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'90s trivia! Son of a Critch stars test their knowledge

It’s the '90s! No, not for real but Mark Critch and the rest of the family from CBC comedy series Son of a Critch are about to step into a new era on Season 4.

CBC comedy series Son of a Critch heads into a new decade. We quizzed its young actors about the era.

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A young man wearing a yellow "Magic 97" jacket stands in front of a banner that says "Happy New Year 1990".
Mike Jr. (COLTON GOBBO) DJs the New Year’s Eve party (Derm Carberry)

It's the '90s! No, not for real but Mark Critch and the rest of the family from CBC comedy series Son of a Critch are about to step into a new era in Season 4.

The '90s were the time of grunge, alt-rock, indie cinema (remember Pulp Fiction?) and iconic TV shows like Friends and The Simpsons. It was the dawn of the information age when we all began to connect online and the Internet was still a new thing. Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa, the cod fishing industry collapsed in Newfoundland and the trial of OJ Simpson dominated the news cycle.

In Son of a Critch Season 4, young Mark starts high school in St. John's Newfoundland and in this milestone year, he bids so long to his '80s childhood and hello to a brand new decade!

Young Mark is played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, born in 2008. Colton Gobbo, who plays his older brother Mike Jr., was born in 2000. How much do these young actors actually know about the decade before smartphones? We got their TV parents (Mark Critch and Claire Rankin) to quiz them on important cultural moments of the '90s. Watch the video below to see how they do.

'90s trivia with the cast of Son of a Critch

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Duration 3:28
How much do two young actors, born in 2008 (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, who plays young Mark) and 2000 (Colton Gobbo, Mike Jr.), know about the '90s? We put their '90s knowledge to the test.

Relive all of the '90s nostalgia on Season 4 of Son of a Critch, now streaming on CBC Gem.

Want to test yourself? Here are some '90s trivia questions (find the answers below).

1. Who was Canada's Prime Minister for most of the 1990s?

  • Pierre Trudeau

  • Jean Chrétien

  • Brian Mulroney

  • Lester B. Pearson

2. Which TV show did not air on CBC in the '90s

  • Mr. Dressup

  • Road to Avonlea

  • Relic Hunter

  • This Hour Has 22 Minutes

3. Name one supermodel from the '90s.

4. What happened when you dialed *69 on your phone?

5. Which Tom Cruise movie had the famous line 'You had me at hello'?

6. Who sang the line 'I feel stupid and contagious'?

7. What % of Canadians used the Internet in 1996?

  • 7%

  • 29%

  • 50%

  • 81%

8. What was the most famous movie of the '90s?

9. Which singer released the breakout album "Jagged Little Pill"?

10. In 1996, the Winnipeg Jets left their hometown and relocated to which American city?

Answers

  1. John Chretien

  2. Relic Hunter

  3. Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer (to name a few!)

  4. It told you which number called you last (no, it did not respond with a voice saying "nice.")

  5. Jerry Maguire

  6. Kurt Cobain

  7. 29%

  8. Titanic

  9. Alanis Morissette

  10. Phoenix (where they became the Phoenix Coyotes)

How well did you do on this quiz? 

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