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So you think you’re a ‘90s child?

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You may have been born in the 90s, but how much of the decade do you actually remember?  Take this quiz to find out.

1. On December 14, 1996, a Wal-Mart employee was trampled and was killed by customers as they fought to grab what popular toy?
A. Furbies
B. Polly Pocket
C. Cabbage Patch Kids
D. Tickle Me Elmo

2. Which of the following is not an actual Pokémon?
A. Bellsprout
B. Magmortar
C. Onyx
D. Staryu

3. Match the Spice Girl with her nickname:
Melanie Brown         A.Ginger Spice
Geri Halliwell            B. Sporty Spice
Victoria Beckham   C. Scary Spice
Melanie Chisholm   D. Baby Spice
Emma Bunton           E. Posh Spice

4. Amanda Bynes started her career on which Nickelodeon TV show?
A. Hey Arnold
B. All That
C. The Amanda Show
D. Drake and Josh

5. Which of these was not a teletubbie?
A. Po
B. Baa-baa
C. Dipsy
D. Tinky-Winky

6. What company makes Beanie Babies?
A. Tyco Toys
B. KB
C. Ty
D. Discovery Toys

7. True or False?  These celebrities were couples in the 90s:
A. Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow True/False
B. Johnny Depp and Sandra Bullock True/False
C. Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake True/False

8. What was the name of Dexter’s nemesis on the show “Dexter’s Lab”?
A. Mandark
B. Mojo Jojo
C. Astronomo
D. Hydrojim

9.  Which of the following was not a gameboy model? The Gameboy….
A. Color
B. Advanced
C. DS
D. SP

10. What is Michelle Tanner’s catchphrase on the TV show Full House?
A. Oh yeah!
B. Sweet man!
C. You got it dude!
D. Woo-hoo!

Answers:

1. D
2. B
3. C, A, E, B, D
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. True, False, True
8. Mandark
9. D
10. C

Written by Hannah Berman & Allie Knauer. This article originally appeared in the April 2011 issue.

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    Concerned StudentMay 2, 2011 at 7:03 am

    Frankly, I believe that you should have made the instructions more clear. The test has multiple questions where all of the answers are correct, simply not in the ’90s timeframe. You should have specified. I got numbers two and nine incorrect because I was given no option for “none of the above” and the questions did not specify clearly that we were only allowed to choose the answer that didn’t come from the 90s. In question two, all choices listed are Pokemon, but Magmortar was released in the second generation of Pokemon in the 21st century. In question nine, all are GameBoy models, but the DS was, again, the only one released in the 21st century. The questions did not ask to only include answers of 20th century choices, so in the future, please specify.
    Thank you,
    Concerned Student

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      Charlie SheenMay 2, 2011 at 7:10 am

      Although the indicated “correct” answer for the Gameboy question is false (the Nintendo DS was not released as part of the Gameboy line though it does boast backwards compatibility with Gameboy Advanced cartridges), there is actually a correct option for the Pokemon question as “Onyx” is an intentional misspelling of the Pokemon, Onix.

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    onixMay 2, 2011 at 6:49 am

    Magmortar first appeared in fourth generation Pokemon games which were released in 2006.

    just saying

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