English-Thai Dictionary

quiz

N การ ถาม  การ ซักถาม  questioning kan-tam

 

quiz

N การ สอบ  test exam kan-sob

 

quiz

VT สอบ  ทดสอบ  test sob

 

quiz

VT สอบถาม  ถาม  question sob-tam

 

quizmaster

N ผู้ สอบถาม ใน ราย การแข่งขัน ตอบ ปัญ หาทาง วิทยุ หรือ โทรทัศน์  question master phu-sob-tam-nai-rai-kan-kang-kan

 

quizzer

N ผู้ ทดสอบ  ผู้ สอบถาม  examiner questioner phu-tod-sob

 

quizzical

ADJ ซึ่ง อยาก สอบถาม  ซึ่ง สงสัย  ซึ่ง เป็นปัญหา  น่าสงสัย  inquiring questioning perplexed puzzled sueng-yak-sob-tam

 

quizzicality

N การ สอบถาม  ความสงสัย  kan-sob-tam

 

quizzically

ADV โดย สอบถาม  doi-sob-tam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUIZ

n.An enigma; a riddle or obscure question.

 

QUIZ

v.t.To puzzle. [A popular, but not an elegant word. ] Quo Warranto, in Law Latin, a writ brought before a proper tribunal, to inquire by what warrant a person or corporation exercises certain powers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUIZ

Quiz, n. Etym: [It is said that Daly, the manager of a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in twenty-fours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z were chalked by him on all the walls of Dublin, with an effect that won the wager. Perhaps, however, originally a variant of whiz, and formerly the name of a popular game. ]

 

1. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.

 

2. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.

 

3. An odd or absurd fellow. Smart. Thackeray.

 

4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]

 

QUIZ

Quiz, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Quizzing.]

 

1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions. He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room. Thackeray.

 

2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.

 

3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.] Quizzing glass, a small eyeglass.

 

QUIZ

QUIZ Quiz, v. i.

 

Defn: To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]

 

QUIZZER

QUIZZER Quiz "zer, n.

 

Defn: One who quizzes; a quiz.

 

QUIZZICAL

QUIZZICAL Quiz "zic *al, a.

 

Defn: Relating to quizzing: given to quizzing; of the nature of a quiz; farcical; sportive. -- Quiz "zic *al *ly, adv.

 

QUIZZISM

QUIZZISM Quiz "zism, n.

 

Defn: The act or habit of quizzing.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

quiz

quiz 1 |kwiz kwɪz | ▶noun ( pl. quizzes ) a test of knowledge, esp. a brief, informal test given to students. ▶verb ( quizzes, quizzed, quizzing ) [ with obj. ] ask (someone ) questions: four men have been quizzed about the murder. • give (a student or class ) an informal test or examination. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (as a verb; originally US ): possibly from quiz 2, influenced by inquisitive .

 

quiz

quiz 2 |kwɪz kwiz | archaic ▶verb ( quizzes, quizzed, quizzing ) [ with obj. ] 1 look curiously or intently at (someone ) through or as if through an eyeglass: deep-set eyes quizzed her in the candlelight. 2 make fun of: he says there's a great deal of poetry in brewing beer, but of course he's only quizzing us. ▶noun ( pl. quizzes ) 1 a practical joke or hoax; a piece of banter or ridicule: I am impatient to know if the whole be not one grand quiz. • a person who ridicules another; a hoaxer or practical joker: braving the ridicule with which it pleased the quizzes to asperse the husband chosen for her. 2 a person who is odd or eccentric in character or appearance: she means to marry that quiz for the sake of his thousands. DERIVATIVES quiz zer noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: sometimes said to have been invented by a Dublin theater proprietor who, having made a bet that a nonsense word could be made known within 48 hours throughout the city, and that the public would give it a meaning, had the word written up on walls all over the city. There is no evidence to support this theory.

 

quizmaster

quiz mas ter |ˈkwizˌmastər ˈkwɪzˌmæstər | ▶noun a person who asks the questions and enforces the rules in a television or radio quiz program.

 

quiz show

quiz show ▶noun a television or radio light entertainment program in which people compete in a quiz, typically for prizes.

 

quizzical

quiz zi cal |ˈkwizəkəl ˈkwɪzəkəl | ▶adjective (of a person's expression or behavior ) indicating mild or amused puzzlement: she gave me a quizzical look. • rare causing mild amusement because of its oddness or strangeness. DERIVATIVES quiz zi cal i ty |ˌkwiziˈkalətē |noun, quiz zi cal ly adverb, quiz zi cal ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

quiz

quiz 1 |kwɪz | ▶noun ( pl. quizzes ) a test of knowledge, especially as a competition between individuals or teams as a form of entertainment. • informal, chiefly Brit. an act of questioning someone. • N. Amer. an informal written test or examination given to students. ▶verb ( quizzes, quizzing, quizzed ) [ with obj. ] ask (someone ) questions: four men have been quizzed about the murder. • N. Amer. give (a student or class ) an informal written test or examination. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (as a verb; originally US ): possibly from quiz 2, influenced by inquisitive .

 

quiz

quiz 2 |kwɪz | archaic ▶verb ( quizzes, quizzing, quizzed ) [ with obj. ] 1 look curiously or intently at (someone ) through or as if through an eyeglass: deep-set eyes quizzed her in the candlelight. 2 make fun of: is it possible he has heard of my foible and is quizzing me? ▶noun ( pl. quizzes ) 1 a practical joke or hoax. • a person who ridicules or hoaxes another. 2 an odd or eccentric person. DERIVATIVES quizzer noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: sometimes said to have been invented by a Dublin theatre proprietor who, having made a bet that a nonsense word could be made known within 48 hours throughout the city, and that the public would give it a meaning, had the word written up on walls all over the city. There is no evidence to support this theory.

 

quizmaster

quiz |master |ˈkwɪzmɑːstə | ▶noun Brit. a person who asks the questions and enforces the rules in a television or radio quiz programme.

 

quiz show

quiz show ▶noun a broadcast entertainment programme in which people compete in a quiz, typically for prizes.

 

quizzical

quiz |zical |ˈkwɪzɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective (of a person's expression or behaviour ) indicating mild or amused puzzlement: she gave me a quizzical look. • rare amusingly odd or strange. DERIVATIVES quizzicality |-ˈkalɪti |noun, quizzically adverb, quizzicalness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

quiz

quiz noun 1 there may be a short quiz next class: exam, test, pop quiz. 2 a music quiz on the radio: competition, game, game show. ▶verb a man was being quizzed by police: question, interrogate, cross-examine, cross-question, interview, sound out, give someone the third degree; test, examine; informal grill, pump.

 

quizzical

quizzical adjective a quizzical look on her face: inquiring, questioning, curious; puzzled, perplexed, baffled, mystified; amused, mocking, teasing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

quiz

quiz noun 1 the talk was followed by a gardening quiz: test of knowledge, competition, panel game, quiz game, quiz show. 2 jockey faces new quiz over pub killings: interrogation, questioning, cross-examination, cross-questioning, interview, catechism, examination; informal grilling, pumping, the third degree. ▶verb a man was being quizzed by police last night: question, interrogate, put questions to, probe, sound out, interview, examine, cross-examine, catechize; informal grill, put the screws on, pump, give someone the third degree, put someone through the third degree, put someone through the wringer /mangle, worm something out of someone.

 

quizzical

quizzical adjective ‘To do what? ’ he asked with a cool, quizzical look: puzzled, perplexed, baffled, questioning, enquiring, mystified, curious, sceptical; amused, sardonic, supercilious, mocking, teasing.

 

Duden Dictionary

Quiz

Quiz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |kvɪs |das Quiz; Genitiv: des Quiz, Plural: die Quiz, umgangssprachlich auch : Quizze englisch quiz, eigentlich = schrulliger Kauz; Neckerei, Ulk, Herkunft ungeklärt unterhaltsames Frage-und-Antwort-Spiel (besonders im Fernsehen, Rundfunk ) ein literarisches, unterhaltsames Quiz

 

Quizfrage

Quiz fra ge Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu i zfrage |Frage in einem Quiz

 

Quizmaster

Quiz mas ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Qu i zmaster |jemand, der ein Quiz leitet

 

Quizmasterin

Quiz mas te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu i zmasterin |weibliche Form zu Quizmaster

 

Quizrunde

Quiz run de Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu i zrunde | Runde 3b eines Quiz in die nächste Quizrunde einsteigen

 

Quizsendung

Quiz sen dung Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu i zsendung |Rundfunk-, Fernsehsendung mit einem Quiz

 

Quizshow

Quiz show Substantiv, feminin besonders Fernsehen , die |Qu i zshow |Quizsendung

 

Quizveranstaltung

Quiz ver an stal tung Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu i zveranstaltung |Veranstaltung, in deren Mittelpunkt ein Quiz steht

 

quizzen

quiz zen schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich seltener |ˈkvɪsn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 ein Quiz veranstalten 2 an einem Quiz teilnehmen, bei einem Quiz mitraten fast 100 000 Zuschauer quizzten per SMS

 

French Dictionary

quiz

quiz FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour jeu, jeu-questionnaire.

 

Spanish Dictionary

quizá

quizá o quizás adverbio Indica que se considera posible, aunque no seguro, lo que se afirma :quizá estamos equivocados; quizá venga a verte mañana .

 

quizarrá

quizarrá nombre femenino CRica Árbol de la familia de las lauráceas .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

quiz

quiz /kwɪz /〖語源は 「変人 」＞「悪ふざけ 」＞「質問 クイズ 」〗名詞 複 ～zes /-ɪz /C 1 ｟主に米 ｠(授業中の )小テスト , 試験 (→examination 2 )▸ a pop quiz 抜き打ち小テスト 2 (テレビ ラジオなどの )クイズ ▸ a sports quiz スポーツに関するクイズ 3 尋問, 取り調べ .動詞 ～zes ; ～zed ; ～zing 他動詞 1 «…について » 〈人 〉に (いろいろと )質問 [尋問 ]する «about , on » ▸ Three men are being quizzed by the police about the murder .3人の男がその殺人事件について警察の取り調べを受けている 2 ｟主に米 ｠…に小テストをする .～́ pr ò gram [sh ò w ]クイズ番組 .

 

quizmaster

qu í z m à ster 名詞 C ｟主に英 ｠クイズ番組の司会者 .

 

quizzical

quiz zi cal /kwɪ́zɪk (ə )l /形容詞 〈表情 笑顔が 〉不思議そうな ; まごついた .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞