Every revival needs a first night, and this was it. The Tom Cobley quiz had been dormant for a while, until the quizmaster brought it back to life with the blessing of Roger, the landlord. Eighty questions, a picture sheet and a tie-breaker about the distance to Mars.
The first name on the revived scoreboard was Cobley Wanderers, with Friends of Maddie in second place. Remember those two names. You will be seeing a lot of them.
By the numbers
With only one quiz in the books, the numbers are short and sweet. But every record has to start somewhere, and every one of these was a first.
A flavour of the questions
The very first sheet was a proper mixed bag: Monopoly colours, countries that used to be called something else, Fawlty Towers, the Great Lakes and a couple of Queen lyrics to name the song from.
- General knowledgeWhat’s on the opposite side of a 3 on a dice?
Answer: 4. They always add up to 7. - General knowledgeAdd the number of squares on a Scrabble board to the number on a chess board.
Answer: 289 (225 plus 64) - General knowledgeDavid’s father has three sons: Snap, Crackle and...?
Answer: David. Read it again. - General knowledgeWhich of the seven dwarfs has a name that isn’t an adjective?
Answer: Doc - General knowledgeAlphabetically, what is the last Bond film?
Answer: You Only Live Twice - General knowledgeJames Bond is half Scottish and half what? (Clue: it’s not English.)
Answer: Swiss - General knowledgeWhat’s the only letter that doesn’t appear in the periodic table?
Answer: J - General knowledgeWhat is the only Shakespeare play with an animal in its title?
Answer: The Taming of the Shrew
There was also an anagram to unscramble (Adidas shreds crowns, which turned out to be Edward Scissorhands), two Queen lyrics, Killer Queen and Bicycle Race, and a picture sheet of dingbats, logos and album covers. And the evening ended with a question about two Garys, which has closed every quiz since.
And finally
Next up was April, and a chance for Friends of Maddie to get their own back.
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.