quiz1
  
  n.
 (pl. quizzes)
   - a test of knowledge, especially as a competition for entertainment.
- informal, chiefly Brit. a period of questioning.
- N. Amer. a short test or examination.
v.
 (quizzes, quizzing, quizzed)
  - question (someone).
- N. Amer. test or examine (students).
Etymology
  C19 (as v.; orig. US): possibly from quiz2, influenced by inquisitive.
 
  
    
quiz2
  
  v.
 (quizzes, quizzing, quizzed)
  - look intently at (someone) through or as if through an eyeglass.
- make fun of.
n.
 (pl. quizzes)
  - a hoax. ▸a person who ridicules or hoaxes another. 
- an odd or eccentric person.
Derivative
  
  Etymology
  C18: origin uncertain; possibly a deliberately coined nonsense word.