90s trivia quiz
Checked on 11 November 2026
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In which year was the Hubble Space Telescope launched?
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The answer is 1990.
Hubble launched on April 24, 1990, and has been changing how we see the universe ever since.
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Which currency was launched on 1 January 1999?
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The answer is The euro.
The euro was launched on 1 January 1999, first as an accounting currency before coins and notes arrived in 2002.
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Dolly, born in Scotland in 1996 and the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, was what kind of animal?
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The answer is A sheep.
Dolly was a sheep, born on 5 July 1996, and she became the world's most famous one.
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In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue became the first computer to beat a reigning world champion in a full match at which game?
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The answer is Chess.
In May 1997, Deep Blue beat world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a six-game match, the first time a computer had won a match against a reigning champion under standard tournament conditions.
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On 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of which country?
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The answer is China.
On 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
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When Nelson Mandela walked free in February 1990, how many years had he spent in prison?
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The answer is 27 years.
Mandela was released on 11 February 1990 after 27 years in prison.
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In which year did Nelson Mandela become South Africa's first democratically elected president?
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The answer is 1994.
Mandela was inaugurated on 10 May 1994 as South Africa's first democratically elected president.
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Dolly the sheep was born in 1996 at which Scottish research institute?
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The answer is The Roslin Institute.
Dolly was born on 5 July 1996 at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland.
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Nelson Mandela shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with which South African leader?
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The answer is F. W. de Klerk.
Mandela and President de Klerk jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for their work to end apartheid.
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Which space shuttle carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit in 1990?
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The answer is Discovery.
Hubble was launched and deployed by the space shuttle Discovery in April 1990.