English Touch Presents #dailyenglishdose Fact: The word "quiz" was invented as a joke! In the 1700s, a Dublin theater owner bet he could make a nonsense word famous in 48 hours. He paid people to write “quiz” on walls around the city. Soon, everyone was talking about it, and it became part of English! Now it means: A short test or set of questions. Example: “We’ll have an English quiz tomorrow.” Bonus Word Tip: Other fun origin stories: “Sandwich” – Named after the Earl of Sandwich who ate meat between bread while gambling. Posted By Sanjay Jha, Author