Trivia Quiz on Acronyms Part 2

1. What does 'unicef' mean

A) United Nations Children's Emergency Fund

B) United Nations Children's Education Fund

C) United Nations Civilian Emergency Fund

D) United Nations Children's Welfare Fund

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2. What does btU.S.tand for

A) Barrel-tonne unit

B) British thermal unit

C) British tonne unit

D) British time unit

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3. A word like 'NASA' formed from the initials of other words is a(n) ______.

A) Acronym

B) Abbreviation

C) Initialism

D) Backronym

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4. What does the distress signal SOS stand for?

A) Save Our Souls

B) Save our Souls

C) Send Our SOS

D) Save Our Ships

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5. In the world of computing what does the acronym P.D.F. stand for?

A) Portable Document File

B) Portable Data Format

C) Public Domain File

D) Printable Document File

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6. What does the abbreviation "i.o.u." Really stand for

A) I owe you

B) I owe to you

C) I owe until

D) I owe unto

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7. What does s.o.s stand for

A) Save Our Ship

B) Save our souls

C) Seal Our Stars

D) Speed Of Sound

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8. What do the letters in SAM missiles refer to?

A) Surface-to-Surface Missile

B) Sea-to-Air Missile

C) Space-to-Air Missile

D) Surface-to-Air Missile

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9. What did 'd.m.z' stand for in the vietnam war

A) Division Military Zone

B) Demobilized Zone

C) Diplomatic Military Zone

D) Demilitarized zone

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10. AMSTRAD companies name comes from what i.e. what mean

A) Alan Michael Sugar Trading

B) Alan Martin Sugar Trading

C) Alan Michael Sugar Technologies

D) Alan Marcus Sugar Trading

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11. What is the wbc

A) World boxing commission

B) World boxing federation

C) World boxing organization

D) World boxing council

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12. What does 'i.o.u' mean

A) I owe you

B) I own you

C) I owe to you

D) I owe unto

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13. In the acronym LASER what does the 'E' represent

A) Excitation

B) Electron

C) Emission

D) Energy

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14. What does IRS stand for

A) Internal revenue system

B) International revenue service

C) Internal revenue syndicate

D) Internal revenue service

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15. What do the letters in SAM missiles refer to

A) Surface_to_air missile

B) Air_to_air missile

C) Surface_to_surface missile

D) Sea_to_air missile

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16. In the acronym SHAPE for what does the letter S stand

A) Standard

B) Supreme

C) Strategic

D) Social

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17. What does 'n.b.a' mean

A) National Basketball Alliance

B) National Baseball Association

C) North American Basketball Association

D) National basketball association

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18. What does v.s.o.p. stand for on a bottle of brandy

A) Very Special Old Pale

B) Very Superior Old Port

C) Very superior old pale

D) Very Superior Old Brandy

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19. A word like 'NASA' formed from the initials of other words is a(n) _________.

A) Abbreviation

B) Initialism

C) Portmanteau

D) Acronym

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20. What does sro stand for

A) Special Revenue Office

B) Senior Registrar's Office

C) Sales Return Order

D) Standing room only

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21. In medical matters, what does the letter B stand for in B.C.G.

A) Bacterium

B) Bovine

C) Bacillus

D) Brucella

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22. Hovercrafts can be described as A.C.V.s. For what do the letters A.C.V. stand

A) All-terrain vehicle

B) Airborne craft vehicle

C) Amphibious craft vehicle

D) Air cushion vehicle

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23. What Do The Initials RCA Stand For

A) Royal College of Art

B) Radio Corporation Of America

C) Radio Communications Association

D) Royal Crown Authority

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24. What do the initials FRAM stand for?

A) Fellow Of The Royal Academy Of Dramatic Music

B) Fellow Of The Royal College Of Music

C) Fellow Of The Royal Academy Of Music

D) Friend Of The Royal Academy Of Music

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25. What Was ELO Short For

A) Electric Light Opera

B) Electric Light Orchestra

C) Electronic Light Orchestra

D) Electric Light Organisation

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26. What Do The Initials ELO Stand For

A) European Live Orchestra

B) Electronic Light Opera

C) Electric Light Orchestra

D) Eastern Lyric Orchestra

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27. What Did The Initials Stand For In The Name Of 1980's German Band "DAF"

A) Deutsche Allgemeine Filmgesellschaft

B) Deutsch-Amerikanische Filmband

C) Deutsche Amerikanische Freundschaft

D) Deutsche Auto-Fabrik

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28. What does AMSTRAD stand for

A) Alan Martin Sugar Trading

B) Alan Michael Sugar Technology

C) Alan Michael Sugar Trading

D) Alan Michael Sugar Transport

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29. What do the letters MG stand for on cars

A) Morgan Garages

B) Morris Garages

C) Metro Group

D) Motor Guild

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30. A word like 'NASA' formed from the initials of other words is a(n) _________.

A) Acronym

B) Initialism

C) Backronym

D) Abbreviation

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31. What does the acronym CIA stand for?

A) Central Information Agency

B) Central Intelligence Agency

C) Civilian Intelligence Agency

D) Cooperative International Authority

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32. In "The Blues Brothers", what does SCMODS stand for?

A) State County Municipal Offender Data Systems

B) State County Municipal Office Data Systems

C) State City Municipal Offender Data Systems

D) State County Municipal Officer Data Systems

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33. Most digital watches have lcd displays, what does lcd mean?

A) Liquid crystal device

B) Liquid crystal display

C) Light crystal display

D) Liquid color display

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34. The computer language LISP means what

A) Lots of Interactive Symbolic Processing

B) List Processing

C) Language for Integrated Symbolic Programming

D) Local Interpretive Subroutine Processing

E) Language for Intelligent Symbolic Programming

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35. What does BMW stand for

A) Bavarian Motor Company

B) Bavarian Motors Worldwide

C) Bavarian Motor Works

D) Bavarian Machinery Works

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36. What is the equivalent Spanish acronym for ufo

A) UFO

B) OVN

C) OANI

D) Ovni

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37. Display abbreviations-short forms: fbi stands for _____

A) Federal Bureau of Immigration

B) Federal Bureau of Industry

C) Federal bureau of

D) Federal Bureau of Inquiries

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38. A computer does a POST what is a post

A) Power On System Test

B) Power on self test

C) Pre-boot self test

D) Power On System Task

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39. In the acronym 'laser' what does the L stand for

A) Light

B) Luminosity

C) Lumen

D) Lightwave

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40. What does Zip stand for in the American Zip Code

A) Zone Improvement Program

B) Zonal Identification Procedure

C) Zone Indexing Protocol

D) Zone Improvement Plan

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41. What do the initials U.F.O stand for?

A) Unidentified Aerial Object

B) Unidentified Flying Object

C) United Flying Object

D) Unidentified Flying Orb

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42. What is the acronym for an image produced by aligning molecular crystals

A) XRD

B) TEM

C) AFM

D) Lcd

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43. In Computing What Does The Word Modem Stand For

A) Modify Dial-up

B) Modulate Demodulate

C) Modulate Demultiplex

D) Modulator Demodulating

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44. Which Acronym Is Used For The Long Range Radar Surveillance & Control Centre For Air Defence Developed Originally In The USA

A) SAGE

B) NORAD

C) AWACS

D) SPY-1

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45. What Do The Initials S.A.D Stand For

A) Seasonal Adjustment Disorder

B) Seasonal Affective Disorder

C) Seasonal Anxiety Disorder

D) Seasonal Allergic Disorder

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46. In Computing Especially Concering The Internet What Does The Acronym 'BLOG'' Actually Stand For

A) Web Log

B) World Wide Web Journal

C) Web Logbook

D) Weblog

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47. What Does FORTRAN Stand For

A) Formula Translation and Numerics

B) Forward Translation of Algorithms

C) Formula Translation

D) Functional Translation for Numbers

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48. In computing what does the general everyday term ISP stand for?

A) Internet Signaling Protocol

B) Internet Service Provider

C) Independent Software Publisher

D) Interactive Services Packet

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49. What Does BCG Stand For

A) Bacillus Calmette-Guerin

B) Bacillus Calmette And Guerin Vaccine

C) Bacillus Of Calmette And Guerin

D) Bacillus Of Calmette And Guerin

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50. What Do The Initials IATA Stand For

A) International Air Transport Association

B) International Aviation and Transportation Association

C) International Airline and Travel Association

D) International Air and Transportation Authority

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