October 2026 edition

Horses quiz

Q5 / 50Opener15.0s
War Horse is set during which conflict?
AAmerican Civil War
BSecond World War
CCrimean War
DFirst World War
35 pts+10

How much do you really know about horses? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from famous horses of legend to how war horses were trained.

Horses · October 2026 edition

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Q2 / 50Opener
What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse, which carried him as far as India?
AMarengo
BTrigger
CIncitatus
DBucephalus

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerSoldiers on horseback and armoured warriors
2EasyA war novel, Odin's horse and Australia
3TrickyLoki, Alexander the Great and horse collars
4HardSteppe warriors, Greek treatises and training
5BrutalA 1917 charge, dressage and horse archery
Horses titlesout of 500
Winner's circle50 / 50
Home straight350+
Gallop275+
Canter200+
Trot100+
Walking pace1+
Spooked at the gate0

44 of 50 right · six short of Winner's circle

You vs Poppy BHorses · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Poppy
Who directed the 2011 film adaptation of War Horse?
Peter Jackson
Clint Eastwood
Steven Spielberg✓GBKB
Ridley Scott

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. What was Alexander the Great's horse called? No time to saddle up.

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