quiz

/kwɪz/noun

A short contest or test in which people answer questions.

Example sentences

“Our team won the trivia quiz by a single point.”
“The teacher gave us a surprise quiz on last week's vocabulary.”

As a verb it means to question someone closely: 'reporters quizzed the minister'. British pubs hold a weekly 'quiz night'.

Synonyms for quiz

test

Related words

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