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Definition of quiz : 1. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
2. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination.
3. An odd or absurd fellow.
4. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.
5. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
6. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
7. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
8. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.

Synonyms:

prove, interview, weirdo, screwball, taunter, catechism, quizmaster, torturer, kook, gibe, charades, try out, try, fruitcake, oddball, questioning, crackbrain, persecutor, crackpot, screen, zany, demand, laugh, scout, heckler, mock, ridiculer, exam, nutter, codger, crossword, jigsaw, hangman, put to, nutcase, jest, mocker, deride, clue, puzzle, pick someone's brains, noughts and crosses, character, laughter, scoff, original, test, twit, quizzer, brain teaser, teaser, essay, jeer, ridicule, put someone on the spot, head case, baiter, flake, tease, check, crank, catechization, harasser, nut, needler, crack, respect, oddity

inquest, inquiry, interpolate, canvass, ask, challenge, examination, debate, delve, poll, survey, dispute, interrogation, investigate, examine, catechize, question, interpellation, explore, interrogate, probe, query, seek, inquire, contemplation, contemplate, exploration

Usage examples:

• " There is nobody in the world that will quiz you;- or, if there is, they had better take care of me, I can tell them. - "The Crofton Boys", Harriet Martineau.
• Chalco Chima and Quiz- quiz arrived at some houses called Quiuipay, about half a league from Cuzco, where they placed Huascar as a prisoner with a sufficient guard. - "History of the Incas", Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa.
• A man can't be utterly hardened who can quiz another at such a time. - "The Paternoster Ruby", Charles Edmonds Walk.