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 rapid-fire quiz show was revived at NBC in 2020 with Lynch as host and aired three seasons. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 May 2025 The Floor is a physical quiz show that sees contestants face off in quiz duels on a giant LED floor divided into a hundred equal squares, each representing its own field of knowledge. Peter White, Deadline, 10 May 2025 There’s the music-trivia TikTok Track Star, which host and creator Jack Coyne operates like a snappy discography quiz show. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025 Since moving to Wheelhouse, Hugill has also developed The Food Network’s Last Bite Hotel and quiz show Puzzling for Paramount UK network Channel 5, along with Channel 4 dating pilot Feels Like The First Time. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quiz show

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quiz show was in 1938

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“Quiz show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiz%20show. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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