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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FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
There is not, according to a paper published in the journal PeerJ, whose authors declare these kinds of personality quizzes to be a new kind of psychological myth.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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—FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
Galen quizzes as another newly marked boy, somewhere between my 8 years of age and my brother’s 12, passes us on his way out of the enormous courthouse ahead.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
There is not, according to a paper published in the journal PeerJ, whose authors declare these kinds of personality quizzes to be a new kind of psychological myth.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiz. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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