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Can you name the Abbreviations in the UK?
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LGF92
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SOCA
HMS
NHS
OFT
PMQs
RAF
DWP
HMP
HMV
DVLA
SIS (MI6)
BBC
SAS
ITV
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QUANGO
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Abbreviations in the UK Quiz
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Created Sep 11, 2010 in
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Spelvout
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Sep 12th, 2010 at 15:31 GMT
6 points
Fun quiz, unfortunately I wasn't very G.O.O.D. at it
bruten
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Sep 12th, 2010 at 15:43 GMT
4 points
GCHQ is Government not general
1447
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Sep 12th, 2010 at 16:46 GMT
2 points
SOCA: Serious business!
RJMurphy
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Sep 12th, 2010 at 20:18 GMT
1 point
Would have preferred CPFC for NUFC, but very good quiz for us brits. like it. 5*
CHIPSandGRAVY
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Sep 12th, 2010 at 21:35 GMT
8 points
Probably the only quiz I'll ever do that references QUANGO's and Newcastle United, quality randomness. Good stuff.
watson3001
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Sep 12th, 2010 at 23:23 GMT
3 points
Love the inclusion of NUFC, being from there n all :)
LGF92
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 02:40 GMT
6 points
Well being a Geordie myself I couldn't resist putting such an excellent club into my quiz ;) Oh and @bruten, thanks, change made.
Bulletchewer6
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 09:24 GMT
8 points
Great stuff, will totally baffle most Yanks! For HMRC you should accept "pure evil".
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XiscoKid9
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 10:48 GMT
-6 points
Why pick NUFC, why not a big club? The Americans would never have a chance with that one!
Mikaelba
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 11:15 GMT
4 points
SAS = Shearer and Sutton. At least it could have been a bonus answer.
Catherine_F
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 12:22 GMT
4 points
Huh, I don't think I've ever heard of SOCA. Enjoyed the quiz. Nice to find something the Americans will struggle with, for a change :)
joebobs
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 13:08 GMT
3 points
Foolishly, I stared at HMV for ages, listing various government agencies in my head. :P Great quiz!
bobbleobble
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 16:38 GMT
1 point
Isn't MI6 the Secret Intelligence Service?
LGF92
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 16:47 GMT
3 points
So it is...changed :)
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dave66
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 18:52 GMT
-12 points
Good quiz. I have never heard of SOCA (shows what a good boy i am i guess)so only got a couple of those words by default. Just one gripe; organization is spelled with a z not an s. At least accept the z spelling as a correct answer.
Jam1
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 20:56 GMT
12 points
@dave66: Its not spelt with a 'z' in the UK!
sexysadie
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Sep 13th, 2010 at 21:22 GMT
-4 points
That's what HMV stands for? Well, who knew...
jjjoseph
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Sep 14th, 2010 at 05:15 GMT
2 points
Excellent quiz...UK seems a little too easy, doesn't it? I'd remove it/replace it with something a little more challenging!
Terrorking
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Sep 14th, 2010 at 21:56 GMT
-2 points
RAF only made me think of Rote Armée Fraction (East-German terrorist group)
Ribhump
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Sep 15th, 2010 at 13:07 GMT
0 points
i was why my DVD never arrived from HMV...
JayZed
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Sep 20th, 2010 at 22:55 GMT
5 points
Please accept "UK" for United Kingdom in line with common Sporcle practice ;-)
Boomhauer
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Sep 21st, 2010 at 07:45 GMT
4 points
NUFC? That's really only regular in the people's republic of N.E. England
daisyap
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Sep 21st, 2010 at 11:06 GMT
1 point
I only got 22 and I live in the UK!
Cryptus
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Sep 21st, 2010 at 16:06 GMT
2 points
How about GSCE: General Certificate of Secondary Education instead of UK, seeing as that is a bit obvious? Great quiz though, just couldn't remember for the life me what SOCA was, and never heard of GCHQ.
rhebus
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Nov 24th, 2010 at 15:10 GMT
2 points
@Jam1: -ize is an acceptable minority alternate spelling in the uk. look up "oxford spelling".
Andiyan
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Jan 21st, 2011 at 17:50 GMT
2 points
Why is this in geography?
javonzir
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Sep 12th, 2011 at 23:03 GMT
1 point
cryptus it is the version of "No Such Agency".
Bray
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Sep 24th, 2011 at 22:52 GMT
1 point
I live in the UK and I still got less than half of them.
tehblooguy
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Jul 5th, 2012 at 17:35 GMT
1 point
The OED prefers all -ize spellings over their -ise forms. Its not a minority spelling varient at all.
prhpe28
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Mar 1st, 2013 at 12:31 GMT
1 point
Good original quiz
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