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Aussie Acronyms Trivia Quiz

Acronyms are everywhere once you recognise them!

A multiple-choice quiz by TriviaPrince5S. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
TriviaPrince5S

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
103,538

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Okay, one of Australia's most famous: QANTAS is an acronym which stands for what? Hint

Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

Quantas and other National Types Aircraft Services

Queensland and New South Wales, Top Aerial Services

Queensland and Northern Territory Aircraft Services

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Question 2 of 15

2. In Australia and New Zealand, April 25 is the main day of remembrance for those that have passed over in the service of their country. Both countries call it ANZAC day. What are ANZACs? Hint

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

Animal and National Zoo Antics Committee

Australasian, New Zealand Army Corps

Army of New Zealanders Around Chaos

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Question 3 of 15

3. If we talk about the AFL here in Sydney, we feel completely different about it when compared to the people of Melbourne. What is the AFL? Hint

Australian Football League

Australian Flying Laws

Australian Finance Legislation

Australia's Famous Lookouts

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Question 4 of 15

4. The NRL is taken quite seriously on Northeastern coast of Australia. What does it stand for? Hint

Neighbourly Rugby Love

Northernly Radio Legends

National Rugby League

Northern Rugby League

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Question 5 of 15

5. The ABC is weird and wonderful and educational sometimes. What is it? Hint

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadway Cast

Australian Broadcasting Company

Australian Blue Cattle dog

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Question 6 of 15

6. The ABCI existed before 2003. What was it, exactly? Hint

Australian Black Cat Industry

Australian Bureau of Cinema and Imagination

Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Internationally

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Question 7 of 15

7. IMAX is internationally known. It stands for what? Hint

International Man-made Audience eXhibit

Image MAXimum

Image Maximised Auditorium eXhibit

Imagination MAXimised

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Question 8 of 15

8. The ALP stands for what exactly? Hint

Australian Liberal Party

Australian Labor Party

Australian Life Protection

Australian Limited Proprietors

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Question 9 of 15

9. NRMA stands for which of the following? Hint

New South Wales Roads Motor Authorities

National Roads and Motorist Association

New South Wales Railway and Motorist Association

National Road and Motorist Authorities

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Question 10 of 15

10. ORTA was a commonly used acronym in the year 2000 when Sydney hosted a certain international sporting event. What does ORTA stand for? Hint

Organisation of Residents and Tourists Authority

Olympic Retail and Trade Association

Olympic Roads and Traffic Authority

Olympic Railway Traffic Authority

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Question 11 of 15

11. COFA is quite well known around Sydney, for those of use who enjoy a bit of creativity and culture in our lives. It stands for? Hint

College Of Fine Arts

Cultural Opportunity For All

Cultural Organisation For Art

Clever and Original Fundamentals of Art

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Question 12 of 15

12. Another well known entity around Sydney is WSU. This stands for? Hint

Worship of Unified Saints

Western Sydney University

Wear on Ultraviolet Skin

Underground Walking Station

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Question 13 of 15

13. Every country that has a computer knows IBM - but does everyone that has a computer know what it stands for? Hint

International Business Medium

International Binary Machines

Incredible Brilliant Machines

International Business Machines

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Question 14 of 15

14. Many of our great performers leap to prominence from the AIS. what is its full name? Hint

Australian's Inspirational Soapies

Australian Institute of Sport

Actors Institution of Sydney

Actors Including Singers

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Question 15 of 15

15. AHRI is well known to certain people, others may have never heard of it, but it is quite large and used frequently. It is? Hint

Australian Human Resources Institute

Australian Humanities Representative Institute

Australian Human Research Institution

Australian's Help Retirees Institute

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Okay, one of Australia's most famous: QANTAS is an acronym which stands for what?

Answer: Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

Qantas was founded in the Queensland outback in 1920s. Most people would recognise QANTAS as the plane with the red kangaroo on the tail. Early in 2002 John Travolta also decided to become an ambassador of the famous airline. He purchased a jet and flew it around the world.

2. In Australia and New Zealand, April 25 is the main day of remembrance for those that have passed over in the service of their country. Both countries call it ANZAC day. What are ANZACs?

Answer: Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

ANZAC is the acronym for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, created in December 1914. It was initially titled 'Australasian Corps' but Australians and New Zealanders didn't want to lose their separate identities.

3. If we talk about the AFL here in Sydney, we feel completely different about it when compared to the people of Melbourne. What is the AFL?

Answer: Australian Football League

It is Australian Football League. Why do Sydneysiders feel differently about it compared to Melbournites? Well, although we have teams up here, Melbourne is the home of the AFL, and it is their most popular football code. Sydney prefer to watch a good game of rugby.

4. The NRL is taken quite seriously on Northeastern coast of Australia. What does it stand for?

Answer: National Rugby League

It is the National Rugby League, and I have had to put up with Friday night footy, Saturday, Sunday and Monday night footy too! When will the madness end! We even have State of Origin matches. Queensland vs. NSW.

5. The ABC is weird and wonderful and educational sometimes. What is it?

Answer: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

This is one of the few free-to-air television channels. Australia had only five of them before the expansion with the introduction of digital broadcasting. The ABC airs educational and factual television most of the time, and remains the only channel that runs without commercials. Gotta love that!

6. The ABCI existed before 2003. What was it, exactly?

Answer: Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence

The ABCI was established in Canberra (Australia's capital) in 1981. Their role was to provide a national criminal intelligence service working with both national and international law enforcement agencies. In 2003, it was folded into the new Australian Crime Commission (ACC), along with the Office of Strategic Criminal Assessment and the National Crime Authority.

7. IMAX is internationally known. It stands for what?

Answer: Image MAXimum

The acronym IMAX comes from the words 'image maximum'. For those that have never heard of the IMAX theatre, it is a huge and excellent film experience. With pictures up to eight stories high and 12,000-watt digital sound, you basically feel as if you are there.

8. The ALP stands for what exactly?

Answer: Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party, which celebrated its centenary in 1991, is Australia's oldest political party. They describe themselves as a diverse group of people with common goals who work together to represent a range of interests and outlooks.

9. NRMA stands for which of the following?

Answer: National Roads and Motorist Association

Formed in the 1920s as a lobby group for improved roads, it is now Australia's largest motoring and touring organisation. If your car breaks down anywhere, anytime, the NRMA is always there to help. Despite its name, it actually only offers its services in New South Wales and the ACT, but is has affiliation with similar services in other states, such as the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV).

10. ORTA was a commonly used acronym in the year 2000 when Sydney hosted a certain international sporting event. What does ORTA stand for?

Answer: Olympic Roads and Traffic Authority

People may only know this if they worked or volunteered at the Olympic Games. Maybe others out there know this too. There were signs everywhere during the year 2000; basically they were responsible for planning the roads and routes that cars and buses would take to get to each event.

11. COFA is quite well known around Sydney, for those of use who enjoy a bit of creativity and culture in our lives. It stands for?

Answer: College Of Fine Arts

It is the College of Fine Arts, which is located in the heart of Sydney's cosmopolitan gallery and museum district.

12. Another well known entity around Sydney is WSU. This stands for?

Answer: Western Sydney University

WSU - Although it sounds like something you'd call a radio station, it is actually a highly populated university with campuses at several different locations: Bankstown, Blacktown, Campbelltown, Hawkesbury, Parramatta and Penrith.

13. Every country that has a computer knows IBM - but does everyone that has a computer know what it stands for?

Answer: International Business Machines

It stands for International Business Machines of course, not 'Idiots Bought Me' or 'Incerdible Business Monopoly'!

14. Many of our great performers leap to prominence from the AIS. what is its full name?

Answer: Australian Institute of Sport

The AIS is widely acknowledged in Australia and internationally. Many of our great soccer players began their salary-free days here before leaving to go to the UK or Europe!

15. AHRI is well known to certain people, others may have never heard of it, but it is quite large and used frequently. It is?

Answer: Australian Human Resources Institute

AHRI is the Australian Human Resources Institute. It basically allows people in the field of HR to pool their resources to both teach and learn.

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