October 2026 edition

Submarines quiz

Q12 / 50Easy15.0s
Which tanks does a submarine fill with water to dive?
AFuel tanks
BFresh water tanks
CBallast tanks
DOxygen tanks
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about submarines? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from torpedoes and sonar to undersea cable repair.

Submarines · October 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
Which instrument lets a submarine see above the waves while submerged?
ASextant
BPeriscope
CAltimeter
DAnemometer

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerTorpedoes, sonar and life aboard
2EasyWartime patrols and the first nuclear boat
3TrickyEarly inventors, diving bells and hulls
4HardPropulsion, navigation and nuclear deterrence
5BrutalBathyscaphes, polar ice and escape drills
Submarines titlesout of 500
Fleet admiral50 / 50
Captain350+
First officer275+
Navigator200+
Sonar operator100+
New recruit1+
Dead in the water0

44 of 50 right · six short of Fleet admiral

You vs Katie BSubmarines · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which country built the first nuclear-powered submarine?
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
France
United States✓GBKB

Speed scores

Dive, dive, dive.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which instrument lets a sub see above the waves? Pressure's on.

The ramp

Shallows first, then the deep.

Five rounds of ten. The sonar pings get trickier.

Titles

Rise through the ranks.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Dead in the water if you score nothing, Fleet admiral if you get every question right.

Answer Sheet

See how your crew did.

Review every question and see how your friends answered. Did they know which country built the first nuclear-powered submarine?

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