About The Word Quiz

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Quiz Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Quiz?
[n] an examination consisting of a few short questions
[v] examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" Synonyms | Synonyms for Quiz: test Related Terms | Find terms related to Quiz: See Also | exam | examination | examine | pop quiz | test Quiz In Webster's Dictionary \Quiz\, n. [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-fours. 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.]
1. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous
hoax.
2. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.
3. An odd or absurd fellow. --Smart. Thackeray.
4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a
coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]
\Quiz\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quizzing}.] 1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions. He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room. --Thackeray. 2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly. 3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See {Quiz}, n., 4. [U.S.] {Quizzing glass}, a small eyeglass. \Quiz\, v. i. To conduct a quiz. See {Quiz}, n., 4. [U.S.] |
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