October 2026 edition

Samurai quiz

Q13 / 50Easy15.0s
What do we call a samurai who has no lord or master?
ADaimyo
BShogun
CRonin
DGeisha
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about the samurai? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from swords and castles to the fall of the shogunate.

Samurai · October 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
Which long curved sword is most linked with the samurai?
AKatana
BCutlass
CRapier
DClaymore

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerSwords, armor and feudal Japan
2EasyShoguns, castles and warrior life
3TrickyThe Genpei War and Kamakura rule
4HardSengoku warlords and unifying Japan
5BrutalRanks, stipends and the Meiji dissolution
Samurai titlesout of 500
Undefeated50 / 50
Shogun350+
Warlord275+
Captain200+
Swordsman100+
Apprentice1+
Masterless0

44 of 50 right · six short of Undefeated

You vs Katie BSamurai · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which code of conduct is linked with the samurai?
Chivalry
Stoicism
Taoism
Bushido✓GBKB

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Quick on the draw.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which curved sword do samurai carry? Clock's ticking.

The ramp

Dojo first, then the battlefield.

Five rounds of ten. Every duel gets tougher.

Titles

Rise through the ranks.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Masterless if you score nothing, Undefeated if you get every question right.

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