This Pokemon was Ash Ketchum's first
Pikachu
This boy band almost got to count actor Ryan Gosling as one of its members
Backstreet Boys
In 1997, this professional golfer won his first Masters
Tiger Woods
Cory, Shawn, and Topanga hung out in this Disney Channel show
Boy Meets World
This was a depressing book by Wilson Rawls about a boy who buys two Redbone Coonhound hunting dogs
Where the Red Fern Grows
This Pokemon is the evolved form of Pidgey
Pidgeotto
Before going off to form Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Mark Wahlberg was originally a member of this boy band
New Kids On The Block
What was the nickname of the US 1992 Summer Olympic basketball team headlined by Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird?
"The Dream Team"
Beanie Babies
This novel by S.E. Hinton follows the 14-year-old Ponyboy Curtis, a member of a lower-class gang, the Greasers, and their conflicts with the well-off gang, the Socials
The Outsiders
Before joining Ash's team, this Pokemon was the leader of a turtle gang
Squirtle
This American R&B trio has its roots in Philadelphia, PA (1987-present)
Boyz II Men
This professional baseball player set the single-season home run record in 1998 with 70 home runs
Mark McGwire
In 1999, this toy was banded by the National Security Agency at its Maryland base for fear it would record and possibly repeat confidential material.
Furbies
This book, set in Maycomb, Alabama during the Depression follows Scout, Jem, and Atticus Finch--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman
To Kill A Mockingbird
This feline Pokemon could speak English (unless you watch the show in Japan)
Meowth
This boy bands name is actually an acronym using the last letter of each member's first name
NSYNC (JustiN, ChriS, JoeY, JasoN, JC; Jason Galasso was later replaced by Lance Bass)
In the early 1990s, the Buffalo Bills set this Super Bowl record
Most consecutive Super Bowls lost (4)
This business made 16% or more of its profits from late fees.
Blockbuster Video
This is a short story by Rudyard Kipling about the adventures of a valiant young Indian grey mongoose
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
This psychic Pokemon liked to carry around two spoons
Alakazam
This band got its big break by slipping a demo tape to the Boyz II Men backstage at a 1997 concert
98 Degrees
This Brazilian Jia-Jitsu black belt became the very first UFC champion in 1993
Royce Gracie
The English translation of this 90s handheld digital pet means "egg"
Tamagotchi
This great American novel by John Steinbeck follows Tom Joad during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression from his family's Oklahoma farmstead to a new life in California
"The Grapes of Wrath"