quiz show
noun
: an entertainment program (as on radio or television) in which contestants answer questions
called also quiz program
Examples of quiz show in a Sentence
a popular TV quiz show
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The label, which is set to launch in the new year, will become the new home for ITV Studios’ Potato team, encompassing Potato and 12 Yard’s portfolio of quiz shows and catalogue.
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Osman got his start as a journalist and also worked in television as a producer and a writer before serving as a presenter on British quiz show Pointless, as well as a stint on the popular game show Taskmaster.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The quiz show — which first aired in 1964 and consists of three rounds where contestants try to answer clues in the form of a question — has cemented its impact on pop culture with more than 9,000 episodes and 40 seasons on TV.
—Lindsay Soll, EW.com, 25 July 2025
After nearly two decades of taking the quiz show’s online test without hearing back, Johnston took it again in April 2024.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Osman got his start as a journalist and also worked in television as a producer and a writer before serving as a presenter on British quiz show Pointless, as well as a stint on the popular game show Taskmaster.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The quiz show — which first aired in 1964 and consists of three rounds where contestants try to answer clues in the form of a question — has cemented its impact on pop culture with more than 9,000 episodes and 40 seasons on TV.
—Lindsay Soll, EW.com, 25 July 2025
After nearly two decades of taking the quiz show’s online test without hearing back, Johnston took it again in April 2024.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
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“Quiz show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiz%20show. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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