Meaning

4 senses
  1. (dated)An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.

  2. (dated)One who questions or interrogates; a prying person.

  3. A competition in the answering of questions.

    We came second in the pub quiz.

    Ratespiel, Fragespiel, Quiz

    виктори́наviktorína, квизkviz

    віктори́наviktorýna

  4. A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.

    тестtɛst, контро́льная рабо́таkontrólʹnaja rabóta

More definitions
  • an examination consisting of a few short questions

Examples

59 sentences
  1. I don't like multiple choice quizzes.

  2. We had a history quiz this morning.

    deWir hatten heute früh einen Gechichtstest. — Vortarulo

  3. We will have a math quiz tomorrow.

    deWir schreiben morgen einen Mathetest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. What's your favorite quiz show on TV?

  5. I studied all week for that quiz.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
competition in the answering of questions:
Русский
By meaning 2
competition in the answering of questions:
a school examination of less importance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
competition in the answering of questions:

Origin

Attested since the 1780s, of unknown origin.

Attested since the 1780s, of unknown origin.

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