Baltic countries
In 1993, this Lithuanian became the country’s first directly elected president following independence.
Who is Algirdas Brazauskas?
In this 1990 film, a young boy fends off two burglars after his family forgets him.
What is Home Alone?
This pop group told you what they really, really want in 1996.
Who are the Spice Girls?
This basketball legend retired from the NBA for the first time in 1993, only to return in 1995.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This 1994 sitcom mostly takes place in a NY cafe.
What is Friends?
In 1995, the Baltic Assembly Prize for the Arts was awarded to this Estonian composer, known for minimalist spiritual music.
Who is Arvo Pärt?
This director, known for twisting narratives, released The Sixth Sense in 1999.
Who is M. Night Shyamalan?
This UK band’s 1995 album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? helped define the Britpop movement.
What is Oasis?
The 1992 Summer Olympics were held in this Spanish city.
What is Barcelona?
This 1990s children’s TV series featured colored aliens with TVs in their stomachs.
What are the Teletubbies?
This Latvian town, home to a Soviet radar station, was closed to foreigners until the early 1990s.
What is Skrunda?
This 1994 dark comedy by Quentin Tarantino features a mysterious briefcase and a Royale with Cheese.
What is Pulp Fiction?
This Seattle-based band’s 1991 album Nevermind brought grunge to the mainstream.
What is Nirvana?
This country won the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
What is France?
This U.S. President played the saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show during his 1992 campaign.
Who is Bill Clinton?
This Estonian ID and authentication system, launched as a pilot in the 90s, laid the foundation for e-Estonia.
What is the ID-card system?
In 1999, this horror film became a phenomenon with a marketing campaign that convinced many viewers it was real.
What is The Blair Witch Project?
This Colombian singer released her breakthrough Spanish-language album ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? in 1998.
Who is Shakira?
In 1992, Lithuania’s men’s basketball team wore tie-dye jerseys sponsored by this American rock band.
Who are the Grateful Dead?
This cartoon family made their debut on The Tracey Ullman Show before launching their own show in 1989 and booming in the 90s.
Who are The Simpsons?
This cross-Baltic TV channel, launched in the 1990s, was one of the first regional attempts to offer joint cultural and entertainment programming.
What is BTV (Baltic Television)?
This 1997 Italian film, which mixes comedy and tragedy, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
What is Life is Beautiful?
This female rapper became the first to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a solo track — Doo Wop (That Thing) — in 1998.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This German tennis star was stabbed during a match in 1993.
Who is Monica Seles?
In 1997, this sheep became world-famous as the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
Who is Dolly the sheep?