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Entry 8 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Quiz

/(kwĭz)/ · IPA /kwɪz/
01 n. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
  1. 1.
    A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
  2. 2.
    One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.
  3. 3.
    An odd or absurd fellow.
  4. 4.
    An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination.[Cant, U.S.]
02 v. t. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
imp. & p. p. Quizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Quizzing
  1. 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. 2.
    To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
  3. 3.
    To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.[U.S.] See: Quiz
Phrases & compounds
Quizzing glass — a small eyeglass.
03 v. i. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
  1. 1.
    To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.[U.S.] See: Quiz