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quiz
[kwiz]
noun
plural
quizzesan informal test or examination of a student or class.
a questioning.
a practical joke; a hoax.
Chiefly British.an eccentric, often odd-looking person.
verb (used with object)
to examine or test (a student or class) informally by questions.
to question closely.
The police quizzed several suspects.
Chiefly British.to make fun of; ridicule; mock; chaff.
quiz
/ ɪ /
noun
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
( as modifier )
a quiz programme
any set of quick questions designed to test knowledge
an investigation by close questioning; interrogation
obsoletea practical joke; hoax
obsoletea puzzling or eccentric individual
obsoletea person who habitually looks quizzically at others, esp through a small monocle
verb
to investigate by close questioning; interrogate
informalto test or examine the knowledge of (a student or class)
obsolete(tr) to look quizzically at, esp through a small monocle
Other 51Թ Forms
- quizzable adjective
- quizzer noun
- unquizzable adjective
- unquizzed adjective
- ˈܾ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quiz1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quiz1
Example Sentences
When BBC Eye quizzed Brar on this, he denied this was the motive, but did admit - in stark terms - that extortion was central to the gang's working.
On Friday, the court heard it was "unusual" for Ms Patterson to host such an event at her house, and she was quizzed about her relationships with her guests.
Ms Patterson was also quizzed on evidence given by other witnesses that she had asked her guests to come to the lunch to discuss health issues, namely a cancer diagnosis.
Fearing they could be pulled over and quizzed by Russian forces, they made up a cover story about going to the beach to get fresh air for Tatyana, who has asthma.
Becoming the BBC's Mastermind champion is something even the most ardent quiz fanatic can only dream of.
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