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Acronym Quiz Questions and Answers

Acronym Questions I

1. What does the acronym NASA stand for?



2. AIDS
3. CSI
4. YMCA
5. NATO
6. SWAT
7. OPEC
8. NASCAR, as in the American motor racing sport
9. BLT, as in the sandwich
10. EPCOT, as in the Walt Disney theme park in Florida
11. CAPTCHA
12. LASER
13. SCUBA
14. ZIP, as in ZIP code
15. NIMBY
16. WD-40 (we need just the 'DW' part)
17. BMW, as in the car manufacturer
18. B&Q
19. SAS
20. RMS, as in the RMS Titanic

Answers:

1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
3. Crime Scene Investigation
4. Young Men's Christian Association
5. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization





6. Special Weapons And Tactics
7. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
8. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
9. Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato
10. Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow
11. Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart
12. Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
13. Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
14. Zone improvement plan
15. Not In My Backyard
16. Water Displacement
17. Bavarian Motor Works
18. Block & Quayle
19. Special Air Service
20. Royal Mail Ship

Acronym Questions II

1. Do you know what the acronym SIM stands for (as in SIM card)?
2. DERV
3. IQ
4. TASER
5. HIV
6. SMART, as in SMART car
7. P.S., as often written at the foot of a letter
8. ATM
9. PM, as in the time after midday
10. QI, as in the British comedy panel game TV quiz
11. OCD
12. CIA
13. RADAR
14. ESPN, as in the TV satellite channel
15. ISBN, as seen on book covers
16. MO
17. NASDAQ, as in the American stock exchange
18. QED
19. HSBC, as in the bank
20. M&Ms, as in the sweets

Answers:

1. Subscriber identification module
2. Diesel-engined road vehicles
3. Intelligence Quotient
4. Thomas A. Swift’s electric rifle
5. Human immunodeficiency virus







6. Swatch Mercedes Art
7. Post Script (Latin: Post Scriptum)
8. Automated Teller Machine
9. Post Meridian
10. Quite Interesting
11. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
12. Central Intelligence Agency
13. RAdio Detecting And Ranging
14. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
15. International Standard Book Number
16. Modus Operandi
17. National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
18. Quod erat demonstrandum (or 'what was to be demonstrated/shown')
19. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
20. Mars & Murrie