SCIENCE ABBREV.
20th CENTURY POP CULTURE

ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS IN 2020
WORLD HISTORY

RELIGION
100

DHMO, or di-this monoxide, is a jocular way to say "water"

hydrogen 

100

Holy guacamole, in the '70s kitchen appliances in this shade of green were all the rage

avocado 

100

Blake Shelton got the perfect person to duet with on "Nobody but You"--this woman

Gwen Stefani 

100

Protestant clergyman John Knox led this country's 16th century Reformation

Reformation 

100

In the Bible used by Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus was executed on a "torture stake"; other translations use this word

a cross 
200

"How Bright Was the Big Bang?" is an article from the AJP, the American Journal of this

Physics

200

Popular dance songs of the '60s included ones called this & the Peppermint this

the "Twist"

200

In a collaboration with the late Juice Wrld, this Detroit man rapped, "I can swallow a bottle of alcohol & I'll feel like Godzilla"

Eminem 

200

This man who built a united Germany resigned as chancellor in 1890 after displeasing the kaiser

Bismark

200

The shahadah, a basic statement of faith, begins, "There is no god but" him

Allah

300

At NASA, EOM means end of this--time for a cold one!

mission

300

Claude the crab & Peace the Bear are 2 of these collectible stuffed animals from the 1990s

Beanie Babies

300

We'd listen to "Blinding Lights", a chart-topper by this man, any day

the Weeknd

300

In 2020 this nation formerly known as Rhodesia celebrated 40 years of independence

Zimbabwe 

300

Doctrine is Catholic teaching; this means doctrine that the church has declared divinely revealed

dogma

400

LED is short for this emitting diode

light

400

Antonio Pasin's fascination with a still newish medium & with air travel inspired him to call his toy wagon this

the Radio Flyer

400

Arizona Zervas, you don't have to put on the red light to tell us about this title woman--"all she wanna do is party all night"

Roxanne

400

This religion that has Hindu & Islamic influences arose in the Punjab in the early 16th century

Sikhism 

400

It's the religion promoted by the BJP, the world's largest political party

Hinduism 

500

As a measurement of volume, CCs are these

cubic centimeter

500

According to Billboard, this sax man was the No. 1 instrumentalist of the 1990s

Kenny G

500

"Classy, bougie, ratchet" & "sassy, moody, nasty", says this No. 1 hit by Megan Thee Stallion

"Savage"

500

Britain, Russia & France formed the triple this French word, the nucleus of the Allied World War I powers

the Triple Entente 

500

A kamidana is a household shrine used by practitioners of this religion

Shinto

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