October 2026 edition

Inventions quiz

Q6 / 50Opener15.0s
Who invented the World Wide Web?
ABill Gates
BSteve Jobs
CTim Berners-Lee
DVint Cerf
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about inventions? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from light bulbs to patent battles and forgotten inventors.

Inventions · October 2026 edition

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Q13 / 50Easy
Which device did Edison invent to record sound?
ATelegraph
BPhonograph
CTypewriter
DKinetoscope

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerLight bulbs, telephones and aeroplanes
2EasyPrinting, steam power and the internet
3TrickyPatents, rivalries and famous workshops
4HardLost prototypes, accidents and forgotten inventors
5BrutalPatent law, innovation and the gender gap
Inventions titlesout of 500
Hall of fame50 / 50
Pioneer350+
Master inventor275+
Patent holder200+
Garage inventor100+
Tinkerer1+
Short circuit0

44 of 50 right · six short of Hall of fame

You vs Katie BInventions · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which invention is Johannes Gutenberg best known for?
The steam engine
The telescope
The mechanical clock
The printing press✓GBKB

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Faster than the telegraph.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which device did Edison invent to record sound? Clock's ticking.

The ramp

Easy gadgets first, then the head-scratchers.

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

Titles

Earn your place in history.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Short circuit if you score nothing, Hall of fame if you get every question right.

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