Memorable Ads from the 90's
Celebrities sported white mustaches while asking this two-word question that became a cultural catchphrase starting in 1993.
What is Got Milk?
This plant-eating giant had a neck so long its name means “thunder lizard.
What is a Brontosaurus?
Photosynthesis mainly occurs in this green pigment.
What is chlorophyll?
He-Man’s feline alter-ego: from cowardly Cringer to this armored steed.
Who is Battle Cat?
This “King of Pop” released Thriller in 1982.
Who is Michael Jackson?
Sporting shades and relentlessly pounding a snare drum, this pink mascot in 1990s commercials bragged that it “keeps going and going.
What is the Energizer Bunny?
With a name meaning “swift thief,” this small carnivore was popularized in Jurassic Park (though the movie exaggerated its size).
What is Velociraptor?
Most flowering plants reproduce via these structures that contain ovules and eventually become seeds.
What are ovaries?
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this reporter was the turtles’ human ally.
Who is April O’Neil?
Madonna’s 1984 hit that begins with the spoken words, “Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me.
What is ‘Material Girl’?
A pint-size pooch wearing a Taco Bell collar made this Spanish phrase—meaning “I want Taco Bell”—a national ear-worm in 1997-’99.
What is ‘Yo quiero Taco Bell’?
This armored dinosaur’s tail club could shatter a T.rex’s bones.
What is an Ankylosaurus?
Plants primarily lose water through this leaf-based process, driving the water cycle within the plant.
What is transpiration?
Name the cartoon where blue humanoids lived in mushroom-shaped houses and feared the wizard
What are The Smurfs?
This Seattle band’s 1991 album Nevermind helped launch grunge into the mainstream.
Who are Nirvana?
Premiering during the 1991 NBA Finals, Gatorade encouraged viewers to emulate Michael Jordan with this three-word slogan and catchy jingle.
What is ‘Be Like Mike’?
Sporting a dramatic, backward-arching head crest thought to amplify sound, this Late Cretaceous hadrosaur’s name translates to “near-crested lizard.”
What is Parasaurolophus?
These specialized above-ground roots, common in mangroves, allow gas exchange in water-logged soils.
What are pneumatophores?
In DuckTales, Scrooge McDuck’s nemesis whose first name is Flintheart.
Who is Flintheart Glomgold?
Before forming Pearl Jam, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were members of this band with the hit “Hunger Strike."
What is Temple of the Dog?
Apple’s 1997 brand-relaunch spot, narrated by Richard Dreyfuss and featuring black-and-white footage of Einstein, Gandhi, and others, carried this two-word imperative tagline
What is ‘Think Different’?
This apex predator of the late Cretaceous in South America had a skull nearly as long as T.rex but was more lightly built.
What is Giganotosaurus?
C4 photosynthesis gives plants like maize an advantage in hot climates by initially fixing CO₂ into this 4-carbon molecule.
What is oxaloacetate (or malate)
This early-’90s animated series followed Prince Ren and his eclectic crew aboard the ship Wraith as they scoured the alien world of Mer for the 13 Treasures of Rule to stop a devouring substance called Dark Water.
What is The Pirates of Dark Water?
Her 1995 album Jagged Little Pill became one of the best-selling debut albums by a female artist in history.
Who is Alanis Morissette?