Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
What nickname was given to the Airbus A380?
AMega Liner
BAir Titan
CSuperjumbo
DSky Whale
106 pts+10

October 2026 edition

Aviation History quiz

How well do you really know the history of flight? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from the first flying machines to supersonic airliners.

Aviation History · October 2026 edition

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Q6 / 50Opener
Over which ocean did Amelia Earhart disappear in 1937?
APacific Ocean
BAtlantic Ocean
CIndian Ocean
DArctic Ocean

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerThe Montgolfiers, the Hindenburg and Tenerife
2EasyAir Force One, Greek myths and Amelia Earhart
3TrickyVon Richthofen, Glenn Curtiss and the A380
4HardFrank Whittle, Otto Lilienthal and the Tu-144
5BrutalBessie Coleman, Pan Am and the DC-3
Aviation History titlesout of 500
Perfect landing50 / 50
Flying ace350+
Wing commander275+
Captain200+
Co-pilot100+
Student pilot1+
Grounded0

44 of 50 right · six short of Perfect landing

You vs Ollie BAviation History · Easy
412 pts
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You
389 pts
72%
Ollie
In which Ohio city were the Wright brothers based?
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton✓GBKB

Speed scores

Full throttle from take-off.

Fifteen seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Where did Amelia Earhart vanish in 1937?

The ramp

Take-off, then turbulence.

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

Titles

Earn your wings.

When you finish, your score earns a title. Score nothing and you're Grounded; get every question right for a Perfect landing.

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See who flew through it.

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