Cobley Wanderers got their 2025 up and running in February with their eleventh win. Bow Barkers, January’s champions, finished second.

It was the Barkers’ first ever second place, to go with their three wins. Clearly a team that prefers the top spot.

By the numbers

When these two finish first and second, honours are now even at 1 apiece. With the Wanderers on 11 wins and the Barkers on 3, it’s a rivalry that would run and run.

11
wins for Cobley Wanderers, out of 24 quizzes
1–1
dead level when these two finish first and second
4
top-two finishes for Bow Barkers since March 2024
8
different teams have won the quiz

A flavour of the questions

February had an Alphabet round, a drinks round, a Chocolate and Coffee round, and a picture round where every clue was an airport code. CDG and DFW were gentle. ORK, for Cork, was not.

  • General knowledgeHow many gills in a pint?
    Answer: 4. Hence question 4.
  • Alphabet roundWhat does Moulin Rouge translate as?
    Answer: Red windmill
  • Alphabet roundWhat is the sticky-outy bit on a Lego brick called?
    Answer: A stud
  • General knowledgeWhat have Darren Gough, Mark Ramprakash and Louis Smith got in common?
    Answer: They all won Strictly Come Dancing
  • General knowledgeWhat’s the only letter that doesn’t appear in the periodic table?
    Answer: J
  • General knowledgeHow many Munros are there in Scotland: 82, 182 or 282?
    Answer: 282
  • Chocolate and coffeeWhich coffee name means cut in Spanish?
    Answer: Cortado
  • Chocolate and coffeeWhich dessert takes its name from the Italian for pick me up?
    Answer: Tiramisu

The Pointless question asked for an actor who has played Doctor Who, and the wipeout round was a parade of Elizabeths in disguise, from Betty Boo and Eliza Doolittle to the QE2.

The music round: the 1960s

Ten records from the decade that gave us most of the best ones. Name the song and the artist.

  • Pinball WizardThe Who
  • Light My FireThe Doors
  • Itchycoo ParkSmall Faces
  • Baby LoveThe Supremes
  • The Clapping SongShirley Ellis
  • Mrs. RobinsonSimon & Garfunkel
  • The Tears of a ClownSmokey Robinson and the Miracles
  • These Boots Are Made for Walkin’Nancy Sinatra
  • California Dreamin’The Mamas and the Papas
  • Strawberry Fields ForeverThe Beatles

And finally

Next up was March, and a St Patrick’s Day special.

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.