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30 Real 'Jeopardy!' Clues About the ’90s That Will Make You a Trivia Champion
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Americans who grew up in the 1990s may describe the decade as a wild time before computers, cell phones, and social media. It was a strange time of wide leg jeans, boy bands, Pokémon collections and Tamagochis, and rollerblades.
But how much do you actually still remember about life and trends 30 years ago?
24/7 Tempo went through J! Archives — a site created by fans of the show that lists clues going back to 1984, when the show first aired in its current format — to identify more than 30 challenging clues about the 90s that cover everything from movies and TV shows to fashion and historic events.
Wonder whether you know enough to make it on the show? Take the following pop quiz and see how you stack up.
And, in honor of March being an Irish-American Heritage Month, you can also test your knowledge in another area — Irish heritage. Here are 40 real “Jeopardy!” clues about Irish culture you can try to solve.
Click here to see 30 real ‘Jeopardy!’ clues about the ’90s that will make you a trivia champion
BEHIND THE SCENES $400:
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Nicole Kidman
THE 1990s $1000:
Andrew
24/7 Wall St.MOVIES IN THE SKY $800:
John Malkovich
A GRIP ON IT $400:
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The Godfather
THE WALL $400:
Berlin
BLENDED WORDS $600 (Daily Double):
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Frankenfood
AUTHORESS! AUTHORESS! $2000:
Patricia Cornwell
DIRECTORS’ BIG SCREEN FAREWELLS $800:
Federico Fellini
THE 1990s $800:
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A sheep
A WORLD OF MUSIC $1600:
Marimba
WRITERS ON FILM $3,000 (Daily Double):
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Percy Shelley
’90s NEWSMAKERS $2000:
David Dinkins
QUOTABLE BOOKS $4,000 (Daily Double): 1990:
Oh, The Places You’ll Go
1990s $400:
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eBay
1990s BEST PICTURE BY TAGLINE $1,500 (Daily Double):
Unforgiven
1990s HISTORY $1000:
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Waco
TELEVISION BY THE NUMBER $200:
90210
24/7 Wall St.DESIGNER INITIALS $800:
Kate Spade
THE 1990s $400:
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O.J. Simpson
HELL ON EARTH $1200:
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Norway
SIN-EMA $500:
A serial killer
GHOST STORIES $100:
Patrick Swayze
HODGEPODGE $200:
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A fidget spinner
1990s MOVIE QUOTES $800:
The Truman Show
WINONA RYDER FILMS $200:
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Cher
IN CONCERT $800:
Madonna
24/7 Wall St.1990-25 YEARS AGO $1200:
The Three Tenors
BIG SCREEN LITERARY ADAPTATIONS $1600:
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Pretty Woman
1990s TV $600:
Tim Allen
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