Trivia Quiz Questions About the 90s - Olympics, Politics, News Events, History and More!

90s Trivia From on a wide and varied range of topics.

Who lost part of his ear to the teeth of Mike Tyson in 1997?
A: Evander Holyfield.

What former church lady got $75,000 to let "A Current Affair" televise her wedding in 1993?
A: Tammy Faye Bakker.

Whose 1800 presidential campaign did the Hartford Courant offer a formal apology for opposing, in 1993?
A: Thomas Jefferson's.

What member of the Monkees, a holdout for nearly three decades, rejoined the other geezers  for a 1996 album?
A: Mike Nesmith.

What two Frank Sinatra hits were tops for U.S. karaoke singers in 1993?
A: New York, New York and My Way.

Whose guitar version of The Star-Spangled Banner was featured in a 1996 Aiwa TV ad?
A: Jimi Hendrix's.

What were the two most popular rock operas of 1969?
A: Hair and Tommy.

What major league baseball team was forced to endure a 20-day road trip in 1996?
A:  The Atlanta Braves.

What movie earned Tom Hanks his third straight Oscar nomination, in 1996?
A: Apollo 13.

What model appeared topless on the self-penned 1993 novel Pirate?
A: Fabio.  

What milk product did the U.S. Agriculture Department  propose as a substitute for meat in school lunches, in 1996?
A: Yogurt.

What talk show hostess gave her guests the fewest opportunities to speak, according to a 1996 MSU survey?
A: Oprah Winfrey.

What Shania Twain recording became the best-selling country music album ever by a female artist, in 1996?
A: The Woman in Me.

Who had the most hits in the 1990's? 
Mark Grace of the Cubs

Who was unable to run the 200-meter final at the 1992 Olympics due to food poisoning?
A: Michael Johnson.

What 1995 movie's lead character tells the motel clerk he's there to drink himself to death?
A: Leaving Las Vegas.

What classical conductor won posthumous Grammy Awards in 1991, 1992, and 1993?
A: Leonard Bernstein.

What 1996 Olympic event had two U.S. squads playing each other for the gold medal?
A: Beach volleyball. 

What Saturday Night Live cast member left in 1994 after being in a record 153 shows?
A: Phil Hartman.

Who is the only pitcher to save three consecutive All Star games?
Dennis Eckersley, 1989-91

What country saw a world record 315 million voters turn out for elections on May 20, 1991?
A: India.

What explosive base-stealer took a $2.75 million pay cut to play for the Kansas City Royals, in 1995?
A: Vince Coleman.

What Southampton junior high school musical was cancelled in 1994 when Shinnecock Indians objected to the " Ug-a-wug" song?
A: Peter Pan.

What did Chris Sabo shower the field with when his bat broke in a July 31,1996 game?
A: Cork.

Who scored his first platinum album since 1978 with " The Icon Is Love " in 1994?
A: Barry White.

What athlete was protected by seven security guards at the 1994 Winter Olympics?
A: Nancy Kerrigan. 

What major league baseball team did the Walt Disney Company assume operational control of in 1996?
A: The California Angels.

What were the two most popular rock operas of 1969?
A: Hair and Tommy.

Who was the first National Leaguer to hit 50 home runs in two consecutive seasons?
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa both did it in 1998-1999

What track favorite donned golden shoes to capture gold in both 200- and 400-meter 1996 Olympic sprints?
A: Michael Johnson.

What major league baseball team had an Internet home page in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin in 1996?
A: The Los Angeles Dodgers. 

What country fielded 1996 Olympic women's teams that won gold in basketball, soccer and softball?
A:  The U.S.