1. What aspiring actor unfortunately agreed to drop off a pair of eyeglasses to a condo located at 875 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, on June 12, 1994?
 Answer: Ronald Goldman
Interesting Information:
The other answer choices are actually the names of three mass murderers. Ronald Goldman was murdered the same night as Nicole Brown Simpson. Although he was widely believed as the perpetrator, O. J. Simpson was found not guilty of both murders in October 1995.
Difficulty: Easy.
Some incorrect choices:
Edmund Kemper, John Justin Bunting, Dennis Nilsen
2. Which actor played the villain in the 1994 movie "Speed"?
Answer: Dennis Hopper
Interesting Information:Dennis Hopper played the role of the mad bomber, Howard Payne. "Speed" also starred Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock.
Difficulty: Easy.
Some incorrect choices:
Alan Rickman, Billy Crystal, Al Pacino
3. What did Republicans call the platform they presented in the 1994 Congressional elections?
Answer: The Contract With America
Interesting Information:The Contract detailed the actions the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the United States House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. Many of the Contract's policy ideas originated at The Heritage Foundation, a highly influential conservative think tank.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
The Special Promise, The Deal of the Century, The American Commission
4. In 1990, Canadian scientist Richard Taylor was awarded the Nobel Prize. In which category did he win?
Answer: Physics
Interesting Information:He shared the victory with Jerome Friedman and Henry Kendall, both from MIT, for proving the Quark Theory.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Medicine, Chemistry, Peace
5. Which character did Jean-Claude Van Damme play in the 1994 movie "Street Fighter"?
Answer: Guile
Interesting Information:"Street Fighter" was a 1994 movie based on a video game. Jean-Claude Van Damme played Guile, a colonel for the American army whose mission was to stop a terrorist, played by Raul Julia.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Ryu, Ken, Sagat
6. UK soccer team Manchester United was most noted for what in 1994?
Answer: Won both the FA Cup and the Premiership
Interesting Information:Manchester United put Chelsea down in a 4-0 skunking in the FA Cup final. They would go on to obtain a double. The Red Devils were only the fourth team to achieve a double in a season.
Difficulty: Average.
Some incorrect choices:
Went through five managers in the season, Ended up two points from relegation, The team was suspended for one game in the season
7. Which Major League Baseball team won their first World Series crown in the 1990s?
Answer: Toronto Blue Jays
Interesting Information:The Blue Jay franchise began in 1977. 1992 saw their first series crown, then they repeated in 1993. The Phillies' first crown came in 1980, the Pirates in 1909, and the Cubs' first came in 1907.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs
8. Which Major League Baseball player was the first to have his number retired league-wide in 1997?
Answer: Jackie Robinson
Interesting Information:As an African-American, Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line, and ended 60 years of segregation in Major League Baseball. His number 42 was retired throughout the entire league on the 50th anniversary of his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Willie Mays
9. What genius-level author and killer of three, wanted for years, plea bargained successfully for life without parole in 1998?
Answer: Ted Kaczynski
Interesting Information:Kaczynski had an IQ of 167 and graduated from Harvard at the age of 20. He later received a PhD from the University of Michigan in mathematics. He later became the youngest professor ever hired at Berkeley.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Hannibal Lector
10. Which legendary NASCAR driver made a cameo appearance in the 1998 film "BASEketball"?
Answer: Dale Earnhardt
Interesting Information:Creators of "South Park", Trey Parker and Matt Stone, starred in the Universal Studios comical movie. Dale Earnhardt played a taxi driver at the conclusion of the film, getting his three riders to the airport on time. Others who made an appearance as themselves were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob Costas and Reggie Jackson.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Darrell Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, Bill Elliott
11. In 1997, a skeleton called Sue was auctioned in New York. What was Sue?
Answer: Tyrannosaurus rex
Interesting Information:Sue fetched 7.6 million dollars at the auction, and moved to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. The best preserved and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found, Sue is named after the archaeologist who discovered her. It is actually uncertain if the skeleton is male or female.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Cro-Magnon woman, Viking Princess, A (male) bog mummy
12. Poland is to my north and Hungary to my south, and I was created in 1993. Which landlocked European country am I?
Answer: Slovakia
Interesting Information:The Slovaks and Czechs joined together to form Czechoslovakia after World War I. Then after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the two peacefully agreed to separate effective January 1, 1993. Slovakia has since joined both NATO and the EU.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Bulgaria, Austria, Lithuania
13. Which NHL franchise was founded in 1993 by the Disney Company?
Answer: Anaheim Ducks
Interesting Information:The Anaheim Ducks were originally called the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Their name change came about when the Disney Corporation sold the franchise in 2005. The Ducks won the Stanley Cup in 2007.
Difficulty: Easy.
Some incorrect choices:
Boston Baloos, Minnesota Mickeys, Orlando Genies
14. Which singer's 1994 divorce from his wife Marcia after over 25 years of marriage cost him an estimated $150 million?
Answer: Neil Diamond
Interesting Information:That's $6 million a year! Diamond, ever the gallant, was able to say - "She's worth every penny." Tom Jones' long-suffering wife Linda is still hanging in there after over 50 years, Elvis got away with a relatively modest $750,000 settlement (plus $10,000 a month in alimony and child support). In 1994 Paul McCartney was happily married to Linda and probably hadn't even heard of Heather Mills...
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney
15. Who was the highly-strung and enthusiastic host of the 1993 Nickelodeon game show "Legends of the Hidden Temple"?
Answer: Kirk Fogg
Interesting Information:Kirk Fairbanks Fogg was born in Los Angeles, California in 1959.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Mark Summers, Mike O'Malley, Alex Trebek
16. What was the name of the allied operation in the Persian Gulf area just prior to the outbreak of war in 1991?
Answer: Desert Shield
Interesting Information:Desert Shield was put in place as the U.S. coalition built up its staging areas following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Desert Storm was the actual military operation. Neither Operation Sandstorm nor shock and awe were the names of military undertakings.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Desert Storm, Operation Sandstorm, Shock and Awe
17. Which late-night comedian once hosted an eponymously-named show on MTV, which debuted in 1993?
Answer: Jon Stewart
Interesting Information:The host of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," which aired on Comedy Central, hosted a talk show on MTV called "The Jon Stewart Show." The show aired from 1993 until 1995, the year before "TDS" began airing.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Conan O'Brien, Carson Daly, Jimmy Fallon
18. Marion Tinsley (1927-1995) was a longtime world champion of which board game?
Answer: checkers
Interesting Information:Tinsley was world checkers champion from 1955-1958 and again from 1975-1991. The gap was due only to the fact that he withdrew from championship play during 1958-1975. In his 45-year career Tinsley lost only five games to human opponents.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
chess, backgammon, othello
19. In which 1996 movie directed by Renny Harlin does Geena Davis promise Craig Bierko, "You're gonna die screaming. And I'm gonna watch"?
Answer: The Long Kiss Goodnight
Interesting Information:Since Bierko was about to lock Davis in a giant refrigerator with her (and his) daughter in order to freeze them to death, such apparent unpleasantness might be forgiven.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Cutthroat Island, Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea
20. Whose motivational achievement of playing for Notre Dame led to a 1993 inspirational film about his dream?
Answer: Rudy Ruettiger
Interesting Information:Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger defeated criticism and all odds with his fortitude to play with the "Fighting Irish". In his only college football game, Rudy was permitted to play the last twenty-seven seconds of the play, accomplishing his desire. He sacked the quarterback and the team carried him off the field in celebration style, on the shoulders! He is now one of the most admired and sought after motivational speakers in the U.S.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Rudy Raba, Rudy Carpenter, Rudy Huxtible
21. Duke, Bush's Baked Beans canine mascot since 1993, is what breed of dog?
Answer: Golden Retriever
Interesting Information:Jay Bush and his family do have a golden retriever named Duffy "Duke" of Castlebury, but Duke is portrayed in commercials by a professionally trained dog.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Labrador Retriever, Irish Setter, German Shepherd
22. What royal title shares its name with the singer who has given us such songs as "Purple Rain", "Little Red Corvette" and "1999"?
Answer: Prince
Interesting Information:Prince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, MN. Prince was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
Some incorrect choices:
Duke, Earl, Lord
23. What popular rock/alternative band, formed in 1998, released the hit songs "Yellow" in 2000, "Clocks" in 2002, and "Viva la Vida" in 2008?
Answer: Coldplay
Interesting Information:Coldplay has produced six albums: "Parachutes", "A Rush of Blood to the Head", "Coldplay Live 2003", "X & Y", "Viva la Vida" (also called "Death and All His Friends"), and "LeftRightLeftRightLeft". The last one is a free album that can be downloaded off their website "http://www.coldplay.com" and is given away at live concerts.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Dave Matthews Band, Green Day, The All-American Rejects
24. What is the name of the famous and former French soccer player, who captained France in victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and EURO 2000?
Answer: Didier Deschamps
Interesting Information:Didier Deschamps was as well the youngest captain to win the Champions League, and retired when he was only 32. The others players are the winners of 2006 FIFA World Cup, but with the Italian team.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Andrea Pirlo, Gianluigi Buffon, Simone Perrotta
25. CYCLING - Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France 6 years in a row from 1999 to 2004 while racing for which team?
Answer: U.S. Postal Service
Interesting Information:Lance won 6 of his record 7 straight Tour de France titles while racing for the U.S. Postal Service team. He raced for Motorola early in his career, and raced for the Discovery Channel team in 2005 for his 7th Tour victory. He raced for the Astana team in his 2009 comeback.
He was stripped of all those wins in August 2012 (use of performance enhancing drugs); and disqualified for life.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Motorola, Astana, Discovery Channel
26. Who was the last cyclist to win the Tour de France before Lance Armstrong won seven in a row starting in 1999?
Answer: Marco Pantani
Interesting Information:Miguel Indurain won 5 in row beginning in 1991, Bjarne Riis won in 1996, and Jan Ullich's only win was in 1997. The wins by Lance Armstrong was expunged in August 2012 (as he was a drug cheat).
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Jan Ullrich, Bjarne Riis, Miguel Indurain
27. American singer and songwriter Bree Sharp sang an ode to her idol in 1999. Who was the popular actor she was devoted to?
Answer: David Duchovny
Interesting Information:Bree Sharp released her first album "A Cheap and Evil Girl" in July 1999. The album's first single was "David Duchovny".
A part of the chorus goes: "David Duchovny, why won't you love me?"
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
George Clooney, Jimmy Smits, Kyle MacLachlan
28. This single was written by Lit in 1999. What song was it?
Answer: My Own Worst Enemy
Interesting Information:"My Own Worst Enemy" is featured in the video game "Rock Band 2".
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Eye of the Tiger, Hungry Like A Wolf, Pump It Up
29. This band released their song, "Come Out and Play", in 1994, as part of their album, "Smash". Which band is this?
Answer: The Offspring
Interesting Information:"Come Out and Play" is featured in the video game, "Rock Band 2".
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Avenged Sevenfold, Bang Camaro, Mastadon
30. Which group disbanded in 1996 and re-formed ten years later?
Answer: Take That
Interesting Information:Take That split up in 1996 following Robbie Williams' departure to pursue a solo career. They reunited, minus Robbie, in 2006 and their comeback single 'Patience' hit the UK No. 1 spot within two weeks of being released.
Difficulty: Average.
Some incorrect choices:
Get This, Listen Up, Get Lost
31. In 1990, what item of kit was made compulsory by FIFA for all soccer players?
Answer: Shin guards
Interesting Information:According the FIFA law, they must be "covered entirely by the stockings", made of a suitable material, and provide a reasonable degree of protection."
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Knee length socks, Non-slip soled boots, Plasters covering rings on fingers
32. Tiger Woods joined the PGA tour at age 20 in 1996, and won his first title that year. In which tournament did his first victory come?
Answer: Las Vegas Invitational
Interesting Information:Tiger, real name Eldrick Woods, was born in Cypress, California. He is the only child of an African-American Army officer father and a Thai mother. His father began calling him "tiger" in honor of a fellow soldier who had the same moniker.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
The Masters, Milwaukee Open, St. Judes Classic
33. In the 1998 U.S. college football season, the Nebraska Cornhuskers ended their yearly rivalry with which school that calls the Sooner state home?
Answer: University of Oklahoma
Interesting Information:The Cornhuskers of Nebraska and the Sooners of Oklahoma were former members of the now defunct Big 8 Conference. These two schools had one of the more prominent rivalries in the nation.
Difficulty: Easy.
Some incorrect choices:
Nevada University, University of Florida, California University
34. Which Australian actor had his first acting role in the 1992 film 'Clowning Around'?
Answer: Heath Ledger
Interesting Information:The late Heath Ledger had his first short film role in Australian film 'Clowning Around', which also starred Clayton Williamson and Ernie Dingo.
Difficulty: Hard.
Some incorrect choices:
Clayton Williamson, Hugh Jackman, Geoffrey Rush
35. The 1997 film "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" takes place in which southern U.S. city?
Answer: Savannah, Georgia
Interesting Information:The beauty and idiosyncrasies of Savannah are on full display in this film, as they were in the John Berendt book, on which the movie is based.
Difficulty: Average.
Some incorrect choices:
Nashville, Tennessee, Miami, Florida, Selma, Alabama
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