AP style quiz

20 termsStudBud Administration

Random trivia questions over several general trivia topics.

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Questions 20

Answers

1
What do you include on first reference?
First and last name, with a courtesy title
First name only
First and last name
Last name only
2
When was the Associated Press founded?
1846
1912
2004
1973
3
What is the proper way to write this dateline?
Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga.
ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.
4
Where am I from?
Athens, Georgia
Perry, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
Macon, Georgia
5
Books are always...
In italics and underlined
In italics
Put in quotation marks
Underlined
6
What is my favorite animal?
Dog
Cat
Owl
Hippo
7
Where am I going for fall break?
Nebraska
South Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
8
Which of the following is ALWAYS spelled out?
Street
Boulevard
Avenue
Circle
9
"Fewer" is used for
Bulk
Money
Quantity
Individual items
10
When do you capitalize formal titles?
When it comes before a name
Always
Never
When it comes after a name
11
Ages are always what?
Age never matters
Numerals
Spelled out
Depends if it's less or greater than 10
12
Which of the following is correct per AP style?
a.m./p.m.
AM/PM
A.M./P.M.
am/pm
13
What do you capitalize in a headline?
Only certain words
Depends on how long it is
You don't capitalize any words
Every word
14
Which of these states is never abbreviated in a dateline?
California
Ohio
Georgia
Alabama
15
When should all states be spelled out?
In the dateline
It follows the same rules as datelines
Only in the headline
In the body of a story
16
Months by themselves are always:
It isn't different from writing months with dates
Spelled out
Depends on how many letters
Abbreviated
17
With quotes, punctuation goes where?
Wherever you think it looks good
You don't need punctuation
Outside of the quote
Inside of the quote
18
Which major should be capitalized?
Spanish
Mechanical Engineering
Public Relations
Political Science
19
Where was the Oxford comma born?
Hell
New York City
Heaven
Oxford, England
20
Which of the following uses "complement" correctly
The tie complemented his suit.
He was very complementary in his remarks.
She gave her friend a complement.
They took it as a huge complement.

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AP style quiz

20 termsStudBud Administration

Random trivia questions over several general trivia topics.

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
What do you include on first reference?
First and last name, with a courtesy title
First name only
First and last name
Last name only
2
When was the Associated Press founded?
1846
1912
2004
1973
3
What is the proper way to write this dateline?
Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga.
ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.
4
Where am I from?
Athens, Georgia
Perry, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
Macon, Georgia
5
Books are always...
In italics and underlined
In italics
Put in quotation marks
Underlined
6
What is my favorite animal?
Dog
Cat
Owl
Hippo
7
Where am I going for fall break?
Nebraska
South Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
8
Which of the following is ALWAYS spelled out?
Street
Boulevard
Avenue
Circle
9
"Fewer" is used for
Bulk
Money
Quantity
Individual items
10
When do you capitalize formal titles?
When it comes before a name
Always
Never
When it comes after a name
11
Ages are always what?
Age never matters
Numerals
Spelled out
Depends if it's less or greater than 10
12
Which of the following is correct per AP style?
a.m./p.m.
AM/PM
A.M./P.M.
am/pm
13
What do you capitalize in a headline?
Only certain words
Depends on how long it is
You don't capitalize any words
Every word
14
Which of these states is never abbreviated in a dateline?
California
Ohio
Georgia
Alabama
15
When should all states be spelled out?
In the dateline
It follows the same rules as datelines
Only in the headline
In the body of a story
16
Months by themselves are always:
It isn't different from writing months with dates
Spelled out
Depends on how many letters
Abbreviated
17
With quotes, punctuation goes where?
Wherever you think it looks good
You don't need punctuation
Outside of the quote
Inside of the quote
18
Which major should be capitalized?
Spanish
Mechanical Engineering
Public Relations
Political Science
19
Where was the Oxford comma born?
Hell
New York City
Heaven
Oxford, England
20
Which of the following uses "complement" correctly
The tie complemented his suit.
He was very complementary in his remarks.
She gave her friend a complement.
They took it as a huge complement.