After two months away from the top of the table (Premium Bondleigh and Space Cadets saw to that), Cobley Wanderers were back where they seem to feel most at home: holding the trophy. Bow Barkers pushed them all the way and took second place.
It was the Wanderers’ sixteenth win since the quiz came back in March 2023, and their third of 2026. Nobody else has more than two this year.
By the numbers
These two teams know each other’s habits well by now. This was the fifth time the Wanderers and the Barkers have finished first and second, and the Wanderers now lead that particular duel 3 to 2. Close enough to keep everyone honest.
A flavour of the questions
The night opened with a round on Peak Names: the decade in which each name was at its most popular. The answer sheet notes that Peak Nigel was 1963, with over 5,000 born that year, and fewer than three a year since 2022. Peak Roger, fittingly for the poster boy of the quiz, was the 1940s.
- RevoltingThe Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549 saw rebels lay siege to which city?
Answer: Exeter. A local one. - RevoltingWho led the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381?
Answer: Wat Tyler - Agatha Christie or not?The Body in the Vestry: a real Christie title or a convincing fake?
Answer: Fake. Murder at the Masquerade and Bitter Almond were fakes too. - 2-4-6-8 MotorwayWhat’s the longest motorway in the UK?
Answer: The M6, at 232 miles - General knowledgeWhich US state is closest to Africa?
Answer: Maine - General knowledgeWhich book begins: All children, except one, grow up?
Answer: Peter Pan - TriviaIn 2021, what did Rachael Blackmore become the first woman to do?
Answer: Win the Grand National
There was also a spelling test (Chihuahua, since you ask), a picture round of well-known phrases hidden in letters and numbers, and a wipeout round on sitcom stars, from Rodney in Only Fools and Horses to Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous. And of course the traditional last question, which regulars could answer in their sleep.
The music round: TV sport themes
Ten theme tunes, one point each for naming the programme. For anyone who grew up with a Saturday afternoon in front of the telly, this was less a quiz round and more a trip down memory lane.
- Superstars
- A Question of Sport
- Wimbledon
- Cricket
- World of Sport
- Horse of the Year Show
- Sportsnight
- Pot Black
- Ski Sunday
- Grandstand
And finally
Next up was September, and a very special night: the Roger Round, in memory of the Tom Cobley’s much loved landlord.
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.