Definition of QUIZZES

Examples of quiz in a Sentence

Noun

The teacher gave us a quiz on the material we studied yesterday. always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production

Verb

quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

For example, researchers have found things like personality quiz services, and JavaScript components in apps, that invasively track user data or pilfer information. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "How a new class of “digital martyrs” are manipulating social networks," 18 Sep. 2018 Aleksandr Kogan, who created a personality quiz on Facebook to harvest information later used by Cambridge Analytica, established his own commercial enterprise: Global Science Research, or GSR. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "Twitter sold public-data access to Cambridge Analytica-linked researcher," 30 Apr. 2018 Aleksandr Kogan, who created a personality quiz on Facebook to harvest information later used by Cambridge Analytica, established his own commercial enterprise, Global Science Research (GSR). — Fortune, "Twitter Sold Data Access to the Researcher at the Center of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica Scandal," 30 Apr. 2018 Members pay $60 a month for four bottles of wine, chosen specifically for them based on responses to a quiz. — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee-based wine subscription service Bright Cellars raises $2.8 million in financing," 18 May 2018 Cambridge Analytica got the data from a researcher who made a personality quiz app on Facebook that collected information on users and their friends. — Emily Stewart, Vox, "Facebook’s very bad year, explained," 21 Dec. 2018 Prove your devotion to the internet's new boyfriend with this trivia quiz. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "The Ultimate Noah Centineo Trivia Quiz!," 29 Aug. 2018 According to news accounts, the researcher, Aleksandr Kogan, developed a Facebook app with a personality quiz. — Time, "The Facebook Data Cambridge Analytica Took Was Either Extremely Valuable or Totally Worthless," 22 Mar. 2018 Millions of users from 233 countries and territories took the quiz, making 40 million ethical decisions in total. — James Vincent, The Verge, "Global preferences for who to save in self-driving car crashes revealed," 24 Oct. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

William, who is currently in New Zealand to pay tribute to all those affected by the Christchurch Terror Attack, was quizzed by a well-wisher as to whether there was any updates on the arrival of his future niece or nephew. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Prince William Gave the Funniest Response When Asked if Baby Sussex Had Arrived Yet," 29 Apr. 2019 Sadr’s militiamen do all the talking, quizzing drivers about their destinations, while the regular security forces sit idly on the side. — Washington Post, "Public enemy or savior? An Iraqi city could reveal the true Moqtada al-Sadr," 4 July 2018 Such was the dynamic throughout much of Constand’s second day on the witness stand as Mesereau harangued, challenged, quizzed, and needled the former Temple University basketball manager for another two hours in a pivotal cross-examination. — Jeremy Roebuck, Philly.com, "Constand denies defense claim she plotted to extort Cosby," 16 Apr. 2018 In the meantime, take one of these fun quizzes: And remember to watch this space for the relaunch of our games section. — Redbook, "Coming Soon: All-New Games!," 7 Aug. 2012 The professor paces in sneakers, discussing the merits of Technetium-99m and quizzing the class on how long a certain radioactive tracer should last in medical scans. — Claire Mcneill, miamiherald, "This student became a paraplegic in FSU shooting. He fights to exist, to graduate. | Miami Herald," 4 May 2018 Appearing on the morning talk show to discuss her relationship (yet again) with Meghan, Samantha was quizzed by the hosts on whether her outspoken approach to their family matters was something that should be questioned. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Meghan Markle's Half-Sister Samantha Gave Yet Another Tell-All Interview," 23 July 2018 The selection of sexuality quizzes available on today’s internet is vast. — Katie Heaney, New York Times, "Am I Gay or Straight? Maybe This Fun Quiz Will Tell Me," 2 Mar. 2018 The class of nearly 25 students shuffled to their seats after recess, and Cosgriff prepared several role-playing exercises and quizzes. — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, "Homicide rates drop in Bay Area’s 15 largest cities last year," 23 Feb. 2018

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