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Initials and Acronyms Trivia Quiz

Mixed bag of abbreviations and initials...

A multiple-choice quiz by bridget3. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bridget3

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,410

Updated
Sep 12 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
5672

Last 3 plays: Johnmcmanners (10/10), Guest 137 (4/10), Guest 172 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is MARC a standard for? Hint

Cartography

Cataloguing

Radiography

Musical notation

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is CJD? Hint

Truck

Brain disease

Radio station

Amplifier

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where can you be elected a TD? Hint

Tennessee

Denmark

Ireland

Finland

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of what sport is FINA the international governing body? Hint

Flying

Swimming

Rowing

Wrestling

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Question 5 of 10

5. Everyone knows the initials BBC, but what exactly do they stand for? Hint

British Broadcasting Corporation

British Broadcasting Company

British Broadcasting Council

British Broadcasting Consortium

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Question 6 of 10

6. What are KBE, KCMG, and KCVO? Hint

Radio Stations

Airlines

Vitamins

Knights of the Realm

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Question 7 of 10

7. Of which country is LOT the airline? Hint

Latvia

Romania

Lithuania

Poland

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where would you be flying to if your baggage tag says LHR? Hint

Lisbon

Ljubliana

Hamburg

London

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Question 9 of 10

9. What were CS Lewis' first names? Hint

Clive Seymour

Clive Staples

Christopher Symons

Cyril Stapleton

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does pp on a music score mean? Hint

Very quiet

Repeat

Very loud

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is MARC a standard for?

Answer: Cataloguing

Machine Readable Cataloguing - variations known as UKMARC, USMARC, etc

2. What is CJD?

Answer: Brain disease

Creuzfeld-Jacob Disease is a degenerative brain disease

3. Where can you be elected a TD?

Answer: Ireland

The Dail (pronounced Doil) is Ireland's parliament

4. Of what sport is FINA the international governing body?

Answer: Swimming

Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur

5. Everyone knows the initials BBC, but what exactly do they stand for?

Answer: British Broadcasting Corporation

Nicknamed Birtish Broadcasting Corporation under its last Director General, John Birt.

6. What are KBE, KCMG, and KCVO?

Answer: Knights of the Realm

Knight of the British Empire, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

7. Of which country is LOT the airline?

Answer: Poland

8. Where would you be flying to if your baggage tag says LHR?

Answer: London

London Heathrow

9. What were CS Lewis' first names?

Answer: Clive Staples

Author of the Narnia series of children's books and several Christian apologetics and allegories.

10. What does pp on a music score mean?

Answer: Very quiet

Pianissimo (pp) is very quiet, fortissimo (ff) is very loud.

Source: Author bridget3

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