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Last month's Quest asked for the meaning of nine acronyms.
The answers:
| 1. |
Snafu |
Situation Normal All Fouled Up |
| 2. |
Jeep |
General Purpose |
| 3. |
Scuba |
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus |
| 4. |
Laser |
Light amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| 5. |
NIMBY |
Not In My Back Yard |
| 6. |
GFCI |
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter |
| 7. |
NEAT |
Near Earth Asteroid Tracking |
| 8. |
G-spot |
Grafenberg spot |
| 9. |
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Symbol from superimposed semaphore signals N ( ^ ) and D ( | ) for Nuclear Disarmament. |
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There are other possibilities but I think these are the best within the context stated.
Steve Herrick,
Alma Litten,
and
Dennis Tomlinson
all submitted almost all correct answers.
Steve and Alma noted that the "peace" symbol is the
"todesrune" (rune of death) in Germany and Austria.
Steve pointed out that Jeep in the army derived from the comic strip character
Eugene the Jeep.
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It's common for people to write their name as first name, middle initial, and last name.
We get some strange names (esp., #1) if we reverse the use of full name or initials.
We get presidents like J. Quincy A., R. Milhaus N., F. Delano R. or J. Fitzgerald K.
This month I'll send you on a quest for the true identity of
these notable men, with a clue in parentheses:
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| 1. |
R. Strange M. |
(politics) |
| 2. |
J. Cash P. |
(business) |
| 3. |
E. Rice B. |
(writer) |
| 4. |
J. Roosevelt R. |
(sports) |
| 5. |
J. Constantine U. |
(sports) |
| 6. |
C. Northcote P. |
(political science) |
| 7. |
E. Gladstone O. |
(literature) |
| 8. |
A. Socrates O. |
(ships) |
| 9. |
M. Snavely H. |
(manufacturer) |
| 10. |
G. Mortimer P. |
(inventor, businessman) |
Let me know how you do (see
puzzle page
for contacts).
— R. Harold N.
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