4-LETTER ACRONYMS
"G"EOGRAPHY
STOCK SYMBOLS
THE STATE OF DENIAL
THE BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
200
The U.S. military gave us this other way to say "at your very earliest convenience"
What is ASAP?
200
This strait narrows to 8 miles between Spain & Morocco
What is (the Strait of) Gibraltar?
200
XOM:
This energy company
What is ExxonMobile?
200
This vote of "no" is a homophone for an animal sound; what say ye?
What is nay?
200
Performing in 2020 just after their family suffered a miscarriage, this piano maestro dedicated "Never Break" to his wife
"We will never break /
We will never break /
Built on a foundation /
Strong enough to stay..."
Who is John Legend?
400
The "E" in this acronym that precedes "package" originally stood for Europe, where the packages went
What is CARE?
400
About 1,700 square miles in area, it's the largest inland body of saline water in the Western Hemisphere
What is the Great Salt Lake?
400
MRNA:
They take a variant approach
What is Moderna?
400
What has happened to an appeal that won't be heard, or to a class that has been allowed to leave a school room
What is dismissed?
400
"Straight Up" now name this woman who closed the 2019 show with a greatest hits medley
"Straight up now tell me /
Do you really want to love me forever (oh, oh, oh) /
Or am I caught in a hit-and-run?"
Who is Paula Abdul?
600
Deaf actor Troy Kotsur won an Oscar in 2022 for his role in this acronym-titled movie that also took home best picture
What is CODA?
600
The Motagua, this country's longest river, flows into the Gulf of Honduras
What is Guatemala?
600
BABA:
It's big in China
What is Alibaba?
600
A bill that passes the U.S. Senate with at least 67 votes is said to be this type of denial-proof
What is veto?
600
We won't dance around it--this band! at the 2019 show made their ma proud & lived up to the chorus of a hit tune
"Hey look ma, I made it /
Hey look ma, I made it..."
Who is Panic! At the Disco?
800
Part of the Expedia group, this company pairs families ready for a getaway with over 2 million homes worldwide
What is VRBO?
800
This nation on the border of Europe & Asia declared independence in 1991
What is Georgia?
800
GME:
Power to the players
What is Gamestop?
800
Adjective for an absolute denial; it could also refer to the way clues are divided up on a "Jeopardy!" board
What is categorical?
800
This genre-defying band that broke in 2014 with "Gooey" performed at the BBMAs in 2021
"Sometimes, all I think about is you /
Late nights in the middle of June /
Heat waves been fakin' me out /
Heat waves been fakin' me out..."
Who is Glass Animals?
1000
The M-I is for "musical instrument" in this acronym, the standard that connects instruments with computers
What is MIDI?
1000
The first G in this city, Sweden's main seaport, is pronounced in Swedish like a Y
What is Gothenburg?
1000
GOOG:
Actually this 8-letter name now
What is Alphabet?
1000
Change one letter in "refuse" to get this, meaning to prove a statement or theory to be wrong
What is refute?
1000
At the 2021 show, this letter-perfect indie pop trio gave a smokin' performance of "Bang!"
"So put your best face on everybody /
Pretend you know this song /
Everybody come hang /
Let's go out with a bang /
Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Who is AJR?