The 90s Corner
Question: In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, what actor played the titular role of Forrest Gump?
Answer: Tom Hanks
What is the belief that women should be equal to men?
Sexism
Egalitarianism
Racism
Feminism
Feminism
This 1979 musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler featuring a murderous barber and his pie-making accomplice is frequently performed by both opera and theatre companies.
Chicago
Assassins
Sweeney Todd
Getting Away with Murder
Sweeney Todd
In the official canon of Disney princesses, each is assigned a specific number based on the chronology of their film being released. Number 1 is 1937's Snow White. Number 2 is which 1950 princess, who spent her young years cleaning her stepmother’s chateau and protecting her mice friends Jaq and Gus from Lucifer the cat?
Cinderella
What news network first launched in 1980?
a. CNN
b. CNBC
c. FNN
d. INN
(Answer: CNN)
Which rapper released the iconic album The Chronic in 1992?
A. Eminem
B. Dr. Dre
C. Tupac
D. 50 Cent
Answer: Dr. Dre
Jimmy Carter
This 1965 Neil Simon play about mismatched roommates became a successful film and television series with the same name.
The Odd Couple
Barefoot in the Park
Plaza Suite
The Sunshine Boys
The Odd couple
What juvenile media franchise, centered on films created by Peter Barsocchini, is about the lives of Troy Bolton and Gabrielle Montez, and singing about their lives, among other things?
High School Musical
What is the name of the US volcano that erupted in 1980?
Answer: Mount St. Helens
What was the name of the dinosaur-themed Adventure/Sci-fi film released in 1993 and known for its groundbreaking special effects?
Answer: Jurassic Park
In a famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate in June 1987, President Ronald Reagan exhorted Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down what structure that symbolized the division of Germany?
Answer: Berlin Wall
This show opened Off-Broadway in 1960 and ran continuously until 2002, making it the world’s longest-running musical.
Grease
A Chorus Line
The Fantasticks
Godspell
The Fantasticks
Which 2003 fish flick was the first Pixar film to have a scene after the credits?
Finding Nemo
What sort of car is used as a time machine in Back to the Future?
(Answer: A DeLorean)
Which US President was engulfed in a scandal in 1998 involving his extramarital affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?
Bill Clinton
In 2005, this hurricane devastated New Orleans, Louisiana, causing widespread damage and raising questions about disaster preparedness.
Hurricane Katrina
Written by two Thespian alums, this musical based on Bible parables ran Off-Broadway for five years before bowing on the Great White Way in 1976.
Jesus Christ Superstar
Godspell
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Altar Boyz
Godspell
In 2022, The Library of Congress named 25 movies to the National Film Registry, including "Carrie," "When Harry Met Sally," and what salty Disney animated classic from 1989?
The Little Mermaid
What Billy Joel song featured over 100 different headlines from 1949 to 1989?
(Answer: ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’)
Which basketball superstar led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in the 1990s, becoming one of the most iconic athletes of the decade?
Michael Jordan
AIDS
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this 1975 musical is set during an audition and is based partly on the lives of the dancers who workshopped the show.
Dancin’
42nd Street
Contact
A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line
The mascot of the University of California San Diego is a "King" who shares a name with--and looks suspiciously like--what father figure from Disney's The Little Mermaid?
King Triton
What movie was ‘Eye of the Tiger’ the theme song for?
(Answer: Rocky III)