word quiz

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• quiz — 1847, quies, perhaps from L. qui es? who are you?, first question in oral exams in L. in old time grammar schools. Spelling quiz first recorded 1886, though it was in use as a noun from 1867, perhaps from apparently unrelated slang word quiz… …   Etymology dictionary

• Quiz — A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. Quizzes are also brief assessments used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities,… …   Wikipedia

• Quiz — (kw[i^]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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Quiz Call — Infobox British television show name = Quiz Call caption = original version = 9Live (Germany) format = Live, studio and phone in quiz show runtime = creator = 9Live country = United Kingdom starring = Various Presenters network = Quiz Call, Five …   Wikipedia

• quiz, you —    ‘Oh, you quiz I know what you are going to say,’ says Miss Wardle to Mr Tracy Tupman, in The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens. The same speaker has a moment before called Mr Tupman ‘you naughty man’; ‘you quiz’ could be roughly translated… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• Quiz Show — Infobox Film name = Quiz Show caption = Quiz Show Theatrical Poster director = Robert Redford producer = Robert Redford Michael Jacobs Julian Krainin Michael Nozik writer = Novel: Richard Goodwin Screenplay: Paul Attanasio starring = John… …   Wikipedia

• quiz — I UK [kwɪz] / US noun [countable] Word forms quiz : singular quiz plural quizzes * a competition in which you answer questions II UK [kwɪz] / US verb [transitive] Word forms quiz : present tense I/you/we/they quiz he/she/it quizzes present… …   English dictionary

• quiz — As a verb, quiz means to interrogate, to question closely : At the station house the desk officer will quiz you about the accident. As a noun, quiz means an inquiry, a questioning : The professor gave the class a quiz that day. The Senate quiz of …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• quiz — [19] No one has ever been able satisfactorily to explain the origins of quiz. A word of that form first appeared at the end of the 18th century, meaning ‘odd person’ or, as a verb, ‘make fun of’ (in the early 19th century it was claimed to have… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• quiz — [19] No one has ever been able satisfactorily to explain the origins of quiz. A word of that form first appeared at the end of the 18th century, meaning ‘odd person’ or, as a verb, ‘make fun of’ (in the early 19th century it was claimed to have… …   Word origins

• quiz — quiz1 noun (plural quizzes) 1》 a test of knowledge, especially as a competition for entertainment. 2》 informal, chiefly Brit. a period of questioning. 3》 N. Amer. a short test or examination. verb (quizzes, quizzing, quizzed) 1》 question… …   English new terms dictionary