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Webster 1913 Edition
Quiz
Quiz
(kwĭz)
, Noun.
[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-four hours. In consequence of this the letters
q u i z
were chalked by him on all the walls of Dublin, with an effect that won the wager. Perhaps, however, originally a variant of whiz
, and formerly the name of a popular game.] 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.]
Quiz
(kwĭz)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Quizzed
(kwĭzd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quizzing
(kwĭz′zĭng)
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Quiz
QUIZ
,Noun.
QUIZ
,Verb.
T.
Quo Warranto, in Law Latin, a writ brought before a proper tribunal, to inquire by what warrant a person or corporation exercises certain powers.