noun
quiz
kwihz
noun
1
A short test of knowledge, often informal or for fun.
"We took a pop quiz on the reading first thing Monday morning."
"The app sends you a daily quiz about current events."
verb
1
To ask someone a series of questions to test what they know.
"She quizzed her son on his multiplication tables before the exam."
How to Use Quiz
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA short, often informal test — as a noun it is the test itself, as a verb it means to question someone to check what they know.
Common pairings
pop quiz
quiz show
quiz someone on
Word Forms
quizzed past tense, quizzes plural, quizzes singular
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Etymology
First recorded in the 1780s with an unclear origin — early uses meant an odd or eccentric person, and the "test of knowledge" sense only became common in the 19th century.