October 2026 edition

Bubonic Plague quiz

Q4 / 50Opener15.0s
Which bacterium causes bubonic plague?
ASalmonella typhi
BVibrio cholerae
CYersinia pestis
DMycobacterium tuberculosis
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about the bubonic plague? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from rats and the Black Death to the third pandemic.

Bubonic Plague · October 2026 edition

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Q7 / 50Opener
Which insect mainly spreads bubonic plague?
AMosquito
BFlea
CHousefly
DCockroach

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerRats, fleas and the Black Death
2EasySymptoms, swollen glands and spread
3TrickyTreatment, prevention and modern cases
4HardJustinian's plague and medieval wages
5BrutalThe third pandemic and plague research
Bubonic Plague titlesout of 500
Outbreak contained50 / 50
Surgeon general350+
Epidemiologist275+
Physician200+
Barber-surgeon100+
Apprentice1+
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44 of 50 right · six short of Outbreak contained

You vs Katie BBubonic Plague · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
In which century did the Black Death sweep Europe?
12th century
14th century✓GBKB
16th century
10th century

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which insect mainly spreads bubonic plague? Don't dawdle.

The ramp

Mild fever, then full outbreak.

Five rounds of ten. The Black Death gets tougher.

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Climb the hospital ladder.

When you finish, your score earns a title. Score nothing and you're Quarantined; get every question right for Outbreak contained.

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