Nowadays newspaper periodicals publish their articles not only to inform a reader of present events but also to influence him or her. Meanwhile newspapers can make various quizzes in order to form a reader’s opinion. The way of presentation of information as well as usage of certain lexical and stylistic means including emotional and evaluation ones are aimed to influence a recipient. Thus this article examines lexical characteristics of newspaper quizzes as an additional mean of influence on readers on the basis of the American newspaper The Christian Science Monitor.