October 2026 edition

Northern Ireland quiz

Q15 / 50Easy15.0s
Which golf major champion is from Holywood, County Down?
ARory McIlroy
BGraeme McDowell
CPadraig Harrington
DDarren Clarke
112 pts+10

How much do you really know about Northern Ireland? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from Derry Girls to the legends of ancient Ulster.

Northern Ireland · October 2026 edition

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Q17 / 50Easy
Who is the lead singer of Snow Patrol?
AChris Martin
BBono
CBrandon Flowers
DGary Lightbody

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Fastest yet

1.4s

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15.0s

Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerCounties, currency, Bushmills and basalt columns
2EasyThe Troubles, Derry Girls and Rathlin Island
3TrickyHarland & Wolff, Armagh and Narnia
4HardRoyal Portrush, the Sperrins and Strangford Lough
5BrutalCarrickfergus Castle and the Ulster Museum
Northern Ireland titlesout of 500
Wee legend50 / 50
Born and bred350+
Honorary local275+
Belfast regular200+
Causeway walker100+
Off the ferry1+
Lost in the fog0

44 of 50 right · six short of Wee legend

You vs Daniel BNorthern Ireland · Tricky
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Daniel
Whose hot air balloon crashed near Rathlin Island in 1987?
Bill Gates
Elon Musk
Richard Branson✓GBKB
Warren Buffett

Speed scores

Faster than the ferry.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Who fronts Snow Patrol? Clock's ticking.

The ramp

Gentle slopes, then the Mournes.

Five rounds of ten, each one harder than the last - so mind the hills.

Titles

Earn your local stripes.

When you finish, your score earns a title. Score nothing and it's Lost in the fog; get every question right for Wee legend.

Answer Sheet

Settle the argument.

Review every question and compare answers with friends. Did they know whose hot air balloon crashed near Rathlin Island?

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