Do You Know What These Historical Acronyms Stand For?

These government acronyms refer to the Supreme Court, President, and First Lady of the United States. “BOPUS,” however, is an e-commerce acronym meaning “buy online, pick up in-store.”

Swedish pop sensation ABBA created their moniker from the first names of the four members: Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

Walt Disney coined the acronym EPCOT in 1966, envisioning a futuristic, utopian city. The park opened in 1982, 16 years after Disney’s death.

The rock band R.E.M. named themselves after the sleep state during which dreaming occurs, called rapid eye movement.

The brand name M&Ms is an acronym for its founders, Forrest Mars Sr. (of Mars candy company) and Bruce Murrie (the son of a Hershey executive).

The first National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing competition was held in Daytona Beach on February 15, 1948.

“USA” was first stamped on gunpowder barrels that passed military inspections in 1776.

“ICHTHYS” is the ancient Greek abbreviation for “Jesus Christ, son of God, Savior.”

“SPQR” stood for “Senatus Populusque Romanus,” meaning “The Senate and People of Rome.”

The House Un-American Activities Committee was created in 1938 to investigate suspected communists.

“Scuba” is an abbreviation for “self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.”

“AWOL” stands for “absent without leave.”

W.E.B. Du Bois co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909.

The abbreviation represents the economic union of these three European countries.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated annually around the civil rights leader’s birthday, January 15.

Tim-Berners Lee is widely credited with the invention of the World Wide Web in 1989.

Previously named Idlewild, New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was renamed after the 35th President in 1963.

“WWII” is the most common abbreviation for World War II, which occurred from 1930 to 1945.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established on July 29, 1958, in response to the Soviet Union’s launch of the satellite Sputnik I.

The British Broadcasting Corporation was founded in London in October 1922.

Founded in 1949, NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The Union for Soviet Socialist Republics was a Eurasian empire composed of 15 member states from the early 20th century until 1991.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is a high-level U.S. security agency established on July 26, 1908.

The first Young Men’s Christian Association was established in London on June 6, 1844, offering a space for Bible meetings and prayer sessions.

Developed by French psychologist Alfred Binet in 1905, IQ is a standard for measuring intelligence. It determines the ratio of mental age to chronological age, based on an average of 100.