Q 01/05

Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1996 at the Roslin Institute in which country?

A) Scotland

B) Denmark

C) Netherlands

D) England

Answer · why

A) Scotland

Scotland's Roslin Institute, near Edinburgh, revealed Dolly in February 1997, seven months after her birth, and the news set off a worldwide argument ...

Q 02/05

Which medical drama created by Michael Crichton, set in a fictional Chicago hospital, premiered on NBC in 1994?

A) Chicago Hope

B) Grey's Anatomy

C) ER

D) House

Answer · why

C) ER

ER began as a film script Michael Crichton wrote in 1974 from his days as a medical student; it sat unmade for two decades until Steven Spielberg's co...

Q 03/05

Which 1996 console came with a three-handled controller built around an analogue thumbstick?

A) Sega Dreamcast

B) PlayStation

C) Sega Saturn

D) Nintendo 64

Answer · why

D) Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64 stuck with cartridges while its rivals moved to CDs, a choice that drove Square to take Final Fantasy VII to the PlayStation instead.

Q 04/05

What egg-shaped virtual pet became a global sensation after Bandai released it in Japan in 1996?

A) Giga Pet

B) Digimon

C) Tamagotchi

D) Pocket Pikachu

Answer · why

C) Tamagotchi

Tamagotchi demand so outran supply in Japan that Bandai banned staff from carrying bags with the company logo, for fear they would be robbed for the t...

Q 05/05

Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics, where the NBA-stocked US 'Dream Team' won basketball gold?

A) Barcelona

B) Los Angeles

C) Sydney

D) Athens

Answer · why

A) Barcelona

Barcelona was the first Olympics after basketball's world body voted to admit NBA professionals; the Dream Team of Jordan, Magic Johnson and Bird won ...