quiz

noun
/kwɪz/

A competition in the answering of questions.

Example

“We came second in the pub quiz.”

Other meanings

A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.
An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.

Related words

quiz kid
cryptoquiz
quest
quisby
quizbook
quizlet
quizlike
quizmaster
quizmistress
quizzacious
quizzee
quizzicle

Example sentences

“The quiz should only take about five minutes.”
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This definition is adapted from “quiz” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.