US Presidents and Politics
He served as President for most of the 1990s.
Who is Bill Clinton?
This tragic high school shooting in 1999 sparked national debates on gun violence.
What is the Columbine High School shooting?
This cartoon family from Springfield became the longest-running sitcom of all time.
Who are The Simpsons?
Americans in the 1990s began using this new global communication system daily.
What is the Internet?
This genre dominated 90s charts with artists like Tupac and Biggie.
What is hip-hop/rap?
This agreement allowed free trade between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
What is NAFTA?
This terrorist attack destroyed a federal building in Oklahoma.
What is the Oklahoma City Bombing?
This boy band became famous for hits like “I Want It That Way.”
Who are the Backstreet Boys?
This gaming console released by Nintendo in 1996 became legendary for 3D games.
What is the Nintendo 64?
This pop star broke out in 1998 with “…Baby One More Time.”
Who is Britney Spears?
This 1993 policy barred openly gay Americans from serving in the military.
What is “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”?
This global panic happened because people thought computers would fail on January 1, 2000.
What is Y2K?
This network dominated the decade by showing music videos 24/7.
What is MTV?
This 1998 company quickly became the world’s most-used search engine.
What is Google?
This Seattle-based rock movement was led by Nirvana and Pearl Jam.
What is grunge?
This Republican House Speaker led the 1994 "Contract With America."
Who is Newt Gingrich?
This 1991 conflict began when Iraq invaded Kuwait.
What is the Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)?
This sci-fi TV series about FBI agents Scully and Mulder became a 90s sensation.
What is The X-Files?
These portable discs replaced cassette tapes as the main way people listened to music.
What are CDs?
This R&B group released “Waterfalls” in 1995.
Who is TLC?
This major domestic policy signed by Clinton required welfare recipients to work.
What is the Welfare Reform Act of 1996?
These 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were led by this terrorist group.
Who is Osama bin Laden / Al-Qaeda?
This pop singer’s controversial 1992 performance on SNL shocked audiences when she tore up a photo of the Pope.
Who is Sinéad O’Connor?
This technology giant released Windows 95, changing the home computer forever.
What is Microsoft?
This East Coast vs. West Coast rap feud centered on these two artists.
Who are Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.?