quiz

  • 41Quiz 6 — Quiz6 was a short lived Irish quiz show on Channel 6 where people would work out logical puzzles and phone in with the answer. The show was broadcast in the morning and drew a very small audience. In Autumn 2007 it was cancelled and eventually… …

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  • 42Quiz — Frage und Antwort Spiel. * * * Quiz,das:Frage und Antwort Spiel;auch⇨Rätsel(1) QuizDenkaufgabe,Denkspiel,Denksportaufgabe,Preisfrage,Preisaufgabe,Preisausschreiben,Rätselspiel,Frage und Antwort Spiel,Ratespiel …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • 43quiz — {{hw}}{{quiz}}{{/hw}}Quesito su argomento specifico che si pone ai partecipanti a esami o a giochi a premi. ETIMOLOGIA: dall ingl. quiz ‘persona eccentrica’, poi ‘indovinello, quesito’, di etim. incerta (forse da avvicinare a inquisition ‘domanda …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 44quiz — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. interrogate, question, examine; tease, banter. See inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. test, questioning, exam*; see examination 2 . v. Syn. question, test, cross examine; see examine 2 . III (Roget s …

    English dictionary for students

  • 45quiz — [19] No one has ever been able satisfactorily to explain the origins of quiz. A word of that form first appeared at the end of the 18th century, meaning ‘odd person’ or, as a verb, ‘make fun of’ (in the early 19th century it was claimed to have… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 46quiz — [dall ingl. quiz, di etim. incerta] s. m. inv. 1. domanda, quesito, indovinello □ enigma, rompicapo □ questionario, serie di domande 2. gioco a quesiti, concorso a quesiti …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 47quiz — [kwɪz] noun [C] I a test or competition in which you answer questions II verb [T] quiz [kwɪz] to ask someone a lot of questions …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 48quiz — 1) an informal test or examination 2) a questioning 3) a practical joke; hoax 4) cvb brit. an eccentric person 5) to examine or test (a student or class) informally by questions 6) to question closely 7) brit. Chiefly Brit. to make fun of •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49quiz — /kwɪz / (say kwiz) verb (t) (quizzed, quizzing) 1. to question closely. 2. to examine or test (a student or class) informally by questions. 3. Obsolete to make fun of; ridicule; chaff. 4. Obsolete to look at or stare at mockingly or impudently.… …

  • 50quiz — [19] No one has ever been able satisfactorily to explain the origins of quiz. A word of that form first appeared at the end of the 18th century, meaning ‘odd person’ or, as a verb, ‘make fun of’ (in the early 19th century it was claimed to have… …

    Word origins