Metals:
Aluminium
Copper
Iron
Magnesium
Tin
Zinc

Acids:
Nitric
Sulphuric
Hydrochloric
That's it!

The simplest answer is that a metal plus an acid yields a salt plus hydrogen. IF they react.
The ACTIVITY SERIES will tell you which metals do this.
There is more to it than this, but here's where you need to start.