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Meanings of quiz in English

Russian
викторина
Portuguese
quiz
Spanish
quiz

Form of game or mind sport in which the players attempt to answer questions correctly.

викторина

Examine someone's knowledge of something.

Usage of quiz in English
1
The turning point was taking a health quiz and scoring only average.
The Irish Times
2
Liverpool v Manchester City quiz: how well do you know their history?
The Guardian
3
Also in the film department: movie news and the aul' weekly quiz.
The Irish Times
4
Read up, then use the comments thread below to discuss the quiz.
The Guardian
5
While in Camp Souter in Kabul, troops enjoy a simple quiz night.
BBC
6
This was a quiz made up of 50 questions on literary subjects.
The new yorker
7
If that's still not working, take this quiz to boost your confidence.
The Guardian
8
Photo: NZ Onscreen The 'quiz' is a long-standing part of NZ life.
Radio NZ
9
If you are in a school make sure and try our quiz.
The Irish Times
10
Everyone's favourite Friday quiz is not nearly as good as this one.
The Irish Times
11
Weekend newspaper supplements often quiz somebody reasonably well known about their finances.
The Irish Times
12
Thanks for everyone's patience waiting for the winners in our Arctic quiz.
The Irish Times
13
Our quiz where 3 or more famous songs have something in common.
Radio NZ
14
So the author talks, workshops and book-themed quiz night are all free.
Radio NZ
15
Friday's quiz questions answers plus some of the wittier responses from listeners.
Radio NZ
16
Our music quiz where 3 or more songs have something in common.
Radio NZ
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Portuguese
quiz
Spanish
quiz
Quiz through the time
Quiz across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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