October 2026 edition

Beer quiz

Q13 / 50Easy15.0s
Which plant gives most beer its bitterness?
AHemp
BLavender
CHops
DSunflower
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about beer? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from lagers and ales to ancient Mesopotamian brewing.

Beer · October 2026 edition

Leaderboard

Nobody has played this edition yet
#PlayerOut of 500CorrectScore
1Open——
2Open——
3Open——
1Be the first on the boardFinish all fifty to take it

Q5 / 50Opener
What do the letters ABV on a beer label stand for?
AAged barley vintage
BAlcohol by volume
CAle brewing variety
DAmber brew value

Correct

Fastest yet

1.4s

+10 points

15.0s

Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerPubs, pints and beer festivals
2EasyBarley, hops and the brewing process
3TrickyLagers, ales and the big brewers
4HardStouts, wheat beers and Belgian lambics
5BrutalSumerian recipes, wort and bitterness units
Beer titlesout of 500
Perfect pour50 / 50
Brewing legend350+
Master brewer275+
Head brewer200+
Apprentice brewer100+
Cellar hand1+
Flat pint0

44 of 50 right · six short of Perfect pour

You vs Katie BBeer · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Who was the Mesopotamian goddess of beer?
Inanna
Ninkasi✓GBKB
Ishtar
Tiamat

Speed scores

Quick, before it goes flat.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. What does ABV stand for? Drink up.

The ramp

Session beer, then the strong stuff.

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

Titles

Brew your way up.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Flat pint if you score nothing, Perfect pour if you get every question right.

Answer Sheet

Settle the pub argument.

Review every question and compare answers with friends. Did they know who the Mesopotamian goddess of beer was?

More quizzes

Time to switch taps.