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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quizverb

    an examination consisting of a few short questions

  2. quiz, testverb

    examine someone's knowledge of something

    "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

Wiktionary

  1. quiznoun

    Something designed to puzzle one or make one ridiculous; banter; raillery.

  2. quiznoun

    One who or that which quizzes.

  3. quiznoun

    One who or that which is obnoxious to ridicule or quizzing; a queer or ridiculous person or thing.

  4. quiznoun

    A competition in the answering of questions.

  5. quiznoun

    A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.

  6. quizverb

    To hoax.

  7. quizverb

    To question closely, to interrogate.

  8. Etymology: The true etymology is unknown. The following have all been proposed:

Wikipedia

  1. Quiz

    A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which players attempt to answer questions correctly. It is a game to test knowledge about a certain subject. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills.

ChatGPT

  1. quiz

    A quiz is a short examination or test designed to assess a person's knowledge, skills, or abilities on a particular subject. It often consists of a series of questions or problems to be answered or solved. Quizzes can be used in various contexts such as in education, competitions, or digital platforms for entertainment or learning purposes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quiznoun

    a riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax

  2. Quiznoun

    one who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz

  3. Quiznoun

    an odd or absurd fellow

  4. Quiznoun

    an exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination

  5. Quizverb

    to puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions

  6. Quizverb

    to peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly

  7. Quizverb

    to instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4

  8. Quizverb

    to conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4

  9. Etymology: [It is said that Daly, the manager of a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in twenty-four hours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z were chalked by him on all the walls of Dublin, with an effect that won the wager. Perhaps, however, originally a variant of whiz, and formerly the name of a popular game.]

Wikidata

  1. Quiz

    A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players attempt to answer questions correctly. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills. Quizzes are usually scored in points and many quizzes are designed to determine a winner from a group of participants - usually the participant with the highest score.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Quiz

    kwiz, n. a riddle or enigma: one who quizzes another: an odd fellow: a monocular eye-glass, often with a handle: (coll.) an oral examination of a pupil or class by a teacher.—v.t. to puzzle: to banter or make sport of: to examine narrowly and with an air of mockery.—v.i. to practise derisive joking:—pr.p. quiz′zing; pa.t. and pa.p. quizzed.—ns. Quiz′zer; Quiz′zery.—adj. Quiz′zical.—ns. Quizzical′ity; Quizzificā′tion.—v.t. Quiz′zify, to turn into a quiz.—ns. Quiz′ziness, oddness; Quiz′zing, raillery; Quiz′zing-glass, a single eye-glass. [Origin obscure; doubtless framed from question, or direct from L. quæso, I ask.]

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    Rank popularity for the word 'quiz' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4478

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quiz in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quiz in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of quiz in a Sentence

  1. Dan Radcliffe:

    You would see him get slightly, not annoyed but like, when someone didnt clear a board or theres still a few questions left or when no one really would up with much money because no one had done really well, he would just say, Okay well well come back for Double Jeopardy after the break and Im sure well all do better then. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP You could tell he loved seeing people who are really smart do well and that is the essential joy of a quiz show.

  2. Kiri Pritchard-Mclean:

    I've pulled in all the favours and burned every bridge I have, and now we've got this amazing line-up of fantastic comedians and it looks like it's going to be a really fun night and that we might well set a record, which is lovely, so come along. Have a pub quiz team. Support your local pub and raise a load of money for charity.

  3. Jennifer Aniston:

    The only reason I knew [that I had it] was because I went to get a prescription for glasses, i had to wear these Buddy Holly glasses. One had a blue lens and one had a red lens. And I had to read a paragraph, and they gave me a quiz, gave me 10 questions based on what I’d just read, and I think I got three right. Then they put a computer on my eyes, showing where my eyes went when I read. My eyes would jump four words and go back two words, and I also had a little bit of a lazy eye, like a crossed eye, which they always have to correct in photos.

  4. Scholastic Inc.:

    The October 8, 2018 issue of NY Times Upfront contained an article about capital punishment, with a headline that referenced the perpetrator of the tragic Parkland shootings. A quiz in the accompanying teacher's guide also mentioned the perpetrator by name. The article and the quiz were intended only to provide a platform for meaningful conversations around the history, civics and social impact of the death penalty, we deeply regret if the use of this real life example added in any way to the ongoing suffering of the students, families and educators of the Parkland community.

  5. John Sweeney:

    It's a great icebreaker, often after they take the quiz, we get partners saying to each other: 'I never knew you felt this way.'.

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