October 2026 edition

Maritime History quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
Who sailed west for Spain in 1492?
AChristopher Columbus
BFerdinand Magellan
CVasco da Gama
DJames Cook
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about maritime history? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from pirates and clipper ships to the Hanseatic League.

Maritime History · October 2026 edition

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Q6 / 50Opener
Which famous ship sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912?
ALusitania
BTitanic
CMary Rose
DBismarck

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerPirates, famous voyages and sailing ships
2EasyExplorers, Viking longships and the Armada
3TrickyThe triangular trade, clippers and convoys
4HardMing treasure fleets, Venice and Genoa
5BrutalSomali seafarers and the Challenger Expedition
Maritime History titlesout of 500
Admiral of the fleet50 / 50
Commodore350+
Captain275+
First mate200+
Able seaman100+
Ship's boy1+
Dead calm0

44 of 50 right · six short of Admiral of the fleet

You vs Katie BMaritime History · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which captain charted Australia's east coast in 1770?
Abel Tasman
William Dampier
James Cook✓GBKB
Matthew Flinders

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which famous ship hit an iceberg in 1912? No time to drop anchor.

The ramp

Calm seas, then a storm.

Five rounds of ten. The knots get trickier.

Titles

Rise through the ranks.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Dead calm if you score nothing, Admiral of the fleet if you get every question right.

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See who knew the ropes.

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