Pop Culture of the 1990s quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Who made 'the Rachel' haircut famous?

   Answer: Jennifer Aniston

   Why: Stylist Chris McMillan created the cut, which Aniston first wore in the opening season of Friends.

2. 2 Medium

   What did the world's first webcam watch at Cambridge University?

   Answer: A coffee pot

   Why: When the camera was switched off in 2001, the lab's coffee machine sold on eBay for £3,350.

3. 3 Hard

   Whose attack caused the flashes in the 1997 Pokémon seizure episode?

   Answer: Pikachu

   Why: The episode is named after Porygon, but its red and blue strobe flashes came from Pikachu's Thunderbolt.

4. 4 Easy

   What did Amazon sell when its website opened in 1995?

   Answer: Books

   Why: Amazon stayed a pure bookshop until 1998, when music and videos arrived, with toys, games and electronics following in 1999.

5. 5 Medium

   What did the first text message say in 1992?

   Answer: Merry Christmas

   Why: It was typed on a personal computer, not a phone, and arrived on an Orbitel 901 handset over Vodafone's UK network.

6. 6 Hard

   Which device was the Super Soaker's inventor trying to build?

   Answer: A heat pump

   Why: The Galileo probe to Jupiter ran on a power source that inventor Lonnie Johnson helped develop at NASA.