Acronyms at PPC
Olympic Sports
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100
This is the lowest concentration of fuel (vapor) in air that will ignite or explode if a source of ignition is present. If the fuel/air mixture is below this, it is said to be too lean to ignite.
What is LEL?
100
This is a system of unarmed combat often performed barefoot in loose padded clothing using the hands and feet to deliver and block blows developed in Korea.
What is Tae Kwon Do?
100
This underwear brand owns the first American trademark ever used for textiles
What is "Fruit of the Loom?
100
A parent may find their self doing this in the delivery room & again 30 years later when they're ending financial support
What is "cutting the cord"?
100
You're in the Army now--in 1940 FDR instituted the first peacetime one of these in U.S. history
What is the armed forces draft?
200
This is a very Critical Computer based Employee Training program that also stores documentation of training. E-learning
What is LMS?
200
This is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players each on a field. At the center is a rectangular 22-yard-long pitch. The game is played by 120 million players in many countries, making it the world's second most popular sport
What is Cricket?
200
In slang, "scraping" this is reaching for something of the lowest quality
What is "the bottom of the barrel"
200
Before it meant dating several people at a time, it meant betting on all the racehorses
What is "playing the field"?
200
Long jump rival Mike Powell reportedly called him "The best track and field athlete ever"
Who is Carl Lewis?
300
This is a Control System designed to mitigate process risk related to catastrophic incidents (refers to a collection of SIFs)
What is SIS?
300
This is a a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules and shuffleboard.
What is Curling?
300
The Latin legal phrase amicus curiae means this
What is"friend of the court"?
300
Passing through a crisis safely, or navigating your way 90 degrees from Hollywood to Vine
What is "turning the corner"?
300
This was signed by President George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990. As a result of this landmark legislation, communities and workplaces across the nation have become more inclusive and welcoming for America’s nearly 40 million people with disabilities
What is The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
400
This is the railroad agency that services the plants on the Houston Ship Channel.
What is the PTRA?
400
This is a sport in which two or four players using a flat round bat hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a hard table divided by a net.
What is Table Tennis? (ping pong)
400
The House of Representatives elects this official on the first day of every new Congress and in the event of the death or resignation of an incumbent.
What is the Speaker of the House?
400
Going to sleep, not punching dried grass, as you might think
What is "hitting the hay"?
400
This Sanskrit (Hindu) word used to describe a spiritual teacher or expert mentor.
What is a Guru?
500
This is a Environmental process to postpone critical equipment leak repair until a more opportune time. Involves emissions calculations comparisons to verify need to postpone repair.
What is DOR?
500
This is a racquet sport played on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents' half of the court
What is Badminton?
500
This is an Irish musical and dance production that was created, choreographed, and produced by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, who also took a starring role.
What is Lord of the Dance?
500
This African custom seen at many weddings of African Americans symbolizes sweeping away the old
What is "jumping the broom"?
500
This Urdu word (the official language of Pakistan) is used to describe a dust or camouflage material used in clothing.
What is khaki?
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