quizzee
One being tested
A quizzee is a person being quizzed—the one answering questions rather than asking them.
The word follows the pattern of examiner/examinee or interviewer/interviewee: The quizzee struggled with the geography section.
Uncommon but readily understood when encountered.
Competition participant
- participantOne who takes part
- competitorOne striving against others
- examineePerson being tested
- respondentOne who gives answers
candidate · testee · subject · interviewee · panelist · challenger · finalist · champion
Unable to solve
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- flummoxedUtterly perplexed
nonplussed · mystified · confounded · befuddled · uncertain · hesitant · challenged · dumbfounded
contestant
Competition participant
- participantOne who takes part
- competitorOne striving against others
- examineePerson being tested
respondent · candidate · testee · subject · interviewee · panelist · challenger · finalist · champion · player
stumped
Unable to solve
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
flummoxed · nonplussed · mystified · confounded · befuddled · uncertain · hesitant · challenged · dumbfounded · disconcerted
quizzeequizzer
One who poses questions
questioner · examiner · interrogator · quiz master · quizmaster
- pop quizzesUnannounced academic assessments
- trivia quizzesGames testing obscure facts
- pub quizzesTavern knowledge competitions
- online quizzesInternet-based question sets
- vocabulary quizzesAssessments of lexical knowledge