October 2026 edition

The American Revolution quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
Who commanded the Continental Army?
AGeorge Washington
BBenjamin Franklin
CThomas Jefferson
DJohn Adams
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about the American Revolution? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from Paul Revere's ride to paying for the war.

US Revolution · October 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
What did colonists dump into Boston Harbor in 1773?
ATea
BCoffee
CSugar
DTobacco

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerWashington, redcoats and the Declaration
2EasyLexington, Concord and Paul Revere
3TrickyThe Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts
4HardSaratoga, the French alliance and Cornwallis
5BrutalWar debts, Loyalist exiles and Confederation
US Revolution titlesout of 500
Independence won50 / 50
General350+
Colonel275+
Captain200+
Sergeant100+
Recruit1+
Hard winter0

44 of 50 right · six short of Independence won

You vs Katie BUS Revolution · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Where did Cornwallis surrender in 1781?
Yorktown✓GBKB
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Trenton

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Quick as a minuteman.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. What did colonists dump into Boston Harbor?

The ramp

Skirmish first, then the siege.

Five rounds of ten, each one harder than the last.

Titles

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When you finish, your score earns a title: Hard winter if you score nothing, Independence won if you get every question right.

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