Your Bonus Rounds

Twenty brand-new 90s questions, exclusive to Great British Quizzes subscribers. Answers at the bottom — no peeking.

Round 1 — Britpop, Telly & Cool Britannia

Ten questions. One point each.

  1. Which Sheffield band had a 1995 hit with Common People?
  2. Oasis and Blur released singles on the same day in August 1995 in what became known as "The Battle of Britpop". Which Blur single went to number one that week?
  3. What was the title of Oasis's second studio album, released in October 1995?
  4. Which guitarist attended Tony Blair's Cool Britannia reception at 10 Downing Street in July 1997?
  5. Which 1996 film, based on an Irvine Welsh novel, opened with Ewan McGregor's "Choose life" monologue?
  6. What was the name of the red Teletubby?
  7. Which 1997 Radiohead album featured Paranoid Android and Karma Police?
  8. The Spice Girls had five members: Sporty, Scary, Baby, Posh and Ginger. What was Ginger Spice's real name?
  9. Which breakfast television programme, hosted by Chris Evans among others, aired on Channel 4 from 1992?
  10. Which 1994 debut album from Oasis included Live Forever, Supersonic and Rock 'n' Roll Star?

Round 2 — News, Sport & Big Moments

Ten questions. One point each.

  1. On what date did the National Lottery draw take place for the first time in the UK? (Month and year will do.)
  2. In which year did the United Kingdom hand sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China?
  3. What was the title of the D:Ream song adopted as Labour's 1997 general election campaign anthem?
  4. Who was the Conservative Prime Minister defeated by Tony Blair in the May 1997 general election?
  5. At Euro 96, England lost a semi-final on penalties. Which country beat them?
  6. Which England midfielder memorably celebrated his goal against Scotland at Euro 96 with the "dentist's chair"?
  7. What was the name of the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, born at the Roslin Institute in 1996?
  8. Manchester United won the Treble in 1999. Which German club did they defeat in the Champions League Final?
  9. Which Elton John song, re-recorded in tribute to Princess Diana, became the UK's best-selling single of 1997?
  10. On what date in August 1997 did Princess Diana die in Paris?
Answers — click to reveal

Round 1

  1. Pulp
  2. Country House (Oasis released Roll With It the same day)
  3. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
  4. Noel Gallagher
  5. Trainspotting
  6. Po
  7. OK Computer
  8. Geri Halliwell
  9. The Big Breakfast
  10. Definitely Maybe

Round 2

  1. November 1994 (specifically 19 November 1994)
  2. 1997
  3. Things Can Only Get Better
  4. John Major
  5. Germany
  6. Paul Gascoigne (Gazza)
  7. Dolly (the sheep)
  8. Bayern Munich (2–1 at the Nou Camp)
  9. Candle in the Wind 1997 (subtitled "Goodbye England's Rose")
  10. 31 August 1997

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