Thesaurus: quiz

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1. n. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
2. n. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.
3. n. An odd or absurd fellow.
4. n. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination.
5. v. t. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
6. v. t. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
7. v. t. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
8. v. i. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
9. n. an examination consisting of a few short questions
10. v. examine someone's knowledge of something
11. 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.] 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. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]
12. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]