Guess the Acronym: Office Edition — 24 Office Jargon Questions
Every office runs on acronyms nobody explains out loud. New hires nod along to KPIs and OKRs for months before admitting they're not sure what either one technically means — and most veterans could use a refresher on the ones they only half-learned by osmosis. This pack is 24 workplace acronyms, straight decode-it format: here's the acronym, what does it stand for.
The mix runs from gimmes (nobody misses FYI) to the ones that trip people up — RSVP's actual French phrase surprises most players, and the C-suite trio (CEO, CFO, COO) is easy to mix up under a 20-second clock. Every answer is on this page if you want to check it before hosting.
It runs as a live team quiz: share one link, everyone answers on their own device, and a live leaderboard updates after every question. No accounts, nothing to install — just the acronyms your team already types every day, finally spelled out.
How to run this with your team
- Great for a new hire's first week, or a refresher for everyone else. Unlike the new hire welcome quiz (spoken office phrases), this one is written jargon — the acronyms that show up in emails and docs, not standups.
- Draw a subset, don't run all 24. The defaults draw a shuffled 12 of the 24 — about ten minutes at 20 seconds a question, with the rest held back for a rerun.
- Use Pause & Discuss when the room is split. RSVP's French phrase and the C-suite trio both reliably split a room down the middle — pause, let people defend their guess, then reveal.
- Add three or four questions for your own team's jargon. The pack loads fully editable — swap in your company's own acronym soup (every team has one) alongside the universal ones.
The questions (24)
1.What does the workplace acronym "FYI" stand for?
- A.For Your Information
- B.Find Your Info
- C.Follow Your Instincts
- D.For Your Interest
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For Your Information
2.What does "KPI" stand for?
- A.Key Personnel Index
- B.Key Performance Indicator
- C.Known Project Issue
- D.Key Priority Item
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Key Performance Indicator
3.What does "ROI" stand for?
- A.Rate Of Increase
- B.Record Of Investment
- C.Return On Investment
- D.Return Of Inventory
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Return On Investment
4.What does "B2B" stand for?
- A.Back to Basics
- B.Budget to Bonus
- C.Business to Bank
- D.Business to Business
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Business to Business
5.What does "SaaS" stand for?
- A.Software as a Service
- B.Sales as a Strategy
- C.System as a Standard
- D.Support as a Subscription
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Software as a Service
6.What does "CRM," the type of software used to manage customer relationships, stand for?
- A.Customer Records Manual
- B.Customer Relationship Management
- C.Company Revenue Model
- D.Client Retention Metric
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Customer Relationship Management
7.What does "PTO" stand for?
- A.Personal Task Order
- B.Project Time Overview
- C.Paid Time Off
- D.Priority Ticket Option
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Paid Time Off
8.What does "WFH" stand for?
- A.Weekly Focus Hours
- B.Work Flow Handoff
- C.Waiting For Handover
- D.Work From Home
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Work From Home
9.What does "RSVP," the phrase on event invitations, stand for in its original French?
- A.Répondez S'il Vous Plaît — please respond
- B.Réunion Spéciale, Venez Presto
- C.Rendez-vous S'il Vous Plaît
- D.Rappel Spécial, Vérifiez Présence
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Répondez S'il Vous Plaît — please respond
10.What does "ETA" stand for?
- A.Expected Team Availability
- B.Estimated Time of Arrival
- C.Extended Task Allocation
- D.Effective Turnaround Average
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Estimated Time of Arrival
11.What does "TBD" stand for?
- A.To Be Discussed Later
- B.Team Briefing Document
- C.To Be Determined
- D.Time-Based Deadline
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To Be Determined
12.What does "NDA" stand for?
- A.New Department Announcement
- B.Net Deal Agreement
- C.Non-Deferrable Action
- D.Non-Disclosure Agreement
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Non-Disclosure Agreement
13.What does "RFP" stand for?
- A.Request For Proposal
- B.Ready For Presentation
- C.Report For Payroll
- D.Review For Publication
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Request For Proposal
14.What does "SOP" stand for?
- A.Senior Operations Partner
- B.Standard Operating Procedure
- C.Scope Of Project
- D.Sign-Off Process
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Standard Operating Procedure
15.What does "YTD" stand for?
- A.Your Task Due
- B.Yearly Team Deliverable
- C.Year To Date
- D.Yield To Deadline
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Year To Date
16.What does "CEO" stand for?
- A.Chief Executive Overseer
- B.Corporate Executive Officer
- C.Chief Enterprise Operator
- D.Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer
17.What does "CFO" stand for?
- A.Chief Financial Officer
- B.Chief Facilities Officer
- C.Corporate Funding Officer
- D.Chief Forecasting Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
18.What does "COO" stand for?
- A.Corporate Ownership Office
- B.Chief Operating Officer
- C.Central Operations Oversight
- D.Chief Output Officer
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Chief Operating Officer
19.What does "HR" stand for?
- A.Head of Recruitment
- B.Hiring Review
- C.Human Resources
- D.Headcount Reporting
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Human Resources
20.In a workplace context, what does "IT" — the department that handles your computer issues — stand for?
- A.Internal Tools
- B.Interface Technology
- C.Integrated Terminal
- D.Information Technology
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Information Technology
21.What does "B2C" stand for?
- A.Business to Consumer
- B.Back to Client
- C.Bid to Close
- D.Budget to Contract
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Business to Consumer
22.What does "MoM," a common label on meeting follow-up emails, stand for?
- A.Manager of Meetings
- B.Minutes of Meeting
- C.Message on Monday
- D.Method of Measurement
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Minutes of Meeting
23.What does "EOM," sometimes used in email subject lines to mean the whole message is in the subject line, stand for?
- A.Email Only Message
- B.Every Other Monday
- C.End Of Message
- D.Executive Office Memo
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End Of Message
24.What does "OKR," a goal-setting framework popularized by companies like Google and Intel, stand for?
- A.Ongoing Key Results
- B.Organizational Key Ratios
- C.Operational Knowledge Review
- D.Objectives and Key Results
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Objectives and Key Results
FAQ
How long does this take?
About 10 minutes: hosting draws 12 questions at 20 seconds each, plus the leaderboard moments in between.
Do players need accounts?
No. Your team joins with a link in their browser — no signups, no app, no player setup.
Isn't this the same as the new hire quiz's jargon questions?
No overlap by design. The new hire pack covers spoken office phrases like "loop you in" and "EOD"; this one is acronyms specifically — the ones people write in emails and half-recognize but couldn't spell out under pressure.