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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Former Jeopardy! contestant Laurin Bell, who competed on the famous quiz show in 2023, has died at the age of 41.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The calendar — which retails for $17.99 on the Jeopardy! website — allows fans to experience the classic answer/question format featured on the quiz show.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Some of them participated in a live team quiz show against another team of CPAC attendees.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
The payout equaled the highest possible prize on ABC’s quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, which launched a year earlier.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The calendar — which retails for $17.99 on the Jeopardy! website — allows fans to experience the classic answer/question format featured on the quiz show.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Some of them participated in a live team quiz show against another team of CPAC attendees.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
The payout equaled the highest possible prize on ABC’s quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, which launched a year earlier.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Quiz show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiz%20show. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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