October 2026 edition

Jack the Ripper quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
In what year did the Jack the Ripper murders begin?
A1868
B1878
C1888
D1898
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about Jack the Ripper? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from Victorian Whitechapel to the suspects and hoax letters.

Jack the Ripper · October 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
In which city was Jack the Ripper active?
ALondon
BManchester
CLiverpool
DEdinburgh

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerVictorian London and a famous nickname
2EasyWhitechapel, the police and the press
3TrickyThe canonical five and the letters
4HardVigilance committees, profiling and later murders
5BrutalSuspects, hoaxes and wilder theories
Jack the Ripper titlesout of 500
Case closed50 / 50
Commissioner350+
Chief inspector275+
Inspector200+
Sergeant100+
Beat constable1+
Cold trail0

44 of 50 right · six short of Case closed

You vs Katie BJack the Ripper · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which letter to a news agency named the Ripper?
The Whitechapel letter
The From Hell letter
The Dear Boss letter✓GBKB
The Scotland Yard letter

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. In which city was the Ripper active? Clock's ticking.

The ramp

Headlines first, then case files.

Five rounds of ten. The clues get trickier.

Titles

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When you finish, your score earns a title: Cold trail if you score nothing, Case closed if you get every question right.

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