pop quiz

noun

: an unscheduled or unannounced quiz

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Probably because unlike Survivor contestants, who have literally made 3D printouts of famous puzzles in preparation for the show, The Challenge players pride themselves on being the people who would have beat you up in high school, not the loser virgins who studied for a pop quiz. Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024 God help us if there’s a pop quiz after this lecture. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 The correct answer to the pop quiz is A., The Simpsons. Staff, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024 The correct answer to the pop quiz is 4., Delaware, according to Bankrate. Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pop quiz 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pop quiz was in 1931

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“Pop quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop%20quiz. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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