Bout and Quiz

Bout

Bout noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Quiz and bout are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quiz" instead a noun "Bout".

Quiz noun - A person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another.

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Bout and quiz are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bout" instead a noun "Quiz".

special	special bout	special quiz
typical	typical bout	typical quiz
brief	brief bout	brief quiz
short	short bout	short quiz
Other adjectives: quick, mixed, next, last, sudden.

Subverted in the TV quiz show Talkin' 'bout Your Generation, host Shaun Micallef will often make a long, detailed, and ridiculous statement and then ask if it is true or false.

Source: Appeal to Audacity
The Australian quiz show Talkin' 'bout Your Generation takes this approach, to an extent (mainly to make fun of Generation Y.) The host, Shaun Micallef, often gives a bizarre number of points that are in no way relevant to the number of questions answered correctly in a round.

Source: The Points Mean Nothing

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