THE Nineties are back in a big way, with bodycon outfits and bumbags on the catwalks and celebs squeezing into iffy cycling shorts.
The hedonistic era of acid house and trance, Madchester and Britpop might be a little hazy for some but a new collection, Now 100 Hits: Forgotten Nineties, out next month, should give you a few reminders, though it’s not available on cassette.
Dust off your glow sticks for our music quiz to find out how bangin’ the Nineties were for you. Answers are below.
- What drink did Underworld refer to 214 times in their club anthem Born Slippy, which featured prominently in the 1996 movie Trainspotting?
2. Before he was Britain’s top telly scientist, Brian Cox found fame as the keyboard player with which band, whose track Things Can Only Get Better became a New Labour anthem.
3. Which sport was finally “coming home” in 1996, according to Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie?
4. What fruit was getting “twisted” in Happy Mondays’ 1990 hit Step On?
5. Which band’s singer was too sexy for his shirt in 1991?
6. Which pint-sized pop icon changed his stage name in 1993 to an unpronounceable symbol?
7. Which “fledgling” band peaked at No3 in 1996 with the tune You’re Gorgeous?
8. What did Canadian pop band Len steal in 1999?
9. After Liam Gallagher said he wouldn’t attend the 1997 Brit Awards so he didn’t bump into the Spice Girls, which Girl Power singer called him out, roaring: “Come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough!”
10. Who soaked Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott with a bucket of ice-cold water at the 1998 Brits?
Answers
- Lager
- D:Ream
- Football
- Melon
- Right Said Fred
- Prince
- Babybird
- My Sunshine
- Mel C
- Danbert Nobacon of Chumbawamba
How did you do?
0 to 3 correct: It’s all a blank. Your Nineties were as wild as Shaun Ryder’s.
4 to 6 correct: Solid. You had moments of clarity between Bacardi Breezers and bottles of Hooch.
7 to 10 correct: Your memory is uncanny. Have you been on Ask Jeeves?
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