“Wait… THAT’S What It Means?!” Abbreviations Trivia Buzz
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What does the abbreviation "c." usually come before?
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A Year In A Date
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What does "OECD" stand for?
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Organization For Economic Cooperation And Development
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What does A.S.A.P. stand for?
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As Soon As Possible
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What does the acronym "MASER" stand for?
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Microwave Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation
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When writing a letter, what does the P.S. at the bottom stand for?
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Post Script
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What is the abbreviation for apartment?
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Apt.
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What do the letters "ATM" stand for?
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Automatic Teller Machine
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What abbreviation does a married woman use in front of her name?
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Mrs.
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How is the word "number" abbreviated?
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No.
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What is "UN" an abbreviation for?
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United Nations
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What is "AQHA" an abbreviation for?
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American Quarter Horse Association
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What does the chat and text abbreviation "j/k" or "JK" stand for?
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Just Kidding
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What is "PRCA" an abbreviation for?
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Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association
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Who makes the car GTO?
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Pontiac
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What state's postal abbreviation comes last alphabetically?
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Wyoming
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In matters of the heart, what does "TLC" stand for?
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Tender Loving Care
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What does "NBA" stand for?
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National Basketball Association
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What symbol is the high tech company Oracle traded under?
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Orcl
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What does "AI" stand for as it was used in the Steven Spielberg movie?
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Artificial Intelligence
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If you worked in the "AV" department at school, what was it?
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Audio-Visual Department
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What is a "CAD" system?
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Computer-Aided Drafting
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What does "FDIC" stand for?
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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What does the abbreviation "http" at the beginning of each Internet URL stand for?
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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If you saw the abbreviation "M5", what would you most likely be reading about?
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Cars
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If you went to college and received an "MA", what did you get?
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A Masters Degree
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If your hostess has written "RSVP" on your dinner invitation, what does that mean?
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Reply To Indicate Whether You Plan To Attend
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What do the letters "GOP" mean if your friend says he always votes straight GOP?
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Grand Old Party
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What does "NCAA" stand for in connection with sports?
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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What abbreviation is the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration known by?
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NASA
30.
What are you being called if someone calls you a "WASP"?
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White Anglo Saxon Protestant
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If someone wants to report you to the "ASPCA", what may they think you're doing?
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Abusing An Animal
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If the college class runs JASON, when will you be going to school?
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July Through November
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What does the letter "N" in NASCAR stand for?
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National
34.
When your friend e-mails you and types "LOL", what is she trying to convey?
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She's Written Something Funny
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What is the abbreviation for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network?
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ESPN
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What is the common abbreviation of Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus?
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SCUBA
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If you get a job running "CNC" equipment, where will you be working?
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A Manufacturing Plant
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If kids are playing with LEGOs, what do you need to be careful not to step on?
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Small Building Blocks
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When a person graduates with a Ph.D. degree, what does he have?
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Doctor Of Philosophy
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If the police take you into custody and say they have your "aka", what do they know?
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Your Alias
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If I handed you a glass of only H2O, what would you be drinking?
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Water
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What American social issues was the NAACP formed to address?
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Race Riots And Civil Rights
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What does "FBI" stand for?
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Federal Bureau Of Investigation
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Where does the abbreviation "lbs." for pounds come from?
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The Latin Word "Libra"
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On a form at your doctor's office, what do you write in the space marked "wt"?
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Weight
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What does the teacher organization "NEA" stand for?
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National Education Association
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When a poet uses the abbreviation "li'l", what word is it short for?
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Little
48.
If your online friend tells you that she and her man are "DINK", what does she mean?
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Dual Income No Kids
49.
Why would you go to weekly AA meetings?
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Alcohol Problem
50.
What classic rock band is abbreviated "CCR"?
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
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What countries would you be visiting if you took a trip to the U.K.?
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England, Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland
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If your address is P.O. Box 93, what does P.O. stand for?
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Post Office
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When a car dealer tells you a car gets 40 MPG, what does MPG mean?
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Miles Per Gallon
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If you wrote a note about sending a package, how could you abbreviate package?
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Pkg
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If you see a brown truck with the sign "UPS" going down the road, what does UPS mean?
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United Parcel Service
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If someone lists "RN" as a job qualification, what kind of job are they looking for?
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Registered Nurse
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What does D.C. stand for in the name of the U.S. capital, Washington, DC?
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District Of Columbia
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What do the Morse Code symbols ... --- ... stand for?
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SOS
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In the Bible you can read from the OT and the NT, which stand for what?
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Old Testament & New Testament
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What does "FM" in FM radio station stand for?
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Frequency Modulation
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What did "rpm" mean when old vinyl record albums were played at 33 1/3 rpm?
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Revolutions Per Minute
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When you get a message that includes the abbreviation "attn", what does it mean?
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Attention
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What does the "www" at the beginning of all Internet URLs stand for?
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Worldwide Web
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If a friend says he's watching "Dog the Bounty Hunter" on A&E, what does A&E mean?
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Arts & Entertainment
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What is the abbreviation for quart?
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Qt
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If the doctor writes on your chart that you have a "URT" infection, what does he mean?
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Upper Respiratory Tract
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What's the official name of "A.L.S.", Lou Gehrig's Disease?
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Why did Malcolm Little decide to change his name to Malcolm X?
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X Stood For His Lost Tribal Name
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What was the full name of Great Depression and WWII President FDR?
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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What does "HMS" stand for in the famous Gilbert & Sullivan operetta "HMS Pinafore"?
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Her Majesty's Ship
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Where did the abbreviation "Mrs." come from?
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A Contraction Of Mistress
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If someone lives on Franklin Boulevard, how will they abbreviate boulevard?
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Blvd.
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If a letter is "SWAK", what is it?
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Sealed With A Kiss
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"ABB" is the usual abbreviation for what classic band?
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Allman Brothers Band
75.
The fast food restaurant known as "KFC" stands for what original name?
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Kentucky Fried Chicken
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What company changed its name to the abbreviation "BBC"?
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British Broadcasting Company
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What does the abbreviation A.D. stand for in Latin?
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Anno Domini
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What is the abbreviation for the Canadian Dressage Owners and Riders Association?
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Cadora
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What does "CMO" stand for?
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
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What does the Military mean by M.R.E.?
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Meal, Ready To Eat
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What does "E.B.E." stand for?
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Extraterrestrial Biological Entity
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What does "DVD" stand for?
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Digital Versatile Disc
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On a prescription, what is "UNG" an abbreviation for?
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Ointment
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What does the "J.R.R." stand for in J.R.R. Tolkien?
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John Ronald Reuel
85.
What is the chemical formula for baking soda?
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Nahco3
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What does "KGB" stand for?
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Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti
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"U" is the chemical symbol for what element?
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Uranium
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What is the chemical symbol for silicon?
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Si
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The astrophysics term "quasars" is short for what?
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Quasi-Stellar Radio Source
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What does the acronym "HOMES" signify?
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The Five Great Lakes
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What does "ASCII" stand for?
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American Standard Code For Information Interchange
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What does the U.S. government department "BIA" stand for?
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Bureau Of Indian Affairs
93.
If your friend's mailing address is to the state of "MO" where will the letter go?
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Missouri
94.
If someone pulls out their "PDA", what are they holding?
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Personal Digital Assistant
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What name does the "B" stand for in Rutherford B. Hayes?
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Birchard
96.
What middle name does the "J" stand for in Michael J. Fox?
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Nothing
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What does the Internet abbreviation "URL" stand for?
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Uniform Resource Locator
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If you're on vacation in a country that can be abbreviated "EG", what are you likely to see?
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Pyramids
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Doing your homework before buying a BMW, what do you learn the initials stand for?
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Bayerische Motoren Werke
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What does "GED" stand for in the educational field?
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General Educational Development
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