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What is "Titanic"
In addition to winning "Best Picture" for 1997, this James Cameron film became the highest-grossing film of all time until it was surpassed by Cameron's "Avatar" in 2009.
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What is "Frasier"
This spin-off series starring Kelsey Grammer as the titular radio psychologist living in Seattle won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy for 5 consecutive years (1994-1998).
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What is "Jeremy"
Pearl Jam won the award in 1993 for this song that told the story of a bullied 15-year-old boy who committed suicide in front of his teacher.
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What is "Mortal Kombat"
In 1992, the first installment of this fighting game franchise was released to great controversy for its realistic depictions of violence, including the optional "fatality" phase at the end of each fight.
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What is Columbine High School
On April 20, 1999, two students carried out a mass shooting that left 15 dead at this Colorado High School.
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What is "Braveheart"
"They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!" yelled Mel Gibson, in this 1995 best picture winner that he also directed.
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Who is Larry David
View Image Despite being frequently ranked by critics as the greatest sitcom of all time, "Seinfeld" only took the award one time, in 1993. The series co-creator seen here went on to create "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which has been nominated 9 times without a single win.
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Who are TLC
"Don't go chasing waterfalls" warned this 3-member female R&B group in their video that won the award in 1995.
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What is "GoldenEye 007"
This 1997 first-person shooter based on a James Bond film sold the most copies of any Nintendo 64 game that didn't feature Mario.
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What is the World Trade Center
8-and-a-half years before it would be destroyed in another terrorist attack, terrorists attempted to destroy this New York City landmark by detonating a bomb in an underground parking garage.
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Who is Hannibal Lecter
"The Silence of the Lambs" won best picture for 1991 and starred Anthony Hopkins as this serial killer who liked to eat his victims "with lava beans and a nice Chianti."
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Who is Kirstie Alley
View Image In 1991, "Cheers" took home the honors for the fourth time overall, and the second time since this actress was added to the cast to replace Shelly Long.
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Who is Alicia Silverstone
View Image Aerosmith won the Moon Man in 1994 for "Cryin'," the first of 3 videos for songs form the "Get a Grip" album that starred the actress seen here.
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What is "Twisted Metal"
One of the launch-day titles for the original Sony PlayStation was this vehicular combat game that featured a demented clown who drove an ice cream truck.
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What is Oklahoma City
In 1995, Gulf War veteran Timothy McVeigh planted a truck bomb that destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and killed 168 people in this U.S. State Capitol city.
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Who is Mira Sorvino
1999 Best Picture winner "American Beauty" was about a middle-aged who lusted after his teenage daughter's best friend, played by this actress who also starred that year in "American Pie"
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What is "Murphy Brown"
Candace Bergen played an investigative journalist in this comedy that took home the prize in both 1990 and 1992.
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Who is Lauryn Hill
This former Fugee grabbed the 1999 Moon Man for the video for her hit "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
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What is Sega
A precursor to online gaming, this company launched a service where premium cable subscribers could connect their console via coaxial cable and download games.
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Who is Ted Kaczynski
View Image The man seen here, often called the "Unabomber" in the media, had been putting bombs in the mail for 17 years before his 1995 arrest.
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Who is Clint Eastwood
1992 Best Picture winner "Unforgiven" was a Western that starred this director alongside Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris.
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Who is David E. Kelley
In 1999, "Ally McBeal" was the first comedy win for this creator/producer, who had already won "Outstanding Drama Series" Emmys for his work on 3 different shows - "L.A. Law," "Picket Fences," and "the Practice."
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What is "Virtual Insanity"
UK funk band Jamiroquai snagged the award in 1997 for the video for this song that featured lead singer John Jay dancing on a moving walkway.
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What is Philips
Before the release of the Sega CD and the Sony PlayStation, this Dutch electronics company released the "Cd-i," a compact disc-based gaming console.
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What is the Army of God
Members of this Christian domestic terrorist group were committed numerous bombings and murders of abortion doctors throughout the 1990s.
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What is the Pump
View Image Dominique Wilkins and Shaquille O'Neal were early endorsers of this type of basketball sneaker by Reebok which featured an air pocket that could be inflated or deflated to give the wearer a more custom fit.
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