October 2026 edition

Plays and Playwrights quiz

Q12 / 50Easy15.0s
Which American playwright wrote the play Our Town?
AThornton Wilder
BTennessee Williams
CArthur Miller
DClifford Odets
88 pts+10

How much do you really know about plays and playwrights? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from ancient Greek tragedy to the Theater of the Absurd.

Playwrights · October 2026 edition

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Q18 / 50Easy
Which American playwright wrote the 1953 play The Crucible?
ATennessee Williams
BArthur Miller
CEdward Albee
DEugene O'Neill

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerArthur Miller's wife, Nora and a salesman
2EasyPygmalion, The Crucible and kitchen sink realism
3TrickyOedipus Rex, Ayckbourn and The Alchemist
4HardMother Courage, Threepenny Opera and The Entertainer
5BrutalPoets' Corner, Drive My Car and Thomasina
Playwrights titlesout of 500
Standing ovation50 / 50
Top billing350+
Leading role275+
Supporting role200+
Speaking part100+
Walk-on part1+
Empty house0

44 of 50 right · six short of Standing ovation

You vs Katie BPlaywrights · Tricky
412 pts
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You
389 pts
72%
Katie
In which city is Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera set?
New York
London✓GBKB
Paris
Berlin

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which American playwright wrote The Crucible? No time for stage fright.

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Five rounds of ten. Each scene gets harder.

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When you finish, your score earns a title: Empty house if you score nothing, Standing ovation if you get every question right.

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