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Karaoke Bangers
100

A form of social anxiety - a compulsive concern that one might miss an opportunity or satisfying event, often aroused by posts seen on social media websites

What is FOMO?

100

Since this decade when representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in Congress, a total of 366 women have served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, or Senators

What is 1910

100

Closes the active window you are currently in. 

Command-W

100

K

What is Potassium?

100

 The study of the numerical value of the letters in words, names, and ideas

What is Numerology?

100

100

What is Like a Prayer by Madonna

200

Outside of chemistry class, this describes something (or someone) extremely mainstream

What is Basic?

200

George Westinghouse lit the Chicago World's Fair with electricity in this decade

What is 1890?
200

Press this shortcut while you’re using your web browser, and the cursor will jump up to the search bar, where you can type out either a search term or an URL.

CMND+L

200

Ag

What is Silver?

200

In the 1993 film "Jurassic Park", Sam Neil portrayed Dr. Alan Grant, an expert in this field.  

What is Paleontology?

200

200

What is Spiderwebs by No Doubt

300

Dating apps made it easy to do this — which is defined by cutting off all communication with someone you're no longer interested in. Slipping out of the party undetected? That also counts

What is Ghost(ing)?

300

The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, the precursor to IBM, was founded on June 16

What is 1910

300

If you’re looking at something you don’t want an approaching boss, parent, or friend to see, tap this shortcut and the active open window will vanish.

CMND+H

300

Au

What is gold?

300

the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology.

What is Entomology?

300

300

What is Friends in low places by Garth Brooks

400

A person in your life (usually friend of friend or coworker) that you get along with and enjoy overall company but will cut you down with virtually any opportunity with mostly backhanded compliments or jabs. Always roots for you to do good but just not better than them.

What is a Frenemy?

400

In this decade, The Uniform Time Act was signed and established the system of uniform daylight saving time throughout the US

What is 1960?

400

You are working in an app, and you want to open the application’s Preferences. You can navigate to the Menu bar if you like and scroll through to access the Preferences. Or you can simply press this...

CMND+,

400

Hg

Mercury

400

A branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them"

What is Ornithology?

400

400

What is Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger

500

Middle aged woman, typically blonde, makes solutions to others' problems an inconvenience to her although she isn't even remotely affected.

Who is a "Karen"? 

500

Prior to Halloween of 2020, this decade was the most recent to have a Full Moon to occur on October 31st

What is 1940?

500

Screenshot a specific area of the screen with the help of a rectangular cropping tool.

Screenshot a specific area of the screen with the help of a rectangular cropping tool.

500

Pb

Lead

500

the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi

What is Mycology?

500

500

Total Eclipse of the heart by Bonnie Tyler