Higher Ed Acronyms
This acronym refers to a federal program that allows parents to borrow up to their dependent child’s cost of attendance less other aid received.
What is PLUS?
This 26th President of the United States was an avid hunter, adventurer, and a key figure in establishing the National Park System.
In 1998, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire raced to break the record number of these scored in a single season.
What is a home run?
Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros in this hit series on HBO Max.
What is Game of Thrones?
White Christmas crooner who joined 2 other guys to form a Suite: Judy Blue Eyes supergroup.
What is Bing Crosby, Stills, and Nash?
This three-letter acronym is calculated using information that contributors provide on the FAFSA.
What is SAI?
Known as “The Crocodile Hunter,” this individual was an Australian zookeeper, television personality, and environmentalist.
Who is Steve Irwin?
Lynyrd Skynyrd made this Southern anthem famous in 1974.
What is Sweet Home Alabama?
This Korean drama thriller revolving around a secret contest became the most watched original series on Netflix in 2021.
What is Squid Game?
Golf short game practice area served up in the title of a Dr. Seuss book.
What is Putting Green Eggs and Ham?
The government’s higher education data system, used for institutional reporting and research, goes by this five-letter acronym.
What is IPEDS?
This English zoologist is considered the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees after studying 60 years’ worth of their social and family interactions in the wild.
Who is (Dame) Jane Goodall?
Created by cartoonist Matt Groening, this bumbling patriarch is known for his signature catchphrase “D’oh!”
Who is Homer Simpson?
This Emmy Award-winning Hulu original show dives into a dystopian future where women are stripped of all power and rights within society.
What is The Handmaid's Tale?
ABBA song recorded in honor of the U.K.'s longest-reigning monarch.
What is Dancing Queen Elizabeth?
This five-letter acronym refers to a federal grant for undergraduate students with exceptional need that is administered directly by the financial aid office at participating schools.
What is FSEOG?
This English theoretical physicist and cosmologist is known for his work on black holes and his popular science book “A Brief History of Time.”
Who is Stephen Hawking?
This one-stop shop for the do-it-yourselfer has more than 2,300 locations across North America.
What is Home Depot?
Convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars in this original Netflix series.
What is Orange is the New Black?
Team rope-pulling contest that becomes a Tolstoy novel.
What is Tug-of-War and Peace?
Before becoming the Knowledge Center in 2021, this federal information system for financial aid professionals went by this four-letter acronym.
What is IFAP?
This renowned British broadcaster is best known for his extensive work narrating natural history documentaries, particularly the television series titled “Planet Earth” produced by the BBC.
Who is David Attenborough?
This variety of domestic pigeons has been used throughout history to carry messages, including military situations.
What is a homing pigeon?
Premiering on Amazon Prime Video in 2017, this period comedy-drama features a New York housewife who pursues a career in stand-up comedy.
What is The Marvelous Miss Maisel?
He wrote Bennie and the Jets & the 2005 Supreme Court decision Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp.
Who is Elton John Roberts?