quiz meaning

quiz as a noun

1. an examination consisting of a few short questions

   Type of: examination

   Kinds: pop quiz

quiz as a verb

1. examine someone's knowledge of something
   • The teacher tests us every week
   • We got quizzed on French irregular verbs

   Synonyms: test

   Type of: examine

   Related forms: quizzer

quiz in a sentence

• We enjoyed the quiz show on television last night.
• The quiz show follows the 7 o'clock news.
• We had a history quiz this morning.
• Take this quiz to find out what your favorite color is!
• We will have a quiz on binomial nomenclature next week.

How to pronounce quiz

quiz is pronounced /kwɪz/ in British English and /kwɪz/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with quiz

• ms
• biz
• fizz