October 2026 edition

Day of the Dead quiz

Q15 / 50Easy15.0s
What is a calavera in the Day of the Dead tradition?
AA bread loaf
BA skull or skeleton representation
CA flower garland
DA candle-lit altar
118 pts+10

How well do you really know Mexico's Day of the Dead? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from altars and Coco to the Aztec underworld.

Day of the Dead · October 2026 edition

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Q9 / 50Opener
Masa, the dough used to make tamales, is made from which grain?
ABarley
BRice
CCorn
DWheat

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Fastest yet

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15.0s

Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerAll Souls' Day, pan de muerto and Coco
2EasySpectre, Miguel and Diego Rivera
3TrickyAlfeñique, atole and chrysanthemums
4HardUNESCO, alebrijes and Coatlicue
5BrutalJanitzio, Mictlantecuhtli and Prague
Day of the Dead titlesout of 500
Welcome home50 / 50
Spirits arrive350+
Altar aglow275+
Altar laid200+
Petal path100+
First candle1+
Gust of wind0

44 of 50 right · six short of Welcome home

You vs Sofia BDay of the Dead · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Sofia
What does the Latin phrase 'memento mori' remind people of?
That time is money
That fortune favours the bold
That all roads lead to Rome
That they must die✓GBKB

Speed scores

Before the candle burns down.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which grain is masa made from? Clock's ticking.

The ramp

Altars first, then the underworld.

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

Titles

Light the way home.

When you finish, your score earns a title. Score nothing and it's a Gust of wind; get every question right for Welcome home.

Answer Sheet

See who knew the traditions.

Review every question and compare answers with friends. Did they know what the Latin 'memento mori' reminds us of?

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