pop quiz

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In the last issue of this newsletter, I talked about a pop quiz I gave at Columbia Business School.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

As the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg began her Sunday Morning programme, she gave her Conservative and Labour guests a quick pop quiz to see if they could name their respective parties' election pledges.

From BBC • May 19, 2024

Next to him, 67-year-old teacher and musician Alan Akaka swivels his desk chair from his computer screen to face Cortez with a pop quiz: “Have you been practicing with the music?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Malone gave his team a pop quiz in shootaround Thursday morning, peppering them with questions about the game plan and what had to be done in the most important game to date in franchise history.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

"That's one pop quiz we want to take!"

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene