[quiz] n, pl quiz.zes [origin unknown] (1749) 1: an eccentric person
2: practical joke
3: the act or action of quizzing; specif: a short oral or written test
[2]quiz vt quizzed ; quiz.zing (1794) 1: to make fun of: mock
2: to look at inquisitively
3: to question closely -- quiz.zer n