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Quiz \Quiz\ (kw[i^]z), n. [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.
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2. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.
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3. An odd or absurd fellow. --Smart. Thackeray.
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4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a
coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]
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Quiz \Quiz\ (kw[i^]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quizzed} (kw[i^]zd);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Quizzing} (kw[i^]z"z[i^]ng).]
1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended
seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure
questions.
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He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room.
--Thackeray.
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2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
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3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See {Quiz}, n., 4. [U.S.]
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{Quizzing glass}, a small eyeglass.
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Quiz \Quiz\ (kw[i^]z), v. i.
To conduct a quiz. See {Quiz}, n., 4. [U.S.]
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