Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - quiz

1. n. & v. --n. (pl. quizzes) 1 a test of knowledge, esp. between individuals or teams as a form of entertainment. 2 an interrogation, examination, or questionnaire. --v.tr. (quizzed, quizzing) examine by questioning. Phrases and idioms quiz-master a person who presides over a quiz. Etymology: 19th-c. dial.: orig. unkn. 2. v. & n. archaic --v.tr. (quizzed, quizzing) 1 look curiously at; observe the ways or oddities of; survey through an eyeglass. 2 make sport of; regard with a mocking air. --n. (pl. quizzes) 1 a hoax, a thing done to burlesque or expose another's oddities. 2 a an odd or eccentric person; a person of ridiculous appearance. b a person given to quizzing. Derivatives quizzer n. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.