October 2026 edition

Deserts quiz

Q12 / 50Easy15.0s
What does the dromedary's hump mainly consist of?
AFat
BSalt
CWater
DBone
88 pts+10

How much do you really know about deserts? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from sand dunes and oases to how deserts form.

Deserts · October 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
Which country is the Atacama Desert in?
AEcuador
BChile
CArgentina
DColombia

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Fastest yet

1.4s

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15.0s

Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerAntarctica, Mongolia and Arabic desert names
2EasyWadis, a desert fox and record heat
3TrickyOases, venomous lizards and desert shipwrecks
4HardDanakil Depression, Great Basin and cactus spines
5BrutalThe Thar, Ürümqi and a traveling monk
Deserts titlesout of 500
Crossed the desert50 / 50
Trailblazer350+
Pathfinder275+
Desert guide200+
Caravan hand100+
Base camp1+
Mirage0

44 of 50 right · six short of Crossed the desert

You vs Katie BDeserts · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which two countries does the Thar Desert stretch across?
Pakistan and Afghanistan
India and Bangladesh
India and Pakistan✓GBKB
India and Nepal

Speed scores

Quicker than a sandstorm.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which country is the Atacama Desert in? No time to dawdle.

The ramp

Oasis first, then the dunes.

Five rounds of ten. The mirages get trickier.

Titles

Make it to the far side.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Mirage if you score nothing, Crossed the desert if you get every question right.

Answer Sheet

Compare notes at the campfire.

Review every question and see how your friends answered. Did they know which two countries the Thar Desert stretches across?

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