quiz

Kurztest, Test

Kurze Reihe von Fragen, mit denen man das Wissen einer Person überprüft.

In einfachem Englisch: A short set of questions used to check what someone knows.

• We have a quiz today.
• I passed the spelling quiz with no mistakes.
• Did the teacher give you a quiz on yesterday’s lesson?

Synonyme: test

Häufige Wendungen: short quiz, spelling quiz, take a quiz

Quiz, Ratespiel

Spiel oder Wettbewerb, bei dem die Teilnehmer Fragen richtig beantworten sollen.

In einfachem Englisch: A game or competition in which people try to answer questions correctly.

• Our team won the quiz.
• We go to a pub quiz every Friday.
• Who will host the next quiz night?

Synonyme: trivia game

Häufige Wendungen: pub quiz, quiz night, quiz show

abfragen, prüfen

Jemandem Fragen stellen, um sein Wissen über ein Thema zu prüfen.

In einfachem Englisch: To ask someone questions to check what they know about a subject.

• Please quiz me before the test.
• Our teacher quizzed us on the first chapter.
• She quizzes her son on spelling each evening.

So benutzt man es: quiz someone on something (Dad quizzed me on my French vocabulary.)

Synonyme: test

Häufige Wendungen: quiz someone, quiz someone on something

befragen

Jemandem viele Fragen stellen, meist um mehr über etwas zu erfahren.

In einfachem Englisch: To ask someone many questions, often to find out more about something.

• My mother quizzed me about my day.
• Reporters quizzed the actor about his latest film.
• Why are you quizzing me about my weekend plans?

So benutzt man es: quiz someone about something (My friends quizzed me about my trip.)

Synonyme: question

Häufige Wendungen: quiz someone about something, quiz someone on something, quiz a suspect