One of the most famous albums of the 1990s (and the top selling one, too) was Jagged Little Pill by ____________ featuring songs like 'You Oughta Know' and 'Ironic'.

a)

Jewel

b)

Alanis Morissette

c)

Tori Amos

d)

Fiona Apple

52.

One of the most famous albums of the 1990s was Dookie by ____________ featuring songs like 'When I Come Around' and 'Welcome to Paradise'.

a)

Blink 182

b)

Green Day

c)

Reel Big Fish

d)

Weezer

53.

The death of ______ marked the end of 1990s chart topping band Nirvana.

a)

Anthony Kedis

b)

Kurt Cobain

c)

Eddie Vedder

d)

Billy Corrigan

54.

'The Mideducation of ___________' by the artist of the same name won an unprecedented 5 Grammys (including album of the year) for this hip hop artist in 1999.

a)

Queen Latifah

b)

Lil' Kim

c)

Lauryn Hill

d)

Missy Elliot

55.

Which boy band came first (and is also the best selling boy band of all time)?

a)

N'Sync

b)

Backstreet Boys

c)

98 Degrees

d)

Hanson

56.

"Talk to the hand" was 90s slang for...

a)

Shut Up

b)

Marry me or else

c)

Put it in writing

d)

Hold my hand

57.

What Nintendo 64 game became the best selling of the 1990s?

a)

Grand Turismo

b)

Super Mario

c)

Sonic the Hedgehog

d)

Dance Dance Revolution

58.

One of the biggest toy fads of the 1990s was a small egg shaped 'digital pet' called a ____________.

a)

Petz

b)

Pokemon

c)

Tomagotchi

d)

Nintendogs

59.

Which of the following toys became the hit gift of the 1996 season, sending parents on desperate searchers to find the toy and paying as much as $1,000 for it on the internet?

a)

Beanie Babies

b)

American Girl Dolls

c)

Tickle Me Elmo

d)

Cabbage Patch Kids

60.

Which of the following film franchises began in the 1990s?

a)

Jurassic Park

b)

Shrek

c)

Fast and the Furious

d)

Harry Potter

61.

Which children's show did NOT debut in the 1990s?

a)

Power Rangers

b)

Barney

c)

Sesame Street

d)

Spongebob Square Pants

62.

Which TV show premiered first in the 1990s?

a)

Melrose Place

b)

Beverly Hills, 90210

c)

Party of Five

d)

Frasier

63.

What is the highest grossing film of the 1990s?

a)

Titanic

b)

Independence Day

c)

Sixth Sense

d)

Armageddon

64.

Which of the following Nicolas Cage movies wasn't made in the 1990s?

a)

The Rock

b)

Face/Off

c)

ConAir

d)

National Treasure

65.

The most famous horror movie of the 1990s was...

a)

Halloween

b)

Friday the 13th

c)

Scream

d)

Nightmare on Elm Street

66.

In the 1990s, this athlete transcended sports to become a pop culture icon as 'the bad boy of basketball'.

a)

Scottie Pippen

b)

Michael Jordan

c)

Dennis Rodman

d)

Magic Johnson

67.

In the mid 90s, Michael Jordan left basketball at the height of his career to briefly try another sport. What sport?

a)

Wrestling

b)

Baseball

c)

Hockey

d)

Soccer

68.

This celebrity, accused of murdering his ex-wife and then leading the police on a car chase in a white bronco, was part of one of the most famous court cases of the 1990s.

a)

Magic Johnson

b)

O.J. Simpson

c)

Mike Tyson

d)

Pete Sampras

69.

What sport was invented in the 1993?

a)

Handball

b)

UFC

c)

Rollerblading

d)

Skateboarding

70.

Mark Paul Gosselar played the iconic Zach Morris is what 90s TV Show?

a)

Home Improvement

b)

Full House

c)

Boy Meets World

d)

Saved by the Bell

71.

Will Smith rose to fame as the main character on...

a)

Family Matters

b)

Sister Sister

c)

The Fresh Prince

d)

Moesha

72.

Which of the following was not a Spice Girl

a)

Sporty Spice

b)

Baby Spice

c)

Scary Spice

d)

Happy Spice

73.

How did Princess Diana die?

a)

Car crash

b)

Drug overdose

c)

Assassination

d)

Plane crash

74.

Who was the most popular country musician of the 1990s?

a)

Shania Twain

b)

Garth Brooks

c)

Billy Ray Cyrus

d)

Reba McEntire

75.

Which of the following book series did not begin in the 1990s?

a)

Harry Potter

b)

Goosebumps

c)

Game of Thrones

d)

Lord of the Rings

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