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?
Blow on it
Put it in the freezer
Shake it
Put it in water
What did you have to do if you were taking the Pepsi Challenge?
Choose between Coke or Pepsi while blindfolded
Pour a bottle of Pepsi on your head
Drink 5 cans of Pepsi in under 5 minutes
Drink a Pepsi in a dangerous location
This band helped inspire the grunge movement with 1988's "Daydream Nation." What band is pictured here?
Nirvana
Nine Inch Nails
Sonic Youth
The Pixies
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
John Singleton
Kevin Smith
Spike Lee
Which of these people did NOT once have a high profile relationship with Madonna?
Guy Ritchie
Sean Penn
Derek Jeter
Dennis Rodman
What event occurred on November 9th, 1991 that some say was basically the end of the Cold War?
Chernobyl Disaster
Miracle on Ice
Mikhail Gorbachev stepped down
Fall of the Berlin Wall
What office supply was this character so concerned about in 1999's cult hit Office Space?
Pen
Stapler
Answering machine
Calculator
What sketch comedy was Jim Carrey on from 1990 to 1994?
In Living Color
Mad TV
Kids in the Hall
Saturday Night Live
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?
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?
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
What were you required to do before returning a VHS tape you had rented from Blockbuster?
Fill out the Blockbuster Film Review survey
Fast forward the tape all the way to the end
Call the store to let them know you are coming
Rewind the tape
What is this person's name?
Molly Ringwald
Winona Ryder
Phoebe Cates
Morgan Fairchild
The novel Generation X was published in 1991 and is sometimes credited with naming this generation. Who wrote it?
Daniel Handler
Douglas Coupland
Carol Shields
Elizabeth Wurtzel
How old was Kurt Cobain when he died in 1994?
33
27
24
36
Who wrote the popular book "Prozac Nation" which was published in 1994?
Carol Shields
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Daniel Handler
Douglas Coupland
2 Comments
10/15
You got 5 out of 15!
You flunked! So, are you like a millennial or something?