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

Blow on it
Put it in the freezer
Put it in water
Shake it

Absolutely right! 👍

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

Drink a Pepsi in a dangerous location
Drink 5 cans of Pepsi in under 5 minutes
Pour a bottle of Pepsi on your head
Choose between Coke or Pepsi while blindfolded

Boom! Nailed it! 👊

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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

Sonic Youth At Osheaga 2010 08 01 Montreal

Nirvana
The Pixies
Sonic Youth
Nine Inch Nails

Sweet!

Doh! 🤬

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

Tim Burton
Spike Lee
Kevin Smith
John Singleton

Beautiful! 👍

Doh! 🤬

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

Guy Ritchie
Derek Jeter
Dennis Rodman
Sean Penn

Great!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

Chernobyl Disaster
Mikhail Gorbachev stepped down
Miracle on Ice
Fall of the Berlin Wall

Sensational!

Doh! 🤬

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

Stapler
Answering machine
Calculator
Pen

Excellent!

Not quite right. 😢

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

Saturday Night Live
Mad TV
In Living Color
Kids in the Hall

That's the way!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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?

High and Dry
My Iron Lung
Creep
Just

Fantastic! 🥳

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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

Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
New York

Boom! Nailed it! 👊

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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

Call the store to let them know you are coming
Fill out the Blockbuster Film Review survey
Fast forward the tape all the way to the end
Rewind the tape

Spot on! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

What is this person's name?

Phoebe Cates
Winona Ryder
Molly Ringwald
Morgan Fairchild

Brilliant! 👍

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

Douglas Coupland
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Carol Shields
Daniel Handler

Beautiful! 👍

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

How old was Kurt Cobain when he died in 1994?

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

Douglas Coupland
Daniel Handler
Carol Shields
Elizabeth Wurtzel

That's right!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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