October 2026 edition

Bonfire Night quiz

Q18 / 50Easy15.0s
Which actor played V in the 2005 film V for Vendetta?
AChristian Bale
BEwan McGregor
CJude Law
DHugo Weaving
124 pts+10

How much do you really know about Bonfire Night? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from fireworks and food to the plotters and their hideouts.

Bonfire Night · October 2026 edition

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Q6 / 50Opener
On which river's bank does the Palace of Westminster stand?
ARiver Clyde
BRiver Thames
CRiver Mersey
DRiver Severn

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerEffigies, candy apples and Yeoman Warders
2EasyFireworks' origins, the Tower's past, Evey Hammond
3TrickyPriest holes, a warning letter, Robert Cecil
4HardEdenbridge, firework colors and excommunication
5BrutalPope Night, slammed Commons doors and Orwell
Bonfire Night titlesout of 500
Grand finale50 / 50
Blazing bonfire350+
Roaring fire275+
Crackling200+
Kindling100+
First spark1+
Damp squib0

44 of 50 right · six short of Grand finale

You vs Daniel BBonfire Night · Tricky
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Daniel
Who wrote the British graphic novel V for Vendetta?
Frank Miller
Neil Gaiman
Grant Morrison
Alan Moore✓GBKB

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Every question's on a short fuse.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which river does the Palace of Westminster stand beside? Clock's ticking.

The ramp

Fizzle first, then the bangs.

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

Titles

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When you finish, your score earns a title. Score nothing and it's Damp squib; get every question right and you're Grand finale.

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