Definitions for quiz

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word quiz

Princeton's WordNet

  1. quiz(verb)

    an examination consisting of a few short questions

  2. quiz, test(verb)

    examine someone's knowledge of something



  1. quiz(Noun)


  2. quiz(Noun)

    One who or that which quizzes.

  3. quiz(Noun)


  4. quiz(Noun)

    A competition in the answering of questions.

  5. quiz(Noun)


  6. quiz(Verb)

    To hoax.

  7. quiz(Verb)

    To question closely, to interrogate.


Webster Dictionary

  1. Quiz(noun)

    a riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax

  2. Quiz(noun)

    one who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz

  3. Quiz(noun)

    an odd or absurd fellow

  4. Quiz(noun)


  5. Quiz(verb)


  6. Quiz(verb)

    to peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly

  7. Quiz(verb)


  8. Quiz(verb)

    to conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4



  1. Quiz


Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Quiz

    kwiz, n. a riddle or enigma: one who quizzes another: an odd fellow: a monocular eye-glass, often with a handle: (coll.) an oral examination of a pupil or class by a teacher.—v.t. to puzzle: to banter or make sport of: to examine narrowly and with an air of mockery.—v.i. to practise derisive joking:—pr.p. quiz′zing; pa.t. and pa.p. quizzed.—ns. Quiz′zer; Quiz′zery.—adj. Quiz′zical.—ns. Quizzical′ity; Quizzificā′tion.—v.t. Quiz′zify, to turn into a quiz.—ns. Quiz′ziness, oddness; Quiz′zing, raillery; Quiz′zing-glass, a single eye-glass. [Origin obscure; doubtless framed from question, or direct from L. quæso, I ask.]

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'quiz' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4478


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quiz in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quiz in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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  1. John Sweeney:

    It's a great icebreaker, often after they take the quiz, we get partners saying to each other: 'I never knew you felt this way.'.

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