| Quiz 1. (n.) A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax. 2. (n.) One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz. 3. (n.) An odd or absurd fellow. 4. (n.) An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. 5. (v. t.) To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions. 6. (v. t.) To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly. 7. (v. t.) To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. 8. (v. i.) To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. Thesaurus Entries Socratic method, ask, asking, audition, be curious, blue book, bringing into question, burn with curiosity, case, catechetical method, catechization, catechize, catechizing, challenge, character, deride, dig around for, dig up, dispute, duck, exam, examen, examination, examine, final, final examination, gape, gawk, great go, grill, hearing, honors, inquire, inquiring, interpellation, interrogate, interrogation, interview, lout, midsemester, midterm, mock, nose around for, nose out, oddball, oddity, oral, oral examination, original, peer, prelim, probing, pump, pumping, query, querying, question, questioning, quizzing, rally, razz, rubber, rubberneck, scout, seek, seeking, spook, stare, take-home examination, taunt, test, trial, tripos, twit, viva, want to know, worm out of, written, written examination, zombie |