I just came across an interesting story while I was reading some book
I d like to share it with you all.
Its about origin of the word 'Quiz'.
The term Quiz originated in the late 19th century..Actually this word was invented by a person
Jim Dally was his name..He was a theater manager.He had lots of friends with whom he used to talk everyday.
One day while he was chatting with friends ,the discussion turned towards english language.
He boasted that introducing a new term to the language in no time.Obiviously his friends ridiculed him.This guy took the
challenge seriously.He made up his mind that he would introduce a word which was never heard
before.So he thought about it throughout that day and finally he thought of this word i.e, quiz
Next he called all the young boys who were around and gave them sweets and also he gave
each person a chalk.He told all the boys to write the word quiz in whichever places they can find.
curious boys agreed to do this.So the next day the whole town was abuzz with discussion about
the strange new word which was seen written at all the places.So this guy finally was successful
in completing the challenge.The word Quiz was included in english language.Originally it meant 'to trick or joke'
but later on it got the meaning 'to ask'.
Interesting ..isn't it? :)
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