Multiple choice

Who coined the word “Quiz”?

  1. Jim Daly Irishman

  2. Kim Lawson

  3. Prof Adam Smith

  4. G.K.Chesterton
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Explanation

According to a popular legend, Richard (often cited as Jim) Daly, a Dublin theatre manager, coined the word in 1791. He allegedly bet that he could introduce a nonsense word into the language within 24 hours.

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