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- DictionaryQuiz/kwiz/
verb
- 1. look curiously or intently at (someone) through or as if through an eyeglass: "deep-set eyes quizzed her in the candlelight"
- 2. make fun of: "he says there's a great deal of poetry in brewing beer, but of course he's only quizzing us"
noun
- 1. a practical joke or hoax; a piece of banter or ridicule: "I am impatient to know if the whole be not one grand quiz"
- 2. a person who is odd or eccentric in character or appearance: "she means to marry that quiz for the sake of his thousands"
QUIZ meaning: 1. a game or competition in which you answer questions: 2. a short, informal test: 3. to ask…. Learn more.
A quiz is a short series of questions with a quick result. A magazine quiz might tell a reader if "he's into you," or a pop quiz in English class will let your teacher know how far you got (or didn't get) in last night's reading. As a verb, quiz means to ask a series of questions.
quiz. noun. /kwɪz/. /kwɪz/. (plural quizzes) a competition or game in which people try to answer questions to test their knowledge. a general knowledge quiz. a television quiz show. The quiz will be a team event organized by the local school.
a short test on a subject in school. quiz. verb [ T ] uk / kwɪz / us present participle quizzing | past tense and past participle quizzed. to ask someone questions about something: A group of journalists quizzed them about/on the day's events. (Definition of quiz from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
a. an entertainment in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions, esp as a radio or television programme. b. ( as modifier ): a quiz programme. 2. any set of quick questions designed to test knowledge. 3. an investigation by close questioning; interrogation.
verb (used with object), quizzed, quiz·zing. to examine or test (a student or class) informally by questions. to question closely: The police quizzed several suspects.
3 days ago · A quiz is a game or competition in which someone tests your knowledge by asking you questions. We'll have a quiz at the end of the show. Synonyms: competition, test, quiz show, panel game More Synonyms of quiz. 2. verb. If you are quizzed by someone about something, they ask you questions about it.
