The Best 90s Trivia Questions [Includes Music and Movies]

Question: In 1990’s boy band, Alfred Nervarez was a member of which band?Answer: All 4 One

Question: Who are the members of the Spice Girls?
Answer: Sporty Spice, Baby Spice, Scary Spice, Posh Spice, Ginger Spice

Question: Who sang the “Livin’ La Vida Loca”?
Answer: Ricky Martin

Question: Can you name the lead singer of Nirvana?
Answer: Kurt Cobain

Question: Who sang the “Baby One More Time” on her debut single?
Answer: Britney Spears

Question: Mariah Carey hit number 1 in 1992 which song?
Answer: I’ll Be There

Question: Which track did the Red Hot Chili Peppers launch in 1991?
Answer: Give it Away.

Question: Mr. Boombastic is the nickname of which musical artist?
Answer: Shaggy

Question: “Basketcase” was a hit for which American punk-rock band?
Answer: Green Day

Question: NSYNC’s lead singer was?
Answer: Justin Timberlake

Question: A singer who started in the early 90s is now called the “Queen of Christmas.” She is?
Answer: Mariah Carey

Question: Which singer had a late 90s hit with the song ‘My Heart Will Go On’, the theme song of the movie Titanic? 
Answer: Celine Dion

Question: ‘No Scrubs,’ ‘Unpretty,’ and ‘Waterfalls’ are some of the international hits of which female band?
Answer: TLC.

Question: Who sang “No Doubt”?
Answer: Gwen Stefani

Question: Who sings the Friends Theme song, “I’ll Be There For You?
Answer: The Rembrandts

Question: Name the hip hop artist who collaborated with Will Smith on “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It”.
Answer: Kool Moe Dee

Question: How many members are there in the 1990’s boyband “98 Degrees”?
Answer: 4

Question: Slim Shady EP was released in what year?
Answer: 1997

Question: Vanilla Ice’s real name is?
Answer: Robert Matthew Van Winkle

Question: Beyonce’s first girl group in the 90s?
Answer: Destiny’s Child

Question: Madonna was known as? 
Answer: Queen of Pop

Question: What was the name of Queen’s hit song that became the UK’s Christmas number 1 in 1991?
Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Question: What song became a dance craze in the mid-90s released by Los Del Rio?
Answer: Macarena

Question: Name the 2 rappers behind ‘Nuthin’ But a G Thang’, a West Coast classic. 
Answer: Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg

Question: ‘Un-Break My Heart’ was a smash hit by which singer?
Answer: Toni Braxton.

Question:  “You Get What You Give” was the big hit for which 1998 band?
Answer: New Radicals.

Question: Which Usher song was number one in 1998?
Answer: Nice And Slow.

Question: The hit single “You only get what you give” was sung by which band in 1998?
Answer: The New Radicals.

Question: This pop star released ‘Genie in a Bottle’ as her debut single in 1999. Who is she?
Answer: Christina Aguilera

Question: Eminem’s real name is?
Answer: Marshall Mathers

Question: What was the name of the band started by drummer Dave Grohl after Nirvana disbanded?
Answer: Foo Fighters

Question: Who performed the song “Gangsta’s Paradise” that appeared in the 1995 movie Dangerous Minds? 
Answer: Coolio

Question: A 1999 album called ‘Californication’ made this rock band famous. Who are they?
Answer: Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Question: ‘Walking in Memphis’ was a 1991 hit by which singer?
Answer: Marc Cohn.

Question: Who sang the Mambo No. 5?
Answer: Lou Bega

Question: Which band from England released the song ‘Disco 2000’?
Answer: Pulp

Question: What musical group did Ms. Jackson receive an apology from for making her daughter cry?
Answer: Outkast

Question: What is the title of Hanson’s biggest hit in 1997?
Answer: MMMbop

Question: The lead singer of R.E.M?
Answer: Michael Stipe

Question: Which girl band rocked the world with “Wannabe” hit song in 1996?
Answer: Spice Girls

Question: ‘Frozen’ was a hit single from a Madonna album that came out in 1998. Which album was it?
Answer: Ray of Light

Question: Who’s the main vocalist of Red Hot Chili Peppers?
Answer:  Anthony Kiedis

Question: Which Elton John song was played in memory of Princess Diana?
Answer: Candle in the Wind

Question: What band that sang the ‘Bittersweet Symphony’?
Answer: The Verge.

Question: In her famous cover of a Prince song, Sinead O’Connor said that nothing compares to whom?
Answer: You

Question: Which band made us dance with their hit “Barbie Girl” in the 90s?
Answer: Aqua 

Question: The Backstreet Boys had how many members?
Answer: 5

Question: Which American rock band sang ‘Bed of Roses’ in 1993?
Answer: Bon Jovi

Question: Britney Spears danced in what type of setting for her “Hit Me Baby One More Time” video?
Answer: In a school

Question: Which trio of singers made up the last version of Destiny’s Child before they split up?
Answer: Destiny’s Child final line up was Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams

Question:  Emma Bunton was also known as which “spice”?
Answer: Baby.

Question: What is the name of the 90s hit that starts with “I could stay awake just to hear you breathing”?
Answer: I don’t want to miss a thing by Aerosmith 

Question: In 1996, what ‘project’ released a song called Nobody Knows?
Answer: The Tony Rich Project.

Question: What is the Title of a Titanic Theme song sung by Celine Dion?
Answer: My Heart Will Go On

Question: What was the name of the song where Bone Thugs said they wanted to meet in a certain city in 1996?
Answer: Crossroads

Question: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich starred together in which 1997 film?
Answer: Con Air

Question: A computer-generated main character made their debut in this ’90s movie. What is it?
Answer: Toy Story (1995)

Question: In the 1994 film, ‘Forrest Gump’, the lead character Forrest Gump compares life with what?
Answer: Life is like a box of chocolates

Question: In 1990, what movie did Sam tell Molly, “Ditto”?
Answer: Ghost

Question: How many victims were killed by Scream in the film released in 1996?
Answer: 7

Question: Which 90s movie had the highest production budget?
Answer: Titanic (1997)

Question: Who is the voice behind Woody, the cowboy toy, in the Toy Story movies?
Answer: Tom Hanks.

Question: In which animated film did Robin Williams make his debut as a voice actor?
Answer: ‘FernGully: The Last Rainforest’.

Question: In the film “Hook”, what was the name of the actor who portrayed the villainous pirate captain?
Answer: Dustin Hoffman

Question: Kevin Spacey plays a mysterious character in ‘The Usual Suspects’ who is also known as?
Answer: Kevin Spacey.

Question: First name of which actor, who is also Ben Affleck’s brother, played ‘Morgan O’Mally’ in the 1997 film, ‘Good Will Hunting’?
Answer: Casey.

Question: In ‘Romeo + Juliet’, who was supposed to play Juliet before Claire Danes?
Answer: Natalie Portman.

Question: The movie ‘The Matrix’ features a scene where Neo has to decide between a red pill and a blue pill. Which one does he take?
Answer: Red

Question: The tagline “Play At Your Own Risk.” belongs to what horror film?
Answer: The Crying Game.

Question: What movie has the tagline “I see dead people”?
Answer: The Sixth Sense

Question: In what movie would you find the characters Woody, Rex, and Slinky?
Answer: Toy Story

Question: Which 1997 animated movie did James Woods voice the villain?
Answer: Hercules.

Question: Before it was released as ‘Scream’, what was the original title of this horror movie?
Answer: ‘Scary Movie’.

Question: What is the name of the movie where Jim Carrey plays a lawyer who is cursed to tell the truth for a day?
Answer: ‘Liar Liar’.

Question: In what movie does Tyler Durden, a character played by Brad Pitt, appear?
Answer: Fight Club.

Question: The film Forrest Gump was released in the year ____?
Answer: 1994

Question: The bullet-time effect was first seen in what 1990s movie?
Answer: Matrix

Question: What ’90s movie used stop-motion animation for more than 1000 scenes?
Answer: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Question: Bruce Willis falls for a woman played by whom in the 1994 film ‘Pulp Fiction’?
Answer: Maria de Mederois.

Question: In which city does Kevin McCallister live in the 1990 film ‘Home Alone’?
Answer: Chicago.

Question: “There’s something about your first piece.” is a tagline from what film?
Answer: American Pie

Question: What movie features Robin Williams and a board game with real animals and dangers?
Answer: Jumanji’.

Question: Which film from 1997 starred Will Smith?
Answer: Men In Black

Question: What movie about a female warrior who pretends to be a man was released in the ’90s?
Answer: Mulan (1998)

Question: In what setting does Marty McFly travel to in ‘Back to the Future Part III’?
Answer: The Wild West.

Question: Which scary flick from the 90’s had this catchy phrase: “What You Don’t Believe Can Kill You”?
Answer: Urban Legend

Question: Which ’90s star earned the most acting nominations for the biggest box office hits?
Answer: Tom Hanks.

Question: Which movie earned Roberto Benigni an Oscar award in 1999?
Answer: ‘Life Is Beautiful’.

Question: In the 1990 film “Arachnophobia”, it is based on what fear?
Answer: Spiders. 

Question: How fast does the bus have to be in ‘Speed’ to prevent the bomb from exploding?
Answer: 50 mph

Question: Which 1999 Rom-Com features Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer as a married couple, ‘The Story of ______’?
Answer: Us.

Question: What item appears in every scene of ‘Fight Club’?
Answer: A Starbucks cup.

Question: What is the threat that the world faces In the movie, ‘Armageddon’?
Answer: Asteroid impact.

Question: Which 1995 movie had the tagline “You know the name. You know the number.” and featured James Bond?
Answer: GoldenEye.

Question: Who wrote the book that inspired the 1990 movie ‘The Witches’?
Answer: Roald Dahl.

Question: How many Oscar nods did ‘Saving Private Ryan’ get?
Answer: 11 

Question: ‘The Silence Of The Lambs’ almost had a different Hannibal Lecter. Who was he?
Answer: Sean Connery.

Question: Which film features Al Pacino as Frank Slade?
Answer: Scent of a Woman.

Question: A Britney Spears song inspired the title of this ’90s teen flick. What is it?
Answer: ‘Drive Me Crazy’.

Question: In the film ‘The Sandlot’, what sport do the kids bond over during their summer break?
Answer: Baseball.

Question: Backdraft’ was a film about what kind of workers?
Answer: Firefighters.

Question: After many rejections, who finally agreed to be Jack in “Speed”?
Answer: Keanu Reeves

Question: ‘Dante’s Peak’ features Pierce Brosnan as a _______.
Answer: Volcanologist.

Question: What 1991 drama featured Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster?
Answer:  The Silence of the Lambs.

Question: In the movie ‘The Net’, which actress had to deal with a stolen identity in 1995?
Answer: Sandra Bullock.