November 2026 edition

Ballet quiz

Q12 / 50Easy15.0s
What is a male ballet dancer called?
ADanseur
BBallerina
CBalletomane
DChoreographer
94 pts+10

How much do you really know about ballet? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from Cinderella and the Bolshoi to Baryshnikov's defection.

Ballet · November 2026 edition

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Q14 / 50Easy
In the ballet Swan Lake, what is the name of the heroine?
AKitri
BAurora
COdette
DGiselle

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerCinderella, Don Quixote and the Bolshoi
2EasyAdagio, The Rite of Spring and Fonteyn
3TrickyRoyal Danish Ballet, Project Plié, Vaganova
4HardPetrushka, Picasso and La Sylphide
5BrutalBaryshnikov, Spartacus, Jewels and Bluebeard
Ballet titlesout of 500
Standing ovation50 / 50
Prima ballerina350+
Principal275+
Soloist200+
Corps de ballet100+
At the barre1+
Canceled matinee0

44 of 50 right · six short of Standing ovation

You vs Katie BBallet · Tricky
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
In which country is the ballet La Sylphide set?
Denmark
Switzerland
Scotland✓GBKB
Norway

Speed scores

Quick on your toes.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Who's the heroine of Swan Lake? Curtain's going up.

The ramp

Simple steps, then the pirouettes.

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

Titles

Earn your place center stage.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Canceled matinee if you score nothing, Standing ovation if you get every question right.

Answer Sheet

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Review every question and compare answers with friends. Did they know which country La Sylphide is set in?

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