Soda History
Acronyms
It's About Time
100

The first new flavor added to the Dr. Pepper family was Red Fusion, with the infusion of this common soda fruit.

What is cherry?

100

R&B

What is Rhythm & Blues?

100

An olympiad is the time frame used to space out leap years in addition to Olympic games, referring to this gap of time.

What is four years?

200

In the 1980's, 7-Up's slogan was "Never had it, never will", referring to this common soda ingredient.

What is caffeine?

200

HBCU

What are Historically Black Colleges and Universities?

200

This term is derived from the English word for two weeks, as the Anglo-Saxons counted their days by nights.

What is a fortnight?

300

In 1985 the Coca-Cola company reformulated the soft drinks recipe, leading to the invention referred to by this name.

What is New Coke or Coke II.

300

LBJ

Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?

300

Historically, a quarantine refers to an isolation for this many days.

What is forty days?

400

This North Carolina rooted cherry soft drink has been produced since 1917, claiming to be "the oldest continuing soft drink company still operated by the same family".

What is Cheerwine?

400

YMCA

What is the Young Men's Christian Association?

400

Used to measure the time between alternate power cycles, this terminology refers to ~2×10−2 seconds.

What is a jiffy?

500

This little boy has been the mascot for Squirt since 1914.

Who is 'Lil Squirt?

500

MDMA

What is 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine?

500

In early Roman times, the lustrum referred to this amount of time taken between censuses.

What is five years?

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