March was the St Patrick’s Day special, the night after the big day itself, with an Irish flavour running all the way through. Friends of Maddie took the title, their first win since January 2024, with Bow Barkers in second for the second month running.

Three quizzes into 2025, there had been three different winners: Bow Barkers, Cobley Wanderers and now Friends of Maddie.

By the numbers

Friends of Maddie had become rather good at second place, with 10 runners-up finishes, more than anyone. So a win was well overdue, and very welcome.

6
wins for Friends of Maddie, out of 25 quizzes
3
different winners in the first three quizzes of 2025
1–1
Maddie v Barkers when they finish first and second
10
second places for Friends of Maddie, the most of any team

A flavour of the questions

The night opened with a round where every answer contained the word General, followed by an Irish Alphabet round, some Irish writers, a round called The Black Stuff, and a round of words ending in OUGH. The picture round was famous Irish actors, with a bonus point for spelling Saoirse Ronan correctly.

  • General knowledgeWhich Sandford Orchards cider was named the world’s best cider in 2023?
    Answer: The General. A local one.
  • General knowledgeWhat is the popular name of the giant sequoia in California that is the largest living tree on Earth?
    Answer: General Sherman
  • Irish alphabet roundWhat five-line poem follows an AABBA rhyme scheme?
    Answer: A limerick
  • General knowledge 2Name a six-letter word with three Bs in it that doesn’t begin with B.
    Answer: Hubbub
  • General knowledge 2Where does the surname Fletcher come from?
    Answer: A maker of arrows
  • The black stuffIn 1959 Guinness began using which gas to give it a creamier, smoother consistency?
    Answer: Nitrogen
  • The black stuffThe name of which major European city translates as black pool?
    Answer: Dublin
  • Wipeout: Saints or PatsWhich British city was once known as Verulamium?
    Answer: St Albans

The Ough round ran from cough and bough to chough and Market Harborough. The Pointless question asked for a county in the Republic of Ireland, and the traditional final question was renamed for the occasion: Gary St Numan or Gary Patrick Oldman?

The music round: Irish music

Ten records from both sides of the Irish border, with The Pogues opening and closing the round. Name the artist and the song.

  • Dirty Old TownThe Pogues
  • BreathlessThe Corrs
  • My Perfect CousinThe Undertones
  • Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O’Connor
  • With or Without YouU2
  • LingerThe Cranberries
  • Orinoco FlowEnya
  • Alternative UlsterStiff Little Fingers
  • All Kinds of EverythingDana
  • The Body of an AmericanThe Pogues

And finally

Next up was April, and an 80s 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.