Quiz /(kwĭz)/

Quiz

n.
  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.
  4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]

Quiz

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Quizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Quizzing

  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.
  2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
  3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]

Phrases & Compounds

Quizzing glass
a small eyeglass.

Quiz

v. i.
  1. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]