Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
QUIZ
I. noun (plural quizzes)
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1749
an eccentric person, practical joke , the act or action of quizzing,
II. transitive verb (quizzed; quizzing)
Date: 1794
to make fun of ; mock , to look at inquisitively, to question closely, quizzer noun