BRUINLIFE TRIVIA
AP STYLE BASICS
TITLE, HEADLINE & FORMATTING
VICTORIA TRIVIA
100

What is the name of the office dog?

Oliver!

100

According to AP Style, numbers one through what should be spelled out?

1-9

100

In AP-style headlines, what is capitalized?

Only the first word and proper nouns

100

what word do i not like (week 6 meeting)

eighth

200

What year was BruinLife Founded?

1919

200

What is the correct way to write Los Angeles on first reference?

Los Angeles

200

What punctuation mark should be used instead of bullet points when formatting a list?

dashes

200

introduce me in AP style

Victoria Sitter, fourth year biochem and psychiobio student

300

What are the door combinations to both the outside door and the BruinLife Door?

32933# and 8319#

300

In AP Style, which punctuation mark should be avoided unless needed for clarity in a detailed list?

oxford comma

300

Which month abbreviations are allowed when used with a date? Name three

answers: 

Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec

300

do i have an pets?

yes: a cat, dog, turtle

400

Name everyone in the copy section.

answers: 

Alana, Audrey, Vy, Zoe, Sissi, Hallie, Georgia, Katie, Kelly, Makaela, Samy, Ava, Jamie, Charlie

400

Which is correct in AP Style: “a.m.” or “AM”

a.m.

400

What tense should the headline, teaser, and body of an article be in?

present, present, past

400

What did I grow up believing and when did I realize I was incorrect?

Alaska :(

9th grade :/

500

Name 5 other top editors (not including Victoria)

Correct Answers: 

Mira, Alexis, Rianna, Luana, Sapna, Julia, Annika, Hallie, Nate, Mercedes, Sam, Gavin, Sydney, Riley

500

When introducing a full name before an acronym, what should you NOT use?

parenthesis

500

What is the proper way to introduce a subject? Give an example.

First name, last name, year, major

Joe Bruin, a third-year zoology student.

500

what is my position in BL?

copy chief lol

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