Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
Richard Trevithick built the first working example of which machine?
ARailway steam locomotive
BSpinning jenny
CElectric telegraph
DMiners' safety lamp
96 pts+10

October 2026 edition

Steam Trains quiz

How much do you really know about steam trains? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from the Flying Scotsman to the railway boom of the 1840s.

Steam Trains · October 2026 edition

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Q6 / 50Opener
On a steam locomotive, who controls the starting, stopping and speed?
AThe stationmaster
BThe driver
CThe guard
DThe signalman

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerThomas, Mallard and the golden spike
2EasyRainhill, the Great Western and the Highlands
3TrickyGolden Arrow, Grand Canyon and Union Pacific
4HardJames Watt, Ffestiniog and Stockton to Darlington
5BrutalMechanical stokers, Puffing Billy and Railway Mania
Steam Trains titlesout of 500
Right on time50 / 50
Chief engineer350+
Express driver275+
Engine driver200+
Stoker100+
Apprentice1+
Leaves on the line0

44 of 50 right · six short of Right on time

You vs Tom BSteam Trains · Tricky
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Tom
In which country is the narrow-gauge Ffestiniog Railway?
Wales✓GBKB
Northern Ireland
England
Scotland

Speed scores

Full steam ahead.

Fifteen seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Who controls a steam engine's speed? No hanging about on the platform.

The ramp

Gentle gradient, then the climb.

Five rounds of ten, each one harder than the last - so keep the fire burning.

Titles

Take the driver's seat.

When you finish, your score earns a title. Score nothing and it's Leaves on the line; get every question right and you're Right on time.

Answer Sheet

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