October 2026 edition

Rockets quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
From which language does the word 'rocket' come?
ALatin
BFrench
CItalian
DGreek
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about rockets? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from fireworks and the Moon landings to the math of leaving Earth.

Rockets · October 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
ABuzz Aldrin
BNeil Armstrong
CYuri Gagarin
DJohn Glenn

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerFireworks, the Moon and liftoff
2EasyFuel, boosters and first satellites
3TrickyEngines, propellants and early pioneers
4HardThrust, specific impulse and staging
5BrutalDelta-v, mass ratios and launch costs
Rockets titlesout of 500
Mission complete50 / 50
Deep space350+
In orbit275+
Above the clouds200+
Liftoff100+
Countdown1+
Stuck on the pad0

44 of 50 right · six short of Mission complete

You vs Katie BRockets · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
What do jet engines need from the air that rockets don't?
Oxygen✓GBKB
Nitrogen
Helium
Hydrogen

Speed scores

Fast off the pad.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Who first walked on the Moon? Clock's counting down.

The ramp

Pad first, then orbit.

Five rounds of ten. Each burn gets tougher.

Titles

Reach for orbit.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Stuck on the pad if you score nothing, Mission complete if you get every question right.

Answer Sheet

Mission debrief.

Review every question and compare answers with friends. Did they know what jet engines need that rockets don't?

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