Friends of Maddie won in August, with Cobley Wanderers in second. Which left the two of them exactly level: three wins each after six quizzes.

In fact, both teams had finished in the top two at every single quiz since the revival began. Six from six. The rest of the pub was very much invited to do something about it.

By the numbers

Everything was even. Three wins each, three second places each, and when these two finish first and second, it was 3 apiece.

3
wins each for Friends of Maddie and Cobley Wanderers
3–3
all square when these two finish first and second
6
top-two finishes each for both teams, out of 6 quizzes
2
different winners in the first 6 quizzes

A flavour of the questions

August’s picture sheet opened with a registration number, NCC-1701, which any Trekkie will tell you belongs to the Starship Enterprise. There was also a local village sign with the name blanked out (Sampford Courtenay) and a cricket field with two fielding positions missing.

  • General knowledgeIn a standard 415g can of Heinz beans, how many beans are there? Within 50.
    Answer: About 465
  • General knowledgeHow many hours are there in a fortnight?
    Answer: 336
  • General knowledgeWhat is the name of the snail in The Magic Roundabout?
    Answer: Brian
  • General knowledgeWhich letter in braille consists of a single raised dot?
    Answer: A
  • General knowledgeIn The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, what was the name of the company he worked for?
    Answer: Sunshine Desserts
  • General knowledgeThe word ombudsman comes from which language: Swedish, Hindi or Polish?
    Answer: Swedish
  • General knowledgeArch, loop and whorl are all types of what?
    Answer: Fingerprint
  • General knowledgeWhat are the first and last events in a decathlon?
    Answer: The 100m and the 1500m

The tie-breakers asked for the population of France and the number of sheep in Wales (9,533,600, if you were wondering). And the sheet carried news of the first Christmas Special of the revival, booked in for December.

The music round: name the movie

Ten film themes, one point for each movie. Duelling banjos to start, a sinking ship to finish.

  • Deliverance
  • Back to the Future
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • The Godfather
  • Rocky
  • Psycho
  • A Few Good Men
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • Jaws
  • Titanic

And finally

Next up was September, and a brand new round with a ruthless scoring system.

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.