Q5 / 50Opener15.0s
Which fish is famous for swimming upstream to spawn?
ASalmon
BTrout
CTuna
DEel
34 pts+10

October 2026 edition

Oceans and seas quiz

How much do you really know about the oceans? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from sharks and coral reefs to the deep ocean floor.

Oceans and seas · October 2026 edition

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Q6 / 50Opener
Which ocean borders North America to the north?
AIndian Ocean
BAtlantic Ocean
CPacific Ocean
DArctic Ocean

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerPanama Canal, lighthouses and the Black Sea
2EasyTiger sharks, Hormuz and ocean acidification
3TrickyCrimea, Baja California and the Kattegat
4HardSargasso Sea, windjammers and the Suez Canal
5BrutalThe Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Smeaton and ocean sound
Oceans and seas titlesout of 500
Mariana Trench50 / 50
Abyssal zone350+
Deep-sea diver275+
Scuba diver200+
Snorkeller100+
Paddler1+
Washed ashore0

44 of 50 right · six short of Mariana Trench

You vs Sam BOceans and seas · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Sam
What is the scientific study of fish called?
Herpetology
Ichthyology✓GBKB
Ornithology
Entomology

Speed scores

Swim against the clock.

Fifteen seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which ocean lies north of North America?

The ramp

Calm seas first, then the swell.

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

Titles

Go deep.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Washed ashore if you score nothing, Mariana Trench if you get every question right.

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