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toss-up question

toss-up question noun: a type of interactive query in a competitive academic quiz bowl or scholastic bowl format, where any participant from a competing team may attempt to answer by signaling first, often by means of a buzzer system.

Noun

toss-up question (plural toss-up questions)

  1. A type of interactive query in a competitive academic quiz bowl or scholastic bowl format, where any participant from a competing team may attempt to answer by signaling first, often by means of a buzzer system.

Forms of toss-up question

pluraltoss-up questions
alternative formtossup question
alternative formtoss-up
alternative formtossup

Questions about toss-up question

What does toss-up question mean?
Toss-up question means a type of interactive query in a competitive academic quiz bowl or scholastic bowl format, where any participant from a competing team may attempt to answer by signaling first, often by means of a buzzer system.
What part of speech is toss-up question?
Toss-up question is a noun.
What is the plural of toss-up question?
The plural of toss-up question is toss-up questions.

Words near toss-up question in the dictionary

  1. toss up
  2. toss'd
  3. toss-pot
  4. toss-pots
  5. toss-up
  6. toss-up question
  7. toss-up questions
  8. toss-ups
  9. tossa jute
  10. tossable
  11. tossaroon

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