Quiz and Zany

Quiz

Quiz noun - A person of odd or whimsical habits.
Usage example: even by House of Lords standards, the cross-dressing earl was considered quite a quiz

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

Zany

Zany noun - A person of odd or whimsical habits.
Usage example: one of the challenges of hosting a radio call-in program is preventing the zanies from completely taking over the discussion

Quiz and zany are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quiz" instead a noun "Zany".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • In one episode of The Office (US) the characters need to win a pub quiz in order to finance some Zany Scheme.
    Source: Smart Ball
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