quiz master

Trivia show host

A quiz master is the person who asks the questions and keeps score in a quiz or trivia competition.

The term applies to hosts of pub quizzes, game shows, and other knowledge contests: The quiz master read out the tie-breaker question.

Also spelled quizmaster.

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questions · answers · gameshow · podium · studio audience · audience · emcee · scorekeeper · rounds · bonus round · knowledge · general knowledge · competition · microphone · studio · applause · timer · categories

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role in quiz/game show

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Competition participant

competitor · participant · player · panelist · answerer

knowledge authority

quiz masterstudent

One formally enrolled somewhere

novice · learner · examinee · test subject · ignoramus

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