Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
In which country was the reformer John Calvin born?
AFrance
BSwitzerland
CItaly
DGermany
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October 2026 edition

The Reformation quiz

How much do you really know about the Reformation? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from popes and princes to the wars of religion.

The Reformation · October 2026 edition

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What name were French Protestants given?
AHussites
BAnabaptists
CHuguenots
DPuritans

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerTyndale, St Peter's and Henry VIII
2EasyCalvin, Catherine of Aragon and Ignatius
3TrickyZwingli, Jan Hus and Erasmus
4HardWycliffe, the five solae and Huguenot exiles
5BrutalIron hands, Gustavus Adolphus and Jesuit missionaries
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Archbishop350+
Bishop275+
Priest200+
Monk100+
Novice1+
Excommunicated0

44 of 50 right · six short of Nailed it

You vs Ollie BThe Reformation · Tricky
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Ollie
The Council of Trent was held in which present-day country?
France
Spain
Italy✓GBKB
Germany

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Fifteen seconds a question, and the quicker you answer, the more you score. What were French Protestants called?

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

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