Contest and Quiz

Contest

Contest noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.

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

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

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

particular	particular contest	particular quiz
short	short contest	short quiz
straight	straight contest	straight quiz
simple	simple contest	simple quiz
Other adjectives: little, quick, final, rigged, next, last, giant, previous, weekly, online, monthly.

In Clarence Goes To Town, Clarence, a realistically portrayed dog, is in a quiz-and-stunt contest with a bunch of humans.

Source: Eating Contest
It's thanks to him that the contest for supreme rulership of the gods hinges on mortals' responses to a corny internet popup and personality quiz.

Source: Webcomic / Olympus Overdrive
A contest is held in which contestants complete a quiz for 3 secret prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Source: Conviction by Contradiction

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