October 2026 edition

Theater quiz

Q12 / 50Easy15.0s
The word 'theatre' comes from which ancient language?
ALatin
BSanskrit
CAncient Greek
DOld Norse
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about theater? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from Shakespeare and musicals to Japanese Noh and Kabuki.

Theater · October 2026 edition

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Q3 / 50Opener
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
AChristopher Marlowe
BWilliam Shakespeare
CBen Jonson
DOscar Wilde

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerShakespeare, musicals and the West End
2EasyBroadway, pantomime and famous playwrights
3TrickyAncient Greece, Rome and the Globe
4HardStagecraft, theater terms and improvisation
5BrutalSanskrit drama, Kabuki and Brecht
Theater titlesout of 500
Center stage50 / 50
Box seat350+
Mezzanine275+
Balcony200+
Back row100+
Standing room1+
Curtain stuck0

44 of 50 right · six short of Center stage

You vs Katie BTheater · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which musical is the song 'Memory' from?
Les Misérables
Cats✓GBKB
Evita
Chicago

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? Quick - the curtain's up.

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