short test, short examination; prank, practical joke; investigation, inquiry
test, give an examination; investigate, question; mock, make fun of
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Quiz Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
(v. t.)
To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
(v. t.)
To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
(v. i.)
To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
(n.)
One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.
One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.
(n.)
An odd or absurd fellow.
An odd or absurd fellow.
(n.)
An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination.
An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination.
(n.)
A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
quiz
\quiz\ (kw&ibreve;z), 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-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.]
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. thackeray.
4. an exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [cant, u.s.]
quiz
\quiz\ (kw&ibreve;z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. quizzed (kw&ibreve;zd); p. pr. & vb. n. quizzing (-z&ibreve;ng).] 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.
2. to peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
3. to instruct in or by a quiz. see quiz, n., 4. [u.s.]
similar words(1)
quiz program
Noun
1. an examination consisting of a few short questions
(hypernym) examination, exam, test
(hyponym) pop quiz
(derivation) test
Verb
1. examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
(synonym) test
(hypernym) examine
(verb-group) test
(derivation) examiner, tester, quizzer
Quiz Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Quizno's Corporation (The)
Exchange: Nasdaq
Franchises, and to a lesser extent operates restaurants which offer submarine style sandwiches, salads, soups, desserts and beverages.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Franchises, and to a lesser extent operates restaurants which offer submarine style sandwiches, salads, soups, desserts and beverages.
Quiz Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
A short test administered by the instructor to measure achievement on material recently taught or on any small, newly completed unit of work.
Donald ClarkQuiz Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) 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.
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Quiz Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The index fingers of both 'D' 
hands repeatedly curve and straighten out as the hands are alternately flung forward and back, as if firing question.
