noun pl. quizzes quiz′·zes

1. Obsolete
   1. a queer or eccentric person
   2. a practical joke; hoax
2. ☆ a questioning; esp., a short oral or written examination to test knowledge

Etymology: prob. arbitrary use of L quis, what (i.e., what sort of person or thing?)

transitive verb quizzed, quizzing quiz′·zing

1. Obsolete to make fun of
2. Now Rare to look at, often specif., inquisitively, teasingly, etc.
3. ☆
   1. to ask questions of to quiz the suspect
   2. to test the knowledge of to quiz the class