Top 10 Defining Moments of 1990s America

What grunge band recorded "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?

• Sound Garden

• Pearl Jam

• Nirvana

• Alice in Chains

Why was OJ Simpson fleeing the police?

• Unpaid traffic tickets

• They wanted his autograph

• He was a suspect in his ex-wife and Ron Goldman's murder

• He was upset and protesting the beating of Rodney King

Why was the verdict in the OJ trial not guilty?

• The jury could not reach a decision.

• The jury was mostly African American

• Racism and possibly tampered with evidence

• The jury did not want to convict a person of OJ's social stature.

How was America divided over the verdict on the OJ trial?

Under the Don't Ask Don't tell policy could a gay or lesbian individual be open and out and serve in the US Military?

Why is the recording of beating of Rodney King by LAPD considered the first "viral video" even though there was no public internet yet?

Which three nations created the world's largest free trade zone under NAFTA?

• US, Canada, & Belize

• France, UK & US

• US, Brazil & Canada

• US, Mexico & Canada

Why did McVeigh & Nichols come up with a plan to attack the OKC Federal Building?

• They had been incarcerated there years prior.

• They wanted to get support against terrorism by showing how vulnerable the US was to attack.

• It was an assassination attempt because President Clinton was scheduled to speak there.

• They had read the Turner Diaries and were angry with the Federal Gov. over incidents at Ruby Ridge and Waco.

In which year did the US have a budget surplus?

• 1998

• 1996

• 1995

• 1999

President Clinton was impeached on charges of

• Abuse of Presidential Power

• Having an extra marital affair in the Oval Office

• Lying to the American people

• Perjury & obstruction of justice