quizzing

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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

He began a lifelong love of quizzing when playing board game Trivial Pursuit in the 1980s, and has since gone on to face down Anne Robinson in The Weakest Link and take on the Chasers.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 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

He’d also like to turn quizzing into a full-time job, although how exactly that will happen is unclear.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Usually Ampai would be in the hall at dinnertime, talking to everyone, quizzing the children on their schooling, or debating philosophy with the old scholars.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat