quiz
UK[kwɪz]US[kwɪz]
n
A short test or a game in which you answer questions
v
To ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information
Etymology
The origin of the word 'quiz' is famously obscure and debated. One popular but likely apocryphal story claims it was coined in 1791 by a Dublin theater manager who bet he could introduce a meaningless new word into the language overnight, writing 'quiz' on walls around the city. While this tale is colorful, the true etymology remains uncertain. It may have originated as a variant of 'inquisitive' or from Latin 'quis' meaning 'who?', reflecting its interrogative nature. By the mid-19th century, its meaning solidified to refer to an odd or eccentric person, and later to the act of questioning or a short test.
Analysis
The word 'quiz' is a simplex word of uncertain origin. It does not contain separable morphemes in modern English.
Examples
The teacher gave us a pop quiz on the chapter we read last night.
The police quizzed the suspect for several hours about his whereabouts.
She won the weekly trivia quiz at the local pub.