quiz
Brief classroom test
A quiz is a short test of knowledge, typically informal or low-stakes: a pop quiz in history class, a personality quiz online.
Quiz also means to question someone closely: The police quizzed him about his whereabouts.
Quiz nights at pubs test teams on trivia.
The word carries a lighter tone than exam or interrogation.
Evaluative examination
- examFormal knowledge assessment
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- midtermExam at semester's middle
- finalLast and decisive
multiple-choice · short-answer · essay · true-false · score · grade · grading · marking
Unimportant miscellaneous facts
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- buzzerElectric signaling device
- hostOne receiving guests
contestant · questions · answers · fun · entertainment · facts · curiosities · anecdotes
Request for information
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- grillCooking surface over fire
- pressApply force downward
- probeThorough examination or tool
cross-examine · inquire · ask · interview · debrief · query · investigate · challenge
Multi-round competitive event
- contestantsCompetition participants
- winnerOne who prevails
- prizesAwards for achievement
- trophyAward for winning
champion · brackets · elimination · rounds · scoreboard · finals · semifinal · qualifier
Digital media company
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- clickbaitSensationalized content for traffic
- viralSpreading quickly online
- resultsWhat follows from effort
share · poll · survey · interactive · algorithm · recommendation · trending · listicle
test
Evaluative examination
- examFormal knowledge assessment
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- midtermExam at semester's middle
final · multiple-choice · short-answer · essay · true-false · score · grade · grading · marking · rubric
trivia
Unimportant miscellaneous facts
host · contestant · questions · answers · fun · entertainment · facts · curiosities · anecdotes · history
question
Request for information
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- grillCooking surface over fire
- pressApply force downward
probe · cross-examine · inquire · ask · interview · debrief · query · investigate · challenge · examine
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- contestantsCompetition participants
- winnerOne who prevails
- prizesAwards for achievement
trophy · champion · brackets · elimination · rounds · scoreboard · finals · semifinal · qualifier · teams
BuzzFeed
Digital media company
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- clickbaitSensationalized content for traffic
- viralSpreading quickly online
results · share · poll · survey · interactive · algorithm · recommendation · trending · listicle · self-discovery
- classroomdesk, desks, chair, chairs, teacher
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- word gamescrossword, Scrabble, crossword puzzle, anagram, word game
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
quizfinal exam
Concluding course assessment
final examination · comprehensive exam · bar exam · dissertation defense · midterm
- pop quizUnscheduled brief examination
- quiz showCompetitive knowledge broadcast
- pop quizzesUnannounced academic assessments
- pub quizTavern knowledge competition
- online quizInternet-administered examination
- quiz nightGroup knowledge competition event
quizzes, quizzing, quizzical, quizzed, quizzically, quizzer, quizzers, quizmaster