Well there is an important distinction... one is about the name of something, something which allmost everybody deals with nowadays (and many people dont know how the things they use work or how they are made etc), and the other is some catchphrase.. Knowing or not knowing one or the other does indeed say something about intelligence ( but intelligence is measured by many things and one could be intelligent in other areas blabla)
As for the "you must be fun at parties" comment (which i ve seen several times on this site but elsewhere aswell). The people that post those kind of comments are exactly the kind of people I dont want to be at parties with. Shaming/making fun of people for explaining things. Usually the bullying type that think popularity is everything and they are "all that". The most interesting people are usually the more silent ones. Or atleast where substance matters more than loudness and trying to be cool.
Not that calling this generation stupid is such a great remark. (regardless if it is true or not)
Ok but lemurlover3 wasn’t explaining anything, they were just calling people stupid. So I think the “you must be fun at parties” comment is entirely justified.
emmm dont underestimate the amount of people that play bingo, I would wager that it is actually wayyy more than people that go to parties. BUT it is not really the crowd that hangs around internet often and is very inclined to use acronyms.
so the clue should stay as it is. But the comment I totally disagree with. (Partly because of the tone..)
Been a UK track & field fan for 40 years, never heard of PR. In UK we say PB, personal best. Had no idea of other US terms such as CPA. Not a bad quiz, but more cross-border appeal might have helped.
That's right, I also know it as PB rather than PR. I thought there was something odd about this acronym, but I got it nonetheless. Still, since there is already another PR acronym here anyway, maybe best change this one?
A few too many references for American quizzers only here. In the UK we don't have CPA, and of course some of the sports ones were lost on me. Otherwise a nice quiz.
FAQ is not just related to computers or the internet, imho. Just like running isn't the only thing with a PR. Although for PR it's good to have some context certainly.
That threw me, too. I was trying to think of what other phrase unique to computers might be FAQ - didn't even think to try frequently asked questions since it is so generic. Same for PR and running. Had no idea what GUI and NSFW was, but three questions on computers and internet might be too many for those of us who are not computer-savvy. Not suitable for Windows? No system for Windows?
Isn't it a little counterintuitive to be typing out acronyms? Lol, think about how long you just spent typing acronyms that are supposed to make typing easier.
That's just the point. We've become so used to using the acronyms that we forget what they stand for; for example, does anyone remember what UNICEF, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNDP and WHO actually mean anymore?
I feel like FAQ has no specific relationship with computers, it's widely used. Also FIFO took me a while - in Australia it's frequently used, but stands for 'Fly In Fly Out' and usually describes workers at remote mines who do not base themselves in the towns near the mines, but rather in larger cities. It's usually used by those criticising the practice, as it means small towns in mining regions don't get the flow-on economic benefits of commerce and employment from the mines.
Never heard of CPA. It hasn't made it over the pond. Could have done without two questions on Baseball, it's a sport barely played outside the USA. I got the easy one but the other one meant nothing to me, and personal RECORD? Personal BEST, yeah, but record?
It is probably one of those things hard to track back, and phrases change over the years. But I am pretty sure the real phrase is with booze, or as a second option beer. Bottle... what is the point of having a bottle, sounds dangerous haha, and if you let that thought go, who only one bottle, what use is that? It seems very silly and unlogical with the word bottle.
But I am no expert on the matter. Didnt do socio-linguistic-antroplogical study among party goers ;)
Never heard of cpa rbi or ap (or pr, but figured personal..then tried round I think and definitely race). Looking at the scores I am not the only one. I couldnt remember the first two words for scuba, and was totally on the wrong track for tgif... was thinking gif and jpeg etc... (though I have heard of it (but with god instead of goodness) I wasnt thinking at all of the right context). Still, got 58 though, so not too bad, and I was in the process of typing "press" well I was allready done typing. But I guess time was up in the exact same moment, and just lagged a second processing.>
gui is shockingly low though, wouldnt have expected it nearly at the bottom. (maybe with a general public, but not so much on a quizzers addicts internetsite).
ow yea, tried compressed for contained, seemed a logical guess but wasnt right :)
What about TGIF: The Green is Found? common golf term. and ASAP: A single apricot plant? my wife uses it all the time.. why is it not excepted. and since when does BYOB stand for Bring your own Bottle? This generation is full of alcoholics!! In my day BYOB meant Big your own ball, because we went OUTSIDE to play games instead of playing on that darn TELEPHONE all day!!! Well I've got an actonym for this generation: TGIGITT: This Generation Is Going Into The Toilet!!!
I did ok with this quiz, missed a couple that I had never even heard so I can live with that- the comments were interesting though. I always surprises me how stressed and quite often rude, people can get over a quiz!!
Not that calling this generation stupid is such a great remark. (regardless if it is true or not)
In the U.S. it means Certified Public Accountant, but in Canada there may be a new CPA rising up and it stands for Chartered Professional Accountant."
I put in Chartered Professional Accountant.
Also, I tried Cost Per Acquisition or Cost Per Action, both business terms.
As in "Bring Your Own Blotter"?
I would wager that the number of people who party (ergo know Bring Your Own Bottle) far outnumber the number of Bingo Players.
Can we, for once, forego the obscure in favor of the more popular?
so the clue should stay as it is. But the comment I totally disagree with. (Partly because of the tone..)
But I am no expert on the matter. Didnt do socio-linguistic-antroplogical study among party goers ;)
gui is shockingly low though, wouldnt have expected it nearly at the bottom. (maybe with a general public, but not so much on a quizzers addicts internetsite).
ow yea, tried compressed for contained, seemed a logical guess but wasnt right :)