Bell & Bear Quiz

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Pat McGrath

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Acronyms

1.    What nuclear treaty did Jimmy Carter sign?
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2.    What did Anzac stand for?
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3.    Give one of the two meanings for the acronym SAT.
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4.    In computer-speak, what is 'WYSIWYG'?
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5.    The letters SOS were chosen as a mayday call because they were the simplest to transmit and receive in Morse code. What phrase have they subsequently been taken to stand for?
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6.    In computing, what does WORM stand for?
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7.    What is a dinky?
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8.    What is the acronym for a computer screen?
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9.    What does RADAR stand for?
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10.    What does NIMBY stand for?
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11.    From which two letters is the word Jeep derived and why?
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12.    What is a laser?
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13.    In e-speak, what does BAK signify?
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14.    Give the full title of the organisation for which the men from UNCLE worked.
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15.    What is LIFFE?
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16.    Who are the members of BLESMA?
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17.    What does NASDAQ stand for?
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18.    What was the Russian for 'death to spies', the name of the organisation that in the Ian Fleming novels was the nemesis of James Bond?
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19.    In the context of a phone what does WAP stand for?
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20.    What does QUANGO stand for?
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Acronyms - Answers
1.    SALT
2.    The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
3.    Scholastic Aptitude Test or South Australian Time
4.    What You See Is What You Get
5.    Save our souls
6.    Write Once, Read many times
7.    Dual income no kids
8.    VDU
9.    Radio Detection and Ranging
10.    Not In My Back Yard
11.    G and P - General Purpose vehicle
12.    Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
13.    Back at keyboard
14.    United Network Command for Law and Enforcement
15.    London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange
16.    British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association
17.    National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quote System
18.    SMERSH
19.    Wireless Application Protocol
20.    Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation