An school examination of less import, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course
examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
One who banters or chaffs another Daly, manager of the Dublin theatre, laid a wager that he would introduce into the language within twenty-four hours a new word of no meaning Accordingly, on every wall, or all places accessible, were chalked up the four mystic letters, and all Dublin was inquiring what they meant The wager was won, and the word remains current in our language
an examination consisting of a few short questions examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
If you are quizzed by someone about something, they ask you questions about it. He was quizzed about his income, debts and eligibility for state benefits Sybil quizzed her about life as a working girl. quizzed quizzing to ask someone a lot of questions = question quiz sb about sth
A quiz is a game or competition in which someone tests your knowledge by asking you questions. We'll have a quiz at the end of the show