Language & Culture

In our desire for speed in everything includingwriting,
we now use a lot of acronyms and abbreviations
- new words made from the initial letters of a series of words, like NATO or DVD.

Test your knowledge on this selection.

1. The name for the organisation of European countries has changed many times over the years. It is now called:

2. The Millennium is commonly known as:

3. The latest music technology is called:

4. There is a new generation of computer games that uses 3D graphics and special devices such as data gloves to allow access to the simulation. It is called:

5. Everyone's heard of NASA but what does it actually stand for: