Teen Idols of the 1990s Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Jonathan Taylor Thomas played middle brother Randy Taylor on "Home Improvement", and was widely referred to as "JTT" by the media. "Home Improvement" ran from 1991 - 1999.

"Man of the House" was a comedy that was released in 1995 and it was JTT's first motion picture debut.

Answer: Jason Priestley

Jason Priestly played Brandon Walsh on "Beverly Hills, 90210". Priestly eventually became an executive producer of the show. "Beverly Hills, 90210" aired from 1990 - 2000.

Answer: Backstreet Boys

The Backstreet Boys broke many world records during the '90s and included group members A.J. Mclean, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and Kevin Richardson. Although the group was American their initial success was in Europe, Canada and other parts of the world. Their first album was not released in the United States.

Answer: seaQuest DSV

Jonathan Brandis' first starring role was in the movie "NeverEnding Story II" in 1990. His role as a scientific prodigy in the future-based "seaQuest DSV" (1993 - 1996) gained him teen idol status. "seaQuest DSV" was a science fiction television series that followed the adventures of a high-tech submarine of the same name.

Answer: Mark Paul Gosselaar

Mark Paul Gosselaar was Zack Morris on "Saved by the Bell" (1989 - 1993). The show's huge success inspired NBC's Saturday morning block of television shows, known as TNBC (Teen NBC).

Gosselaar also starred in "Saved by the Bell: The College Years" (1993), "NYPD Blue" (1993), "Hyperion Bay" (1998) and "Raising the Bar" (2008).

Answer: Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood played Sandy Ricks, a young man who visited his uncle (played by Paul Hogan) in the Florida Keys and established a friendship with a dolphin he named Flipper. "Flipper" was based on the 1963 film of the same name.

Elijah Wood was a critically acclaimed child actor, but reached super stardom with his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings" (2001 - 2003).

Answer: Danielle Fishel

Danielle Fishel played Topanga Lawrence in the series "Boy Meets World", which aired from 1993 - 2000 on ABC's "TGIF" Friday night programming block.

The show followed the life of Cory Matthews with his family and friends from grade six through college.

Topanga gave Cory his first kiss in season one and they eventually married during the show's final season.

Answer: Devon Sawa

Devon Sawa was a Canadian born actor whose big break came with the role of Casper as a real boy in the 1995 movie "Casper". The film starred Christina Ricci and Bill Pullman and was based on the "Casper the Friendly Ghost" cartoons. During the 1990s Sawa also appeared in other movies, such as "Now and Then" (1995), "Little Giants" (1994), "Wild America" (1997), and "Idle Hands" (1999).

Answer: Joey Lawrence

Joey Lawrence played Blossom's brother, Joey Russo, a dim-witted pretty-boy on NBC's "Blossom" from 1991 - 1995.

Joey later starred with his real life younger brothers, Matthew and Andrew Lawrence, in the series "Brotherly Love" which aired from 1995 - 1997.

Answer: Mark Wahlberg

In the early '90s Mark Wahlberg was known as Marky Mark, a rap musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He reinvented himself as an actor in film shortly after.

Katie Holmes portrayed Joey Potter in the series "Dawson's Creek" (1998 - 2003).
Jodi Sweetin portrayed Stephanie Tanner in the series "Full House" (1987 - 1995).
Jared Leto potrayed Jordan Catalano in the series "My So Called Life" (1994 - 1995).