quiz show
noun
: an entertainment program (as on radio or television) in which contestants answer questions
called also quiz program
Examples of quiz show in a Sentence
a popular TV quiz show
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The longtime trivia master who hosted America’s favorite quiz show for decades has inspired a new Forever stamp, the U.S. Postal Service announced Friday.
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The quiz show, which originally premiered in 2007 and ran for several seasons with host Jeff Foxworthy, features adults trying to answer questions taken from elementary school textbooks.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
The traditional big-money, studio-audience quiz shows American TV has been cranking out since Truth or Consequences hit the air in 1950 have pretty much been MIA.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Carden invites on comedians like Bowen Yang, Kumail Nanjiani, and Ellie Kemper for a sort of quiz show drawing from the bizarre facts of Wikipedia's depths, from dolphins to Ancient Rome to Lenny Kravitz.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 May 2024
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The quiz show, which originally premiered in 2007 and ran for several seasons with host Jeff Foxworthy, features adults trying to answer questions taken from elementary school textbooks.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
The traditional big-money, studio-audience quiz shows American TV has been cranking out since Truth or Consequences hit the air in 1950 have pretty much been MIA.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Carden invites on comedians like Bowen Yang, Kumail Nanjiani, and Ellie Kemper for a sort of quiz show drawing from the bizarre facts of Wikipedia's depths, from dolphins to Ancient Rome to Lenny Kravitz.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 May 2024
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“Quiz show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiz%20show. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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