How to say "quiz" in Japanese

• クイズJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe loanword for a quiz as a question-and-answer game: quiz shows, trivia contests and the like. A test of knowledge at school is テスト rather than クイズ.
  このクイズは全然ぜんぜん分わからない。↗

  I can make nothing of this quiz.
• テストJLPT N5approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe everyday word for a test or exam of knowledge or ability; it also covers a short classroom quiz. Its core sense is 'test', so use クイズ for quiz games and shows.
  私は数学すうがくのテストの結果けっかに満足まんぞくしています。↗

  I am satisfied with the result of my math test.
• 考査こうさCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA formal term for examination or testing, also carrying the sense 'consideration'. It is seldom the word you want for a quiz in the everyday sense; クイズ or テスト is the natural choice there.

Use 「クイズ」 for a quiz as a question-and-answer game (quiz shows, trivia), 「テスト」 for a test or exam of knowledge, which can include a short classroom quiz, and 考査 only as a formal term for examination or testing.

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• クイズquiz
• テストtest (of ability, knowledge, etc.)
• 考査こうさexamination
• 小テストしょうテストquiz
• 豆テストまめテストshort test
• ミニテストshort test