November 2026 edition

The Battle of Britain quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
In the Battle of Britain, what was the German invasion plan code-named?
AOperation Sea Lion
BOperation Overlord
COperation Barbarossa
DOperation Market Garden
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How much do you really know about the Battle of Britain? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from Spitfires and Hurricanes to radar and Luftwaffe tactics.

Britain, 1940 · November 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
Which country's air force was the Luftwaffe?
AGermany
BItaly
CJapan
DRussia

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerSpitfires, the RAF and the Luftwaffe
2EasyHurricanes, bombers and the Channel
3TrickyRadar, airfields and Fighter Command
4HardPilots, the Dowding system and London
5BrutalLuftflotten, navigation beams and rescue
Britain, 1940 titlesout of 500
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Wing Commander350+
Squadron Leader275+
Flight Lieutenant200+
Pilot Officer100+
Cadet1+
Grounded by fog0

44 of 50 right · six short of One of the Few

You vs Katie BBritain, 1940 · Easy
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You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Who named the Battle of Britain in a 1940 speech?
Winston Churchill✓GBKB
Clement Attlee
Lord Dowding
Hermann Goring

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Faster than a scramble.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which country's air force was the Luftwaffe? Clock's ticking.

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Clear skies, then the full raid.

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

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When you finish, your score earns a title: Grounded by fog if you score nothing, One of the Few if you get every question right.

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