Quiz

Quick meaning: Quiz is a noun meaning A competition in the answering of questions.

Meaning

A competition in the answering of questions.

More Meanings

1. (education) A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.
2. (transitive, archaic) To hoax; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
3. (transitive, archaic) To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
4. (transitive) To question (someone) closely, to interrogate.
5. (transitive) To instruct (someone) by means of a quiz.
6. (dated) An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.
7. (dated) One who questions or interrogates; a prying person.

Example Sentences

We came second in the pub quiz.

he quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room—

Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch.

I've always heard he was a quiz, says another, or a quoz, or some such word ; but I did not know he was such a book-worm.

Word Forms

• quizzes
• quizzing
• quizzed

Synonyms for quiz

Depending on context, synonyms include test.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include test, questioning, ask, interrogate, interrogation, survey.

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