How to Use pop quiz in a Sentence

pop quiz

noun
  • Let’s start today’s column with a pop quiz.
    — Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Pairing food and wine can sometimes feel like a pop quiz in chemistry.
    — Marissa A. Ross, Bon Appetit, 27 Apr. 2017
  • From squishing the bug with their back foot to level swings, the kids appeared to ace their pop quizzes.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2019
  • He was known for his bold style, pop quizzes, games, dancing mailbox and kidding with colleagues.
    — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, 4 June 2019
  • Who wants to show up to a dinner party and not only get homework but also a pop quiz?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
  • However, the idea of renewal isn’t as much of a surprise as a pop quiz would be.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Memorize these numbers for a possible pop quiz at the end of this column.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Here’s a pop quiz covering what stands out about the Guardians thus far in 2026.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 May 2026
  • Still, name recognition has not always been perfect during post-practice pop quizzes.
    — Danny Moran, OregonLive.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The display appears in hotel meeting rooms, where players gather for reviews and pop quizzes on the plays.
    — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2018
  • But the father of a girl in Kissner’s middle school class said the teacher held a pop quiz during the walkout.
    — Don Sweeney, sacbee, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Plastics pop quiz What happens to plastic waste when left in the environment?
    — Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
  • But then Mississippi State’s new coach continues — and aces the, uh, pop quiz.
    — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
  • The researchers asked 77 college students questions similar to the pop quiz above.
    — David Zipper, Vox, 21 May 2024
  • Marcus, a prominent critic of AI hype, gave the neural network a pop quiz.
    — Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Writer and teacher Colman McCarthy begins each school year with a pop quiz – and a cash prize.
    — CBS News, 29 Nov. 2020
  • One inspiring Texas high school teacher is bringing a whole lot more than term papers and pop quizzes to his Austin classroom.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2018
  • There’s also a history pop quiz that had my mouth go dry like a middle schooler who didn’t do the reading and silently prays the teacher won’t call on him.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
  • For now, fliers are getting the equivalent of an honor-system pop quiz at check-in on most airlines and, sometimes, a temperature check.
    — Town & Country, 13 Nov. 2020
  • When the mud-slinging came to an end, only the Grand Cherokee had passed the on- and off-road performance pop quiz with flying colors.
    — Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Get ready for a pop quiz on Friday when Saturn’s diligence is tested by el Sol, which is blazing like a beacon in your career corner.
    — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 13 Nov. 2022
  • To add insult to injury, managers walk around conducting pop quizzes, doing spot checks and checking off scorecards to determine how quickly the shelves are replenished.
    — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The program will open with a citizenship pop quiz, which encourages viewers to think about what those not born in this country must learn in order to become Americans.
    — Hearst Television, Chron, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The previous owners must have doused the property with chemicals, and as summer wheezed toward its smoky end, my lawn became less suburban ideal and more of a pop quiz in weed identification.
    — Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
  • Martin Scorsese took a TikTok pop quiz proctored by his daughter Francesca in which the legendary filmmaker guessed the meaning of modern slang words.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Before five minutes had elapsed in Sunday’s game, the Beavers looked as befuddled as if they had been confronted by a pop quiz in Mandarin, in code and in disappearing ink.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Several experiments involved showing the participants dozens of images that were connected to different levels of rewards and then giving them a memory pop quiz the next day.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Nuggets coach Michael 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.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2023

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