How well do you know common abbreviations and acronyms? Challenge yourself with these questions about shortened word forms!
Easy Level
- What does "ASAP" stand for?
Answer: As Soon As Possible
- What is the abbreviation for "United States"?
Answer: US or U.S.
- What does "DIY" mean?
Answer: Do It Yourself
- What does "RSVP" stand for?
Answer: Répondez S'il Vous Plaît (French for "please respond")
- What does "PIN" stand for?
Answer: Personal Identification Number
- What is the abbreviation for "Doctor"?
Answer: Dr.
- What does "ATM" stand for?
Answer: Automated Teller Machine
- What does "GPS" stand for?
Answer: Global Positioning System
- What does "CEO" stand for?
Answer: Chief Executive Officer
- What does "FAQ" stand for?
Answer: Frequently Asked Questions
- What does "IQ" stand for?
Answer: Intelligence Quotient
- What does "DVD" stand for?
Answer: Digital Versatile Disc
- What does "ETA" stand for?
Answer: Estimated Time of Arrival
- What does "HIV" stand for?
Answer: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- What does "PDF" stand for?
Answer: Portable Document Format
Medium Level
- What does "NASA" stand for?
Answer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- What does "SCUBA" stand for?
Answer: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
- What does "RADAR" stand for?
Answer: Radio Detection And Ranging
- What does "LASER" stand for?
Answer: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
- What does "UNICEF" stand for?
Answer: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
- What does "AWOL" stand for?
Answer: Absent Without Official Leave
- What does "FOMO" stand for?
Answer: Fear Of Missing Out
- What does "YOLO" stand for?
Answer: You Only Live Once
- What does "SWAT" stand for?
Answer: Special Weapons And Tactics
- What does "CAPTCHA" stand for?
Answer: Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
- What does "SONAR" stand for?
Answer: Sound Navigation And Ranging
- What does "NATO" stand for?
Answer: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- What does "FBI" stand for?
Answer: Federal Bureau of Investigation
- What does "SOS" stand for?
Answer: Save Our Souls (or Save Our Ship; technically not an acronym but Morse code distress signal)
- What does "TBA" stand for?
Answer: To Be Announced
- What does "FYI" stand for?
Answer: For Your Information
- What does "BRB" stand for?
Answer: Be Right Back
- What does "ETA" stand for in the context of cooking?
Answer: Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- What does "POTUS" stand for?
Answer: President Of The United States
- What does "TGIF" stand for?
Answer: Thank God It's Friday
Hard Level
- What does "GIF" stand for?
Answer: Graphics Interchange Format
- What does "JPEG" stand for?
Answer: Joint Photographic Experts Group
- What does "QUASAR" stand for?
Answer: QUAsi-StellAR radio source
- What does "ZIP" stand for in file formats?
Answer: Zone Improvement Plan (originally from postal codes)
- What does "AM" and "PM" stand for in timekeeping?
Answer: Ante Meridiem (before midday) and Post Meridiem (after midday)
- What does "SNAFU" stand for?
Answer: Situation Normal: All Fouled Up (military slang)
- What does "TARDIS" stand for in Doctor Who?
Answer: Time And Relative Dimension In Space
- What does "SPF" stand for in sunscreen?
Answer: Sun Protection Factor
- What does "FUBAR" stand for?
Answer: Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition (military slang)
- What does "URL" stand for?
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator
- What does "HTTP" stand for?
Answer: HyperText Transfer Protocol
- What does "GUI" stand for in computing?
Answer: Graphical User Interface
- What does "SIM" stand for in mobile phones?
Answer: Subscriber Identity Module
- What does "LCD" stand for in display technology?
Answer: Liquid Crystal Display
- What does "LED" stand for in lighting?
Answer: Light Emitting Diode
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