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.
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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
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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
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“Quiz show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiz%20show. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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