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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 Memorize these numbers for a possible pop quiz at the end of this column.—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 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 Let’s start today’s column with a pop quiz.—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pop quiz