\Quiz\, n. [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\, 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\, v. i.
To conduct a quiz. See {Quiz}, n., 4. [U.S.]