Quiz (kwĭz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Quizzed (kwĭzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Quizzing (–zĭng).] 1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room. Thackeray.
2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
Quizzing glass, a small eyeglass.