quiz

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?

Similar words: test

Common phrases: short quiz, spelling quiz, take a quiz

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?

Similar words: trivia game

Common phrases: pub quiz, quiz night, quiz show

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.

How to use it: quiz someone on something (Dad quizzed me on my French vocabulary.)

Similar words: test

Common phrases: quiz someone, quiz someone on something

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?

How to use it: quiz someone about something (My friends quizzed me about my trip.)

Similar words: question

Common phrases: quiz someone about something, quiz someone on something, quiz a suspect