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Pronunciation : Quiz
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [It is said that Daly, the manager of a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in twenty-fours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z were chalked by him on all the walls of Dubli
Definition : 1. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.

2. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.

3. An odd or absurd fellow. Smart. Thackeray.

4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Quiz
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions. He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room. Thackeray.

2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.

3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.] Quizzing glass, a small eyeglass.

t. [imp. & p. p. Quizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Quizzing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Quiz
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913