🔘 The word “quiz” was first recorded in the late 18th century and originally meant an odd or eccentric person.

🔘 The modern sense of “quiz” — meaning a test of knowledge — became popular in the mid-19th century.

🔘 “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” revolutionized quiz shows worldwide when it premiered in 1998.

🔘 The first televised quiz show, *Spelling Bee*, aired in 1938 on the BBC.

🔘 Quiz bowls and trivia nights are now global events that combine education with entertainment.

🔘 Online quizzes became mainstream with the rise of social media platforms in the 2000s.