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Generation X is an interesting group of people. They are sort of stuck in the middle between the older and younger generations currently on the planet that seem to have so little in common with each other. Perhaps the baby boomer generation and millennials seem to be in such contrast with each other because people from Generation X generally stay out of the discussion. They are off listening to their Sonic Youth or Run DMC albums and are generally too apathetic to argue with boomers or millennials.

Gen X'ers have a very unique shared culture, in terms of the music, films, and world events that are centered around their generation. This quiz will test your knowledge of Generation X pop culture. It covers the '80s, '90s and all the wonderful things that occurred in those two unique decades. If you think you have Generation X cultural expertise then you will want to test your knowledge with this quiz.

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Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Questions

What would you do with a Polaroid photo to make it develop faster?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Polaroid Camera
  • Shake it

  • Put it in water

  • Blow on it

  • Put it in the freezer

What did you have to do if you were taking the Pepsi Challenge?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Pepsi cans
  • Choose between Coke or Pepsi while blindfolded

  • Drink 5 cans of Pepsi in under 5 minutes

  • Drink a Pepsi in a dangerous location

  • Pour a bottle of Pepsi on your head

This band helped inspire the grunge movement with 1988's "Daydream Nation." What band is pictured here?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Sonic Youth At Osheaga 2010 08 01 Montreal
  • Sonic Youth

  • The Pixies

  • Nirvana

  • Nine Inch Nails

What director was nominated for an Academy Award when he was just 24 years old for his work on Boyz n the Hood?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Fordstills Boyznthehood June 27 0
  • Tim Burton

  • John Singleton

  • Spike Lee

  • Kevin Smith

Which of these people did NOT once have a high profile relationship with Madonna?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Madonna
  • Guy Ritchie

  • Derek Jeter

  • Dennis Rodman

  • Sean Penn

What event occurred on November 9th, 1991 that some say was basically the end of the Cold War?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Cold War
  • Mikhail Gorbachev stepped down

  • Miracle on Ice

  • Chernobyl Disaster

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

What office supply was this character so concerned about in 1999's cult hit Office Space?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Milton Office Space 1999
  • Stapler

  • Calculator

  • Pen

  • Answering machine

What sketch comedy was Jim Carrey on from 1990 to 1994?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Jim Carrey
  • Saturday Night Live

  • In Living Color

  • Mad TV

  • Kids in the Hall

What was the name of the Radiohead song from 1995 that had a music video that featured a person just laying down in the middle of the sidewalk?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Radiohead just video
  • Just

  • My Iron Lung

  • Creep

  • High and Dry

What city was Will Smith's character in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air originally from before he moved to Bel-Air?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
  • Philadelphia

  • New York

  • Los Angeles

  • Chicago

What were you required to do before returning a VHS tape you had rented from Blockbuster?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Blockbuster Video Store
  • Rewind the tape

  • Call the store to let them know you are coming

  • Fast forward the tape all the way to the end

  • Fill out the Blockbuster Film Review survey

What is this person's name?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Molly Ringwald
  • Molly Ringwald

  • Morgan Fairchild

  • Phoebe Cates

  • Winona Ryder

The novel Generation X was published in 1991 and is sometimes credited with naming this generation. Who wrote it?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz reading notetaking
  • Carol Shields

  • Daniel Handler

  • Douglas Coupland

  • Elizabeth Wurtzel

How old was Kurt Cobain when he died in 1994?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Kurt Cobain
  • 27

  • 36

  • 24

  • 33

Who wrote the popular book "Prozac Nation" which was published in 1994?

Only Gen X'ers Will Pass This Pop Culture Quiz Reading Books
  • Elizabeth Wurtzel

  • Douglas Coupland

  • Daniel Handler

  • Carol Shields

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