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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kwitʃ/
"Abbiamo fatto un quiz di storia in classe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brief test of knowledge, often performed informally or as a game.
"The teacher gave the students a short math quiz to check their understanding."
- 1
To question someone closely and intensively about a matter.
"The detectives began to quiz the suspect about his whereabouts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in Dublin around 1790 as slang of uncertain etymology, possibly coined as a nonsense word by theatrical entrepreneur Richard Daly in a bet. It initially meant to make fun of or look at oddly, subsequently shifting through the 19th century to mean an eccentric person, a curious test, and finally an examination or questionnaire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quiz" is said worldwide
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interrogation
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁo.ɡa.sjɔ̃/
"Nous avons un petit quiz de géographie aujourd'hui."
Quiz
Transliteration: /kvɪts/
"Das Quiz hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht."
quiz
Transliteration: /kwitʃ/
"Abbiamo fatto un quiz di storia in classe."
cuestionario
Transliteration: /kwes.tjoˈna.ɾjo/
"El profesor nos puso un pequeño cuestionario."
teste
Transliteration: /ˈtɛʃ.tʃi/
"Fizemos um teste rápido de vocabulário."
प्रश्ोत्तरी
Transliteration: prashnottari
Script: प्रश्नोत्तरी
"कक्षा में एक छोटी सी प्रश्नोत्तरी हुई।"
测验
Transliteration: cèwàn
"老师今天给我们做了一个英语测验。"
퀴즈
Transliteration: kwijeu
"우리는 수업 시간에 퀴즈를 풀었습니다."
クイズ
Transliteration: kuizu
"彼はテレビのクイズ番組に出場しました。"
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