Abbreviations in the UK Quiz

Can you name the Abbreviations in the UK?

created by LGF92

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Can you name these commonplace abbreviations in use in the United Kingdom?
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SOCA

HMS

NHS

OFT

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RAF

DWP

HMP

HMV

DVLA

SIS (MI6)

BBC

SAS

ITV

UK

QUANGO

NUFC

GCHQ

HMRC

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Abbreviations in the UK Quiz

by LGF92

Created Sep 11, 2010 in Geography
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	Spelvout:	Sep 12th, 2010 at 15:31 GMT	6 points
	Fun quiz, unfortunately I wasn't very G.O.O.D. at it

	bruten:	Sep 12th, 2010 at 15:43 GMT	4 points
	GCHQ is Government not general

	1447:	Sep 12th, 2010 at 16:46 GMT	2 points
	SOCA: Serious business!

	RJMurphy:	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:	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:	Sep 12th, 2010 at 23:23 GMT	3 points
	Love the inclusion of NUFC, being from there n all :)

	LGF92:	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:	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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	Mikaelba:	Sep 13th, 2010 at 11:15 GMT	4 points
	SAS = Shearer and Sutton. At least it could have been a bonus answer.

	Catherine_F:	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:	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:	Sep 13th, 2010 at 16:38 GMT	1 point
	Isn't MI6 the Secret Intelligence Service?

	LGF92:	Sep 13th, 2010 at 16:47 GMT	3 points
	So it is...changed :)

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	Jam1:	Sep 13th, 2010 at 20:56 GMT	13 points
	@dave66: Its not spelt with a 'z' in the UK!

	sexysadie:	Sep 13th, 2010 at 21:22 GMT	-4 points
	That's what HMV stands for? Well, who knew...

	jjjoseph:	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:	Sep 14th, 2010 at 21:56 GMT	-2 points
	RAF only made me think of Rote Armée Fraction (East-German terrorist group)

	Ribhump:	Sep 15th, 2010 at 13:07 GMT	0 points
	i was why my DVD never arrived from HMV...

	JayZed:	Sep 20th, 2010 at 22:55 GMT	5 points
	Please accept "UK" for United Kingdom in line with common Sporcle practice ;-)

	Boomhauer:	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:	Sep 21st, 2010 at 11:06 GMT	1 point
	I only got 22 and I live in the UK!

	Cryptus:	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:	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:	Jan 21st, 2011 at 17:50 GMT	2 points
	Why is this in geography?

	javonzir:	Sep 12th, 2011 at 23:03 GMT	1 point
	cryptus it is the version of "No Such Agency".

	Bray:	Sep 24th, 2011 at 22:52 GMT	1 point
	I live in the UK and I still got less than half of them.