26984 words

quiz

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
a game or competition in which you answer questions:

Examples:

a history/sport, etc. quiz
There are so many inane television quiz shows.
UK A lot of pubs have quiz nights once or twice a week.
2

Examples:

There was a pop (= surprise) quiz in history at school today.
3
to ask someone questions about something:

Examples:

She spent an hour being quizzed by journalists.
4

Examples:

We had a history quiz today.

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