quiz

quiz

 (kwĭz)

tr.v. quizzed, quiz·zing, quiz·zes

1. To question (someone), especially closely or repeatedly: "His searching questions as he quizzed me on my work made me tongue-tied at first" (Susan Sellers).

2. To test the knowledge of by posing questions: quizzed the class on state capitals. See Synonyms at ask.

3. Archaic To poke fun at; mock.

n. pl. quiz·zes

1. A questioning or inquiry.

2. A short oral or written test.

3. Archaic A practical joke.

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quiz′zer n.

Word History: While the origins of quiz remain obscure, we can at least trace the development of its senses. The term, first recorded in the late 1700s, originally meant "an odd or eccentric person." From the noun in this sense came a verb meaning "to make sport or fun of" and "to regard mockingly." In English dialects and probably in American English the verb quiz acquired senses relating to interrogation and questioning. This presumably occurred because quiz was associated with question, inquisitive, or perhaps the English dialect verb quiset, "to question" (probably itself short for obsolete inquisite, "to investigate"). From this new area of meaning came the noun and verb senses all too familiar to students.

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quiz

(kwɪz)

n, pl quizzes

1.

a. an entertainment in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions, esp as a radio or television programme

b. (as modifier): a quiz programme.

2. any set of quick questions designed to test knowledge

3. an investigation by close questioning; interrogation

4. obsolete a practical joke; hoax

5. obsolete a puzzling or eccentric individual

6. obsolete a person who habitually looks quizzically at others, esp through a small monocle

vb (tr) , quizzes, quizzing or quizzed

7. to investigate by close questioning; interrogate

8. (Education) informal US and Canadian to test or examine the knowledge of (a student or class)

9. (tr) obsolete to look quizzically at, esp through a small monocle

[C18: of unknown origin]

ˈquizzer n

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quiz

n.

1. an informal test or examination.

2. a questioning.

3. a practical joke; hoax.

4. an eccentric person.

v.t.

5. to examine or test (a student or class) informally by questions.

6. to question closely.

7. Chiefly Brit. to make fun of.

[1775–85; orig. uncertain]

quiz′zer, n.

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quiz

Past participle: quizzed
Gerund: quizzing

Imperative

quiz

quiz

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quiz - an examination consisting of a few short questions exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions" pop quiz - a quiz given without prior warning
Verb	1.	quiz - examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" test test - undergo a test; "She doesn't test well" examine - question closely

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quiz

noun

1. competition, test, quiz show, panel game, quiz game, test of knowledge We'll have a quiz at the end of the show.

2. examination, questioning, interrogation, interview, investigation, grilling (informal), cross-examination, cross-questioning, the third degree (informal) Man faces quiz over knife death.

verb

1. question, ask, interrogate, examine, investigate, pump (informal), grill (informal), catechize Sybil quizzed her about life as a working girl.

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quiz

verb

1. To put a question to (someone):

ask, examine, inquire, query, question.

2. To subject to a test of knowledge or skill:

check, examine, test.

3. Chiefly British. To make fun or make fun of:

deride, gibe, jeer, jest, laugh, mock, ridicule, scoff, scout, twit.

Idiom: poke fun at.

noun

A set of questions or exercises designed to determine knowledge or skill:

catechism, catechization, exam, examination, test.

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Translations

إمْتِحان قَصيرمُباراةٌ في المَعْلومات العامَّهمُسَابَقَة

kvízpísemka

quizprøve

QuizRatespielSchnelltestEx

κουίζ

concursopruebaSpanishcuestionarioexaminar

tietokilpailutietovisa

quizinterrogerjeu questionnaire

kviz

gyorstesztkvízvetélkedõ

spurningakeppni

quizinterrogare

クイズ

퀴즈

patikrinimas raštuviktorina

pārbaudes darbsviktorīna

quiz

spørrekonkurranselekseprøvequiz

zgadywanka

questionário

викторина

kvíz

kviztest

frågesport

การแข่งตอบปัญหา

bilgi yarışmasıküçük sınavyarışma

cuộc thi đố

小测验测验问答比赛

quiz

[kwɪz]

A. N (quizzes (pl)) (TV, Rad) → concurso m; (in magazine) → encuesta f (US) → test m, prueba f

B. VT (= interrogate) → interrogar (about sobre)

C. CPD quiz master N → moderador m
quiz programme, quiz show N → programa m concurso

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quiz

[ˈkwɪz]

n

(in magazine) → test m de culture générale; (on TV, radio) → quiz m

(US) (= test) → interrogation f

vt

(= question) → interroger
to quiz sb about sth → interroger qn sur qch

(US) [+ students] → interrogerquiz programme n → quiz m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quiz

n

→ Quiz nt

(US Sch inf) → Prüfung f

vt

(= question closely) → ausfragen (→ about über +acc)

(US Sch inf) → abfragen, prüfen

(obs: = stare at impudently) → mustern, beäugen

(obs: = mock) → necken (geh)

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quiz

:

quizmaster

n → Quizmaster m

quiz programme, (US) quiz program

n → Quizsendung f

quiz show

n → Quiz nt

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quiz

[kwɪz]

1. n (game) → quiz m inv

2. vt (old) to quiz sb about → interrogare qn su

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quiz

(kwiz) – plural ˈquizzes – noun

1. a game or competition in which knowledge is tested by asking questions. a television quiz; a general-knowledge quiz. vasvra مُباراةٌ في المَعْلومات العامَّه визкторина jogo de perguntas kvíz das Quiz quiz διαγωνισμός γνώσεων, κουίζ concurso de preguntas y respuestas viktoriin آزمون اطلاعات عمومی tietokilpailu jeu questionnaireחידון प्रश्नावली kviz vetélkedő, kvíz kuis spurningakeppni quiz クイズ 퀴즈 viktorina viktorīna kuiz quizspørrekonkurransequiz لنډه ازموينه: مسخره كول: ازمويل jogo de perguntas quiz, (joc-)concurs викторина kvíz kviz kviz frågesport การถาม yarışma 益智問題 опитування; вікторина معلومات عامہ کا مقابلہ cuộc thi đố 问答比赛

2. a short test given to students. vraelys إمْتِحان قَصير тест teste písemka der Schnelltest prøve σύντομο τεστ (σε μαθητές ή φοιτητές) examen viktoriin آزمون مختصر tietovisa בוחן कूट प्रश्न test (gyors)teszt ulangan (esame a base di quiz) 簡単なテスト 간단한 테스트 patikrinimas raštu pārbaudes darbs kuiz test, kort examen lekseprøvekwiz لنډه ازموينه опрос test preizkus znanja test förhör การสอบ küçük sınav 小測驗 перевірні запитання طلبا کو دیا جانے والا چھوٹا سا امتحان cuộc thi vấn đáp 小测验

ˈquiz-master noun

a question-master. vasvraer, vraesteller مُوَجِّه الأسْئِلَه في المُسابَقَه човек, който задава въпроси при викторина apresentador konferenciér, moderátor der Quizmaster quizvært το πρόσωπο που θέτει τις ερωτήσεις presentador de un concurso de preguntas y respuestas viktoriinijuht آزمون گردان tietovisan pitäjä animateur/-trice חִידוֹנַאי प्रश्न कर्त्ता voditelj kviz emisije játékvezető pembawa acara kuis stjórnandi spurningakeppni presentatore/presentatrice (di quiz) 司会者 퀴즈 프로 사회자 viktorinos vedėjas viktorīnas vadītājs pengacara kuiz quizleider spørsmålsstiller prowadzący quiz آزماينه apresentador ani­ma­tor ведущий викторину konferenciér, -ka voditelj kviza voditelj kviza frågesportsledare ผู้สอบถามในรายการแข่งขันตอบปัญหาทางวิทยุหรือโทรทัศน์ soru soran kimse 問答節目主持人 ведучий в телевікторині معلومات کے مقابلوں میں صدارت کرنے والا người hỏi chính trên trò chơi truyền hình 问答比赛节目中的提问者或主持人

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quiz

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