Published: Monday 8th January 2024A free history quiz about people and events in the 1990s.
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The novel "Bridget Jones' Diary" started life as a column in which British daily newspaper?
The Independent.
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Who won the Labour Party leadership election following the death of John Smith in 1994?
Tony Blair.
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Who in 1990 became the oldest person to win an acting Oscar?
Jessica Tandy.
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Who succeeded Bruce Forsyth in 1995 as presenter of The Generation Game?
Jim Davidson.
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Who in 1992 became the first US President to address the Australian Parliament?
George H W Bush.
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What appeared on the cover of the New York Times for the first time in October 1997?
Colour photographs.
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By what name was the US led Gulf War of 1990 known?
Operation Desert Storm.
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Who won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Diva"?
Dana International (Israel).
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Who won the inaugural English Premier League Championship in 1993?
Manchester United.
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What was the full title of the Star Wars movie released in 1999?
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.
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Which controversial singer was found dead in his Seattle home on April 5th 1994?
Kurt Cobain.
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Which city in 1990 became the first British city to be the European Capital of Culture?
Glasgow.
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Who in 1997 became the first female US Secretary of State?
Madeleine Albright.
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Edwin H Land died in March 1991, what device was he credited with inventing?
The Polaroid camera.
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Who was the Republican candidate for the 1996 US Presidential election?
Bob Dole.
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Which two countries were formed by the "Velvet Divorce" of January 1993?
The Czech Republic & Slovakia (from Czechoslovakia).
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Which jubilee was celebrated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1992?
Ruby (40 years).
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First approved in 1998, under what name was the drug Sildenafil normally sold?
Viagra.
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Which Canadian territory was created in April 1999?
Nunavut.
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Established in 1995 the World Trade Organisation replaced what?
The General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (GATT).
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