Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
In which city is the Metropolitan Opera based?
AChicago
BNew York City
CPhiladelphia
DBoston
112 pts+10

October 2026 edition

Famous Operas quiz

How much do you really know about opera? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from divas and duels to the stories behind the great arias.

Famous Operas · October 2026 edition

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Q3 / 50Opener
In which country is the opera Turandot set?
AChina
BJapan
CPersia
DEgypt

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerMadama Butterfly, La Scala and Nessun dorma
2EasyPorgy and Bess, Bayreuth and La bohème
3TrickyDie Fledermaus, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute
4HardPhilip Glass, Rigoletto and the London stage
5BrutalGloriana, Pagliacci and Thomas Arne
Famous Operas titlesout of 500
Standing ovation50 / 50
Encore350+
Star billing275+
Leading role200+
Understudy100+
In the chorus1+
Stage fright0

44 of 50 right · six short of Standing ovation

You vs Ollie BFamous Operas · Tricky
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You
389 pts
72%
Ollie
The word "opera" is Italian for what?
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Stage
Voice
Song

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Fifteen seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Where's Turandot set?

The ramp

Gentle overture, dramatic finale.

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 Stage fright; get every question right for a Standing ovation.

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