Puzzle and Quiz

Puzzle

Puzzle noun - Something hard to understand or explain.

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

Nearby Words: puzzling, puzzled, puzzlement, puzzler

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

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

particular	particular puzzle	particular quiz
brief	brief puzzle	brief quiz
short	short puzzle	short quiz
regular	regular puzzle	regular quiz
Other adjectives: original, simple, little, quick, important, mandatory, late, final, next, last, giant, hardest.

people	puzzle people	quiz people
players	puzzle players	quiz players

Hrm...well, what I Wanna Be the Guy is to platformers, The Impossible Quiz is to puzzle games.

Source: Video Game / The Impossible Quiz
Both the quiz-gauntlet and the word puzzle are relatively simple affairs, but for younger players, they could be pretty stymieing, as they relied on critical thinking and some outside information.

Source: Only Smart People May Pass
Sort of puzzle: quiz website Sporcle has Badges for completing certain tasks.

Source: That One Achievement

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