The 90s quiz

The 90s Quiz
Department of B.A. Programme
Miranda House
EXUBERANCE 2018
presents

PRELIMS
•20 questions
•Questions 5, 10,15 and 20 are
Star-Marked
•Questions 6 and 7 contain 5
images each for identification.
60 seconds will be given per
question.

1. The Vajpayee government was defeated
in a historic vote on the floor of the Lok
Sabha in 1998 by a margin of just one
vote! Who was the one MP who violated
his party whip and voted against the
government thus probably being the one
member who caused the fall of the
government?

3. The early episodes of this Indian TV show
were shot in Mehta Industrial Estate in
Andheri, Mumbai and later, was also shot at
other film studios in Mumbai including Natraj,
Filmalaya, Filmistaan, Famous, Film City
among others. In the earlier seasons, the
judges assigned various themes to episodes,
including Bollywood, Horror, Friendship
among others. It was also co-hosted by
Kadambari Shantshri Desai in season 1 and 2.

4. This is an important event of immense
international significance. Identify.
(Hint: It is related to an int. organization)

*5. It was rumoured that X would be
quarantined. But when that got delayed,
abound a fourth of the city’s population( 4 to 6
lacs) fled within four days. The anxiety levels
were high across the world and so was the
economic toll on the country. In X alone the
total loss to business was more than $260
million.
What is X? What is being talked about?

Note, for the following two questions:
-There will be 5 images each for
identification.
-Two images in Slide 1 and Three in Slide 2.
-20 seconds for the first slide and 30 seconds
for the second slide.

6. Identify these 5 Cartoon shows.

7. Identify these 5 Indian TV Shows

8. Desperate to get involved in the
internet business boom of the 1990s, X
set up online retailer Cadabra in 1994,
changing its name to Y not long after.
The retailer started out by just selling
books.
Identify X and Y.

9. The issue depicted in the cartoon is one
that sparked unprecedented controversy,
leading to conflicts; social, judicial and
political. Identify the issue.

*10. Many observers have called this a ‘war
crime’ and a violation of Geneva convention.
Give the moniker which resembles the name of a
famous song by AC/DC.

12. Like a simpler version of the '90s tattoo
choker, the ___________ had two faces. It
wasn't just a toy that could be extended and
reformed, it was a fashion statement - perfect
for kids on the cusp of childhood and
adulthood, standing between the pre- and
post-Internet eras. '90s kids liked their toys
fashionable and their fashion playful, and
these gave them exactly that. Although
extremely popular, these were soon banned,
especially in schools.

13. In 1995, a 50-year-old stockbroker
from Chicago flew his balloon over
Canada becoming the first person to
successfully fly solo across the Pacific
Ocean. He also broke the distance record
for a balloon, 5,885 miles.
Name.

14. By a resolution adopted on 25 May 1994, the
UN Trusteeship Council amended its rules of
procedure to drop the obligation to meet
annually and agreed to meet as occasion
required -- by its decision or the decision of its
President, or at the request of a majority of its
members or the General Assembly or the
Security Council.
What was the purpose of the UNTC?

*15. Founded in 1999, even though having
played a key role in digital revolution, the
company soon ran into legal difficulties
over copyright infringement. It ceased
operations and was eventually acquired
by Roxio. In its second incarnation, _________
was acquired by Rhapsody from Best Buy on
December 1, 2011.

16. Born : 1 February 1931
-Played a key role during
disintegration of the USSR
-Introduced radical reforms
-Identify.

17. He came to power after the end of Japanese rule in 1945.
He authorized the invasion of South Korea in 1950, triggering
a defense of South Korea by the United Nations led by
the United States. He was the second longest-serving non-
royal head of state/government in the 20th century, in office
for more than 45 years. Under his leadership, North Korea
became a workers' state with a publicly owned and planned
economy. It had close political and economic relations with
the Soviet Union. By the 1960s, North Korea enjoyed a
relatively high standard of living, outperforming the South.
He died in 1994.
Name the leader.

18. Which product advertisement is shown below?

19. The media franchise is a consortium between
Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures. It was
created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995. It began as a
pair of video games for the original Game
Boy that were developed by Game Freak and
published by Nintendo. It now spans video
games, trading card games, animated television
shows and movies, comic books, and toys.
Pokémon is the second best-selling video game
franchise, behind only Nintendo’s Mario and is
the highest-grossing franchise of all time.

*20. The __________ are a set of agreements between the
Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation
Organization (PLO): the first set signed in Washington,
D.C., in 1993;and the second in Taba, Egypt, in 1995.
The agreements aimed at achieving a peace treaty based
on United Nations Security Council Resolutions
242and 338, and at fulfilling the "right of the Palestinian
people to self-determination."
Secret negotiations prior to the signing resulted in the
recognition by the PLO of the State of Israel and the
recognition by Israel of the PLO as the representative of
the Palestinian people and as a partner in negotiations.

Harshad Mehta and Sucheta Dalal

Maastricht Treaty, leading to formation of
European Union

X- Surat
Plague in Surat, 1994

Beavis and Butthead
Arthur
Ed, Edd and Eddy
Captain Planet
Jetsons

Just Mohabbat
Tu tu Main Main
Antaakshari
Hum Paanch
Hip hip hooray

Babri Masjid demolition/ Ram Mandir
dispute

To ensure that trust
territories were administered
in the best interests of the
inhabitants and of
international peace and
security

1. ___________ refers to the era beginning roughly in
1989 and ending in 1999 during which Walt Disney
Animation Studios returned to making more musical
animated films that were mostly based on well-known
stories, and it allowed Disney's animated films to
become powerhouse successes at the domestic and
foreign box office; making much more profit than most
of the other Disney films of the past eras. The animated
films released during this period include:
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Aladdin (1992)
The Lion King (1994)
Pocahontas (1995)
Tarzan (1999)

2. What’s special about the mentioned movies?
Dances with Wolves
The Silence of the Lambs
Unforgiven
Schindler's List
Forrest Gump
Braveheart
The English Patient
Titanic
Shakespeare in Love
American Beauty

Academy Award Winners from
1990-1999

3. ___________________________ is the name given
to a series of rock festivals held in North
America, Europe and Asia from 1996 onwards to
support a cause. The concerts were originally
organized by the Beastie Boys and the Milarepa
Fund. The idea was conceived by members of the
group during the 1994 Lollapalooza Tour.
Organized in 1996, the first concert was held in May
in San Francisco and featured acts such as Red Hot
Chili Peppers, Björk, Smashing Pumpkins, Cibo
Matto, Rage Against the Machine and De La Soul. It
drew 100,000 people and raised over $800,000.

4. This is a list of books from the X book series
published by Scholastic. The first
book, Welcome to Dead House was published
in July 1992. More than 400 million books
have been sold, making it the bestselling
series of all time for several years. At one
point, X sold 4 million books a month.
A movie based on the books came out
October 16, 2015.

5. Back in 1997, most people were still renting
movies from Blockbuster and similar video and
DVD rental stores when Reed Hastings and Marc
Randolph founded __________ in August of that
year. It pioneered DVD rental by mail before it
moved into streaming media. The company, which
has expanded into movie and TV production, now
has annual revenues of $8.83 billion.

1. The 1998 United States embassy bombings occurred on
August 7, 1998, in which over 200 people were killed in
nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two East
African cities, one at the United States Embassy in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania, the other at the United States Embassy
in Nairobi, Kenya. The attacks, which were linked to local
members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, brought Osama
bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and their terrorist
organization, al-Qaeda, to the attention of the American
public for the first time. In response to the bombings,
President Bill Clinton ordered __________________ a
series of cruise missile strikes on targets in Sudan and
Afghanistan on August 20, 1998,

2. What does the map represent?

Major countries affected by the
1997 Asian Financial Crisis

4. The Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric
conflict that occurred in Namibia , Zambia
and Angola from 26 August 1966 to 21 March 1990. It
was fought between the South African Defence
Force(SADF) and the People's Liberation Army of
Namibia (PLAN), an armed wing of the South West
African People's Organisation (SWAPO). The South
African Border War resulted in some of the largest
battles on the African continent since World War
II and was closely intertwined with the Angolan Civil
War.
What was the end result of the conflict?

5. What does the cartoon depict?

This cartoon published in 1990 highlighted
the arrogance and ego of Bal Thackeray,
before the elections, when he refused to join
hands with BJP for maximum seats.

6. ____________ , meaning full moon in Arabic, is an
Islamic militant group operating in the Jammu
Kashmir region. The group was allegedly formed by
the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in June
1998. It is believed the group was encouraged by the
ISI to operate independently from their previous
umbrella group, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). Prior to
the groups separation from HM, they participated in
the fighting in Afghanistan in 1990 as part
of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hizb-l-Islami (HIG)
alongside other anti-Soviet Afghan mujahideen.
Pakistan’s infiltration during Kargil War was also
called Operation _____________.

7. X is a retired Polish politician and labour activist.
He co-founded and headed Solidarity, the Soviet
bloc's first independent trade union, and won
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. After martial law was
imposed in Poland and Solidarity was outlawed, X
was arrested. Released from custody, he continued
his activism and was prominent in the
establishment of the 1989 Round Table
Agreement that led to semi-free parliamentary
elections in June 1989 and to a Solidarity-led
government.
Identify X.

8. What is common in the two pictures?

Airlift
Picture 1 : Jews airlifted from Ethiopia
Picture 2 : Indians airlifted from Kuwait

9. What do the following represent?

10. What do these pictures represent?

11. X was a prominent leader of socialists. He
played a vital role in nationalisation of banks
and ending of privy purse being given to royal
families. He came to be known as a 'young
Turk' for his conviction and courage in the
fight against the vested interests. He was
arrested during the emergency and sent to
prison along with other "young turks“.
Identify X.

12. The Harvard graduate started her career in
federal law in the early '90s, picking up positions at
The Federal Reserve and as the District Attorney for
New York. While serving the latter, Lynch oversaw
preliminary investigations of potential corruption
among FIFA officials. In 2015, President Obama
appointed her to the position of Attorney General,
making her the second woman and first African-
American woman to hold the title.

ROUND 3
Events, News and
Statements

1. “We’re very proud of the business we’ve
built and are gratified by consumer
acceptance of our service and our
technology,” said Sabeer Bhatia, president,
chief executive officer and co-founder of
Hotmail Corp. “We look forward to working
with ____________ on ways we can expand
free e-mail services on the Web and bring
new features to consumers even more
quickly.”

2. “.....Twenty years ago at Stockholm,
representatives of 113 of the world's nations took
the first steps on a new journey of hope for the
future of our 'Only One Earth'. Today, in this
beautiful city....., you have come together, as
representatives of more than 178 nations, in this
unprecedented parliament of the planet, to take the
decisions needed to rekindle that hope and give it
new substance and impetus. For, despite significant
progress made since 1972 in many areas, the hopes
ignited at Stockholm remain largely unfulfilled...”

3. “....That mission was accomplished. The United States
delegation, at the direction of Vice President Gore and with
the skilled leadership of Under Secretary Stuart Eizenstat,
showed the way. The momentum generated by Vice President
Gore's visit helped move the negotiation to a successful
conclusion, and I thank him.
I am particularly pleased the agreement strongly reflects the
commitment of the United States to use the tools of the free
market to tackle this difficult problem.
There are still hard challenges ahead, particularly in the area of
involvement by developing nations. It is essential that these
nations participate in a meaningful way if we are to truly tackle
this global challenge...”

4.
“.. She was well loved and admired across the
Commonwealth and was emerging as a potent
symbol of our common humanity in her evident
commitment to others less fortunate than herself.”
“..She captured the imagination of millions
throughout the world with her dedication to her
children and to innumerable worthy causes”.

5. It is known that he was 46 and in a valley on the
Italian side hours before ascending the glacier with an
unfinished bow, arrows and a dagger.
Forensic scientists and archaeologists have become
detectives, conceiving and discarding theories about
why and how he died. The discovery last year of an
arrow blade in his left shoulder showed his death was
violent, not the result of drowning, hypothermia or a
fall. It is thought Oetzi bled to death after the arrow
shattered the scapula and damaged nerves and blood
vessels before lodging near the lung.

Discovery of Oetzi- The frozen
body of man from the Copper
age.

6. “We are talking about data which is a
hundred years old or sixty years old. Is that
valid today?”
“Only 810 villages out of over 5 lakh villages
were surveyed as a sample. Now this could have
been valid if he was to check the validity of a
report. To do such a small sampling check is a
valid step when you are checking the validity of
a report. But is it a valid step on which to base a
complete report like this?”

Rajiv Gandhi on Mandal
Commission.

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