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.

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Meanings

nountoss-up question (plural toss-up questions)

plural toss-up questions · alternative tossup question · alternative toss-up · alternative tossup

  1. broadcastingA 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.
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