plural quizzes
1
: an eccentric person
2
3
: the act or action of quizzing
specifically
: a short oral or written test
quizzed; quizzing
quizzer
noun
Examples of quiz in a Sentence
Noun
The teacher gave us a quiz on the material we studied yesterday.
always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production
Verb
quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class
hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements
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Zohara Assadipour, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
On the way to the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in northern Texas, the agents quizzed him about his tattoos, Mr. Alvarado later told his sister, Izaida Alvarado.
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Noun
Our ongoing research examines the optimal timing and frequency of in-lecture quizzes.
—Zohara Assadipour, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Once activated, the recipient will complete their taste profile quiz to start getting personalized coffee deliveries.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 11 May 2025
Verb
In 2019, a study published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior saw 470 children ranging from toddlers right up to teenagers, quizzed on the topic.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
On the way to the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in northern Texas, the agents quizzed him about his tattoos, Mr. Alvarado later told his sister, Izaida Alvarado.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiz. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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