The quiz fell on 23 April, so it was a night of St George, dragons and Shakespeare. The dragon-slaying was done by Cobley Wanderers, back on top after three months away, with Friends of Maddie in second.

A familiar one-two, and a familiar result for anyone keeping count of these two.

By the numbers

When these two finish first and second, the Wanderers usually have the edge, and April stretched it to 5 to 3. Meanwhile 2024 was proving wonderfully unpredictable: four quizzes, four different winners.

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wins for Cobley Wanderers, out of 14 quizzes
4
different winners in the four quizzes of 2024
5–3
Wanderers’ lead when they and Friends of Maddie finish first and second
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second places for Friends of Maddie, the most of any team

A flavour of the questions

The picture round was Connections and Sequences. And with it being St George’s Day (and, by tradition, Shakespeare’s birthday), the Bard popped up all evening.

  • General knowledgeWhat’s the first rule of Fight Club?
    Answer: You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule? Same again.
  • ShakespeareWhat line comes before: Thou art more lovely and more temperate?
    Answer: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
  • Alphabet roundPuff the Magic Dragon frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called what?
    Answer: Honah Lee
  • DragonsSmaug is the dragon in which 1937 novel?
    Answer: The Hobbit
  • ShakespeareWhich Shakespeare play has the shortest title? And the longest?
    Answer: Hamlet, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona
  • General knowledgeIn old money, how much was a florin worth?
    Answer: Two shillings, or 10p
  • ShakespeareWhich play includes the name of a political party?
    Answer: Love’s Labour’s Lost
  • General knowledgeWhich English cheese, made in Yorkshire, is supple, crumbly and slightly honeyed?
    Answer: Wensleydale

There was a very English set too: the longest river flowing entirely in England (the Thames), the largest lake (Windermere) and the county with the easternmost point (Suffolk). The wipeout round was Gary, Larry, Harry or Barry, from Barry White to Harry Houdini, before the most famous Garys of all closed the night.

The music round: Saint or George?

A St George’s Day special. Every clip was by a Saint or a George, and teams had to name the act. Giorgio counted, on a technicality.

  • George Harrison
  • George Ezra
  • All Saints
  • Boy George
  • George Michael
  • George Gershwin
  • Saint Etienne
  • Giorgio Moroder and Phil Oakey
  • Utah Saints
  • George Formby

And finally

Next up was May, and a rematch.

Every question from the night is in the questions archive, every winner is on the monthly winners board, and there are more photos in the gallery.