quiz program

American  

noun

1. a radio or television program in which contestants compete, often for prizes, by answering questions.

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Etymology

Origin of quiz program

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

It will also stop production of “Everyone and Their Mom,” a humorous weekly program that debuted last year from the producers of NPR’s venerable weekend quiz program “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

Stempel later said he agreed when Enright promised to make him a question consultant for “Twenty-One,” get him an appearance on “The Steve Allen Show” and allow him to compete on a future quiz program.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2020

The previous year, Joel Kupperman had become a regular contestant on an NBC radio quiz program called Quiz Kids.

From Slate • May 16, 2018

NPR’s weekly news quiz program, the writers substituted a quiz on rainbows and kittens for the show’s “Not My Job” segment.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2016

The unusual name, Megabuck, had grown out of a joke Rick had conceived about a "million bucks" television quiz program.

From The Pirates of Shan by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)