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quiz

[kwiz] / kwɪz /
NOUN
questioning, often in an organized academic setting
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Nearly 1,000 people applied for a rare opening at the quiz show.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

If you pride yourself on your knowledge of current events, see if you can beat a Slate senior editor’s score in today’s news quiz!

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

General Mills has turned to a different source for help understanding GLP-1 users: an AI-powered “digital persona” built from consumer interviews, social insights and sales data that employees quiz through a computer screen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

These rules level the playing field in ways most quiz shows don’t, in that the selection process isn’t entirely dependent on a person’s general knowledge.

From Salon May 4, 2022

After learning more about chickens and completing Lessons 1 and 2, you may wish to retake the quiz or write a 1,000-word essay on why you ought to be able to keep chickens.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

Forty-eight percent of students in the Fordham survey admitted to using AI to solve math problems, 36% to summarize books, 29% to write first drafts or essays, and 26% for help during quizzes and tests.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The learning features include quizzes, homework reminders, study mode and learning visualizations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Amelia combines discussion of the books with quizzes and games, and events such as book bedazzling, external.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

But AI wasn’t allowed for quizzes or exams testing memorized subjects, said the 22-year-old, who majored in business computer information systems.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

He pauses the fight scenes and quizzes me on the best techniques.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

When quizzed as to whether the whole narrative surrounding the IPO momentum could be lost if cheaper Chinese competition starts to eat into the market share, Ahn is realistic: “That’s a possibility, yes.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

Poland was quizzed about the conditions of the taxi licence handed out by Sefton Council - which states that drivers are in a "good position to help to keep children and young people safe".

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Last year, we quizzed readers on the finals’ questions, and we are bringing it back by popular demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

Standing with Heidi on a beach in Hawaii, Pratt quizzed Jones about whether his remarks had been unfairly edited.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

I quizzed him a lot on this point and I suspect the truth was that it was like a lot of things at that age: you don’t have any clear reason, you just do it.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Osman said he had "a nice chat" with Princess Anne about writing and quizzing.

From BBC May 5, 2026

At the Pentagon, Feinberg is known for frequently hosting meetings that last for hours, quizzing company bosses who visit and often staying at work until midnight.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

But the idea of sitting down for a date and quizzing each other to see if you’re soulmates is like — what?!

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2025

Tiffany Anderson, Topeka’s first Black female superintendent, strode to the front of the room, quizzing the children on whether they wanted to be teachers, doctors or even the president of the United States someday.

From Seattle Times May 16, 2024

Saint Sarah sits, barking questions that she’s collected from previous Quiz Bowls, her silk flower turning with her head to gaze at the person she’s asked or aimed her quizzing at.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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