October 2026 edition

Railways quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
Which country opened the world's first high-speed railway in 1964?
AFrance
BGermany
CJapan
DUnited States
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about railways? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from stations and bullet trains to signalling and track gauges.

Railways · October 2026 edition

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Q3 / 50Opener
Which city's underground railway is nicknamed the Tube?
ALondon
BParis
CBerlin
DMadrid

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerStations, tickets and bullet trains
2EasyFamous routes, metros and the Channel Tunnel
3TrickyTrack gauges, signalling and the Orient Express
4HardOverhead wires, signal boxes and rack railways
5BrutalGauge breaks, hotbox detectors and subsidies
Railways titlesout of 500
Non-stop50 / 50
Maglev350+
Bullet train275+
Express200+
Intercity100+
Stopping service1+
Signal failure0

44 of 50 right · six short of Non-stop

You vs Katie BRailways · Easy
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You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which country is home to the Trans-Siberian Railway?
Mongolia
China
Canada
Russia✓GBKB

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which city's underground is nicknamed the Tube?

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