90s Pop Culture
1993 hit song by Los del Rio that inspired a dance craze and was deemed the Greatest One-Hit Wonder of All Time by VH1 in 2002
What is the Macarena?
In the 1998 Supreme Court decision New Jersey v. New York, this island was split between those two states, with the original island being part of New York and the 83% that is landfill belonging to New Jersey.
What is Ellis Island?
This beloved character lost copyright protection and entered into the public domain in 2022, leading to a horror movie bearing his name and a 3% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Who is Winnie the Pooh?
Amharic, one of the official languages of Ethiopia, is a member of this language grouping that also includes Arabic and Hebrew
What are the Semitic Languages?
This Polish traditional food is boiled or fried and stuffed with potatoes, cheese, meat or fruit
What are Pierogis?
This Broadway Show debuted on January 26, 1996, one night after the show's creator, Jonathan Larson, died suddenly.
What is RENT?
This Bronx neighborhood is home to a massive 24/7 cooperative food market through which 60% of NYC's fresh groceries pass.
What is Hunts Point?
This movie adaptation of a musical with a 19% rating Rotten Tomatoes was so badly received that the original composer later claimed that it caused sufficient emotional damage that he adopted a therapy dog.
What is Cats?
The English word "gumbo" is a loan word from Kongo, and originally referred to this vegetable, a common ingredient in the stew in question.
What is Okra?
One legend states that the 7th-century Nepali princess Bhrikuti, who introduced Buddhism to Tibet, also introduced these dumplings to the region.
What are Momos?
The best selling album of the 90s, which to this day is the best selling album by a female artist in history, despite including several tracks performed by men
What is The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)?
This swiftly flowing, sometimes hazardous tidal strait on the East River has given its name to a railroad bridge and, more recently, to a worker-owned local publication.
What is the Hell Gate?
Disillusioned by the studio system, this director saved the movie that was meant to be his crowning achievement, Megalopolis, until he built a large fortune in the winemaking business to fund it himself. Unfortunately the movie ended up with only a 55% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Who is Francis Ford Coppola?
You likely already know a few words in Swahili: Jenga (build); Safari (journey); and the name of this animated character, which fittingly means "friend"
Who is Rafiki?
This Chinese dumpling translates to "little basket bun" and is an iconic dish in Jiangnan cuisine. The filling includes meat gelatin, which melts when the dumpling is steamed.
What are Xiaolongbao?
The 1992 Romantic Comedy directed by Cameron Crowe and set in grunge-era Seattle that supposedly (according to Crowe) inspired the show Friends
What is Singles?
Located within Prospect Park, this is Brooklyn's last remaining forest.
What is the Ravine?
Despite each film in this trilogy making over $100 million at the box offices, the sequential ratings of these films were 25%, 11%, and 11% with one reviewer describing the final installment as “a totally selfish lover who will never give you what you want.”
What is Fifty Shades of Gray?
The native tongue of Nelson Mandela, this Bantu language features three click consonants, written with the letters X, C, and Q
What is Xhosa?
In Ghanaian cuisine, these dumplings are made of a slightly fermented cooked mixture of maize and cassava doughs formed into single-serving balls and historically stored in leaves.
What are Banku (or Akple)?
This 1992 self-help book by John Gray spent 121 weeks on the bestseller list, and advised people that most relationship problems are due to the sexes being from different planets (metaphorically speaking).
What is Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?
This Federal park jurisdiction incorporates many popular sites in the NYC area, including Jamaica Bay, Jacob Riis Beach, Floyd Bennet Field, several small parks in Staten Island, and the entire Sandy Hook peninsula in New Jersey.
What is Gateway National Recreation Area?
This Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated actor has been in 11 movies which have certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. However, he has also been in three major releases with 0% on the Tomatometer including the 2018 film Gotti.
Who is John Travolta?
Many African languages vanished among enslaved populations, but the West African tongue Yoruba notably survived as a liturgical language in Cuba's Santería religion, which features this group of gods including Yemayá, Eleguá, and Changó.
Who are the Orishas?
These large, broth-filled (Republic of) Georgian dumplings are traditionally eaten picked up by the stem, with only a topping of fresh black pepper.
What are Khinkali?