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Pub quiz question 3876 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does the C stand for in the business organisation the CBI?
Answer: A: Confederation
Categories: Business (3) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3)

Pub quiz question 7624 by pjh

Question: Q: What began as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, 1911?
Answer: A: IBM – changed name in 1924.
Categories: Business (5) Acronyms/Abbreviations (5) 1910s (7) 1920s (7)

Pub quiz question 4882 by pjh2

Question: Q: What parts of a Space Shuttle's power system are referred to as SRBs?
Answer: A: Solid Rocket Boosters
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (6) Space (6) Technology (6)

Pub quiz question 8668 by pjh

Question: Q: What does “www” stand for in a website browser?
Answer: A: World Wide Web
Categories: General Knowledge (4) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3)

Pub quiz question 5395 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does the youth punishment ASBO stand for?
Answer: A: Anti-social behaviour order
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (3) Crime (3)

Pub quiz question 2587 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the abbreviation FTSE said to stand for?
Answer: A: Financial Times Stock Exchange
Notes: *: Although FTSE is jointly owned by the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange, the initials are no longer an acronym nor an initialism.
Categories: Business (3) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3)

Pub quiz question 4220 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the common name for an ACV or air-cushion vehicle?
Answer: A: Hovercraft
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (3) Language (3)

Pub quiz question 2863 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does a circled H indicate on an Ordnance Survey Map?
Answer: A: Heliport
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (6) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 6647 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which motoring organisation is represented by the initals AA?
Answer: A: Automobile Association
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (2) Business (2)

Pub quiz question 6221 by pjh2

Question: Q: What item of car safety equipment is abbreviated to ABS?
Answer: A: Anti-lock Breaking System
Categories: Science (3) Travel (3) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3)