November 2026 edition

Archaeology quiz

Q17 / 50Easy15.0s
Archaeology is often called what kind of science?
ADestructive
BPredictive
CExperimental
DComparative
128 pts+10

How much do you really know about archaeology? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from Pompeii and Tutankhamun to buried layers and lost scripts.

Archaeology · November 2026 edition

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Q2 / 50Opener
In which country is the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu located?
APeru
BBolivia
CColombia
DEcuador

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerPompeii, Angkor Wat and the Rosetta Stone
2EasyStonehenge, Nefertiti and Time Team
3TrickyTerracotta Army, moai and the Mary Rose
4HardTroy, Teotihuacan and underwater archaeology
5BrutalUr, Knossos and the Staffordshire Hoard
Archaeology titlesout of 500
Lost city found50 / 50
Professor350+
Dig director275+
Site supervisor200+
Field surveyor100+
Site volunteer1+
Empty trench0

44 of 50 right · six short of Lost city found

You vs Maya BArchaeology · Tricky
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Maya
In which English county was Lindow Man found?
Devon
Yorkshire
Norfolk
Cheshire✓GBKB

Speed scores

Dig fast, score more.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which country is Machu Picchu in? Clock's ticking.

The ramp

From topsoil to bedrock.

Five rounds of ten. The digs get harder.

Titles

Dig up a title.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Empty trench if you score nothing, Lost city found if you get every question right.

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Review every question and see how your friends answered. Did they know which English county Lindow Man turned up in?

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