October 2026 edition

World Book Day quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
In which city was C. S. Lewis born?
ABelfast
BCardiff
COxford
DDublin
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about World Book Day? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from the Gruffalo to the first printing presses.

World Book Day · October 2026 edition

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Q3 / 50Opener
Which food is Winnie-the-Pooh particularly fond of?
AHoney
BCheese
CMarmalade
DJam

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerThe Hobbit, Peter Pan and Oliver Twist
2EasyDracula, War Horse and Tracy Beaker
3TrickyThe Gruffalo, Willy Wonka and Wuthering Heights
4HardMargaret Atwood, Screwtape and umbrella nicknames
5BrutalCatalan roses, Peter Rabbit and Gutenberg's print shop
World Book Day titlesout of 500
Timeless classic50 / 50
Prize-winner350+
Bestseller275+
Published200+
Book deal100+
First draft1+
Writer's block0

44 of 50 right · six short of Timeless classic

You vs Priya BWorld Book Day · Tricky
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Priya
In Dracula, what is Jonathan Harker's profession?
Physician
Priest
Solicitor✓GBKB
Sea captain

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. What does Winnie-the-Pooh love most? Clock's ticking.

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Picture books first, then the classics.

Five rounds of ten. Each chapter gets tougher.

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When you finish, your score earns a title. Score nothing and it's Writer's block; get every question right and you've written a Timeless classic.

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