Rewind the '90s
This trading card game about pocket monsters launched in 1996 in Japan.
What is Pokémon?
This tiny insect can lift objects over 50 times its body weight.
What is an ant?
This U.S. state has a town called Boring — and it’s partnered with Dull in Scotland as a “sister city.”
What is Oregon?
This video rental giant turned down a chance to buy Netflix in 2000.
What is Blockbuster?
This 1999 teen rom-com, filmed at Stadium High School in Tacoma, features Heath Ledger singing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” on the bleachers.
What is 10 Things I Hate About You?
This was the name of the handheld Nintendo console popular in the ’90s.
What is the Game Boy?
This flightless bird from New Zealand is the only one with nostrils at the tip of its beak.
What is a kiwi?
This U.S. state has more volcanoes than any other.
What is Alaska?
This “clear cola” launched in the ’90s flopped because people didn’t trust soda that looked like water.
What is Crystal Pepsi?
Based on Stephanie Meyer’s novels, this vampire series brought fans flocking to Forks, Washington.
What is Twilight?
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet starred in this 1997 blockbuster that became the highest-grossing film of the decade.
What is Titanic?
This mammal is the only one capable of true flight.
What is a bat?
This animal’s tongue can be longer than its body.
What is a chameleon?
This toy craze had kids feeding digital pets on a keychain — only to let them “die” when forgotten.
What is a Tamagotchi?
Julia Roberts starred in this 1999 romantic comedy, with many scenes filmed in Seattle’s Pike Place Market and on a ferry.
What is Sleepless in Seattle?
Before Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston played the dad on this family sitcom.
What is Malcolm in the Middle?
This amphibian can regrow its limbs, tail, heart, and even parts of its brain.
What is an axolotl?
The fingerprints of this Australian animal are nearly indistinguishable from humans.
What is a koala?
This fast-food chain tried serving spaghetti, hot dogs, and tacos in the ’90s before quietly dropping them.
What is McDonald’s?
This eerie 2002 horror film starring Naomi Watts was filmed in Seattle and Whidbey Island, including the Deception Pass Bridge.
What is The Ring?
AOL popularized internet access with its free trial CDs and this iconic phrase.
What is “You’ve Got Mail!”?
A group of flamingos is called this fabulous-sounding word.
What is a flamboyance?
This animal can hold its breath longer than a dolphin — up to 90 minutes.
What is a sloth?
This video format by Sony lost the “tape wars” of the ’80s to VHS.
What is Betamax?
This 2002 thriller starring Jennifer Lopez filmed a scene at Rosedale Market in Gig Harbor, Washington.
What is Enough?