October 2026 edition

The Industrial Revolution quiz

Q12 / 50Easy15.0s
Which inventor greatly improved the steam engine?
AAlexander Graham Bell
BJames Watt
CThomas Edison
DSamuel Morse
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about the Industrial Revolution? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from steam engines and factories to machine tools and the Luddites.

Industrial Age · October 2026 edition

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Q4 / 50Opener
Which country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?
AFrance
BGermany
CGreat Britain
DUnited States

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerSteam engines, factories and cotton mills
2EasyCanals, railways and growing cities
3TrickyIron smelting, coal mines and mill towns
4HardMachine tools, chemicals and working conditions
5BrutalGas lighting, glass-making and Romantic critics
Industrial Age titlesout of 500
Well-oiled machine50 / 50
Flat out350+
Full steam ahead275+
Full pressure200+
Steam up100+
Fire lit1+
Cold boiler0

44 of 50 right · six short of Well-oiled machine

You vs Katie BIndustrial Age · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which city was nicknamed Cottonopolis?
Liverpool
Birmingham
Manchester✓GBKB
Leeds

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which country did the Industrial Revolution begin in? Clock's ticking.

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Workshop first, then the factory.

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

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When you finish, your score earns a title: Cold boiler if you score nothing, Well-oiled machine if you get every question right.

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See who knows their mills.

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