Q14 / 50Easy15.0s

What device pivots to indicate the direction of the wind?

AThermometer

BBarometer

CHygrometer

DWeather vane

104 pts+10

September 2026 edition

Weather quiz

How much do you really know about the weather? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from rain and lightning to jet streams.

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Wild weather · September 2026 edition

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Play the Wild weather Blitz

Five rounds, climbing10 questions each

1OpenerRain, lightning and the ozone layer

2EasyAnemometers, permafrost and a cyclone's eye

3TrickyMonsoons, cloud seeding and the Sirocco

4HardFulgurites, jet streams and global dimming

5BrutalHydrometeors, arroyos and flash floods

Q6 / 50Opener

Which type of precipitation is made of ice crystals?

ASleet

BDrizzle

CRain

DSnow

Correct

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You vs Katie BWild weather · Easy

412 pts

78%

You

389 pts

72%

Katie

Why are tropical cyclones given human names?

To make tracking and communication easier✓GBKB

To honor meteorologists

To comply with international law

To indicate their exact wind speed

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Five rounds, each harder than the last. The Opener covers rain and lightning, whilst Brutal takes on hydrometeors and arroyos.

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Fifteen seconds a question, and quicker answers score more. Know what falls as ice crystals? Don't hang about.

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