A quiz is a short, quick test of what you know. A pub quiz, a quiz night, take a quiz.
Being tested is itself one of the best ways to learn, and the effect is strong enough that a quiz beats re-reading for retention. The pub quiz is a British institution. Note that the origin of the word is unknown, and the story about a Dublin theatre manager inventing it for a bet is not true.
1nounquizA short quick test of what you know.
“The teacher gave us a quick quiz on last week's vocabulary.”
quiz is a test.
Quiz is attested from the 1780s and its origin is unknown. The Dublin theatre bet story is not true.
Attested since the 1780s, of unknown origin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA