March 2026 marked three years since the Tom Cobley quiz came back to life in March 2023. And who won that very first quiz? Cobley Wanderers. Who won the third birthday quiz? Cobley Wanderers. Neat.

Second place was shared between Friends of Maddie and Woodentops, who finished level on points.

By the numbers

It was the Wanderers’ fourteenth win in 37 quizzes, which is a strike rate of better than one in three. Friends of Maddie took their sixteenth second place, which is more than any other team, and a record they would happily give back.

3
years since the quiz came back in March 2023
14
wins for Cobley Wanderers, out of 37 quizzes
10–5
Wanderers’ lead when they and Friends of Maddie finish first and second
2
teams tied for second place

A flavour of the questions

March had a round of Threes, a Same Year round, a Million Pound Question round with four options each, and a picture round of Tom Cruise films.

  • General knowledgeUttoxeter is a market town in East Staffordshire. Spell it.
    Answer: U-T-T-O-X-E-T-E-R. Harder than it looks after a pint.
  • General knowledgeChess: can you force checkmate with a king and a knight?
    Answer: No
  • ThreesWhich circular motif appears in sacred sites from China to European churches, in particular those of Devon?
    Answer: The Three Hares
  • General knowledgeCOBRA is the government’s emergency meeting room. What does it stand for?
    Answer: Cabinet Office Briefing Room A
  • General knowledgeThe name of which punctuation mark comes from the Greek for under one?
    Answer: The hyphen
  • Million Pound QuestionWhich of these races was held first: Le Mans 24 Hours, Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500 or Isle of Man TT?
    Answer: The Isle of Man TT
  • Million Pound QuestionIf you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
    Answer: Oak trees

The Same Year round had two sets: the Iranian Embassy siege and Mount St Helens (1980), then We Are the World and the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior (1985). The wipeout round was all Annes, Annas and Hannahs.

The music round: Bond themes

Ten Bond themes, one point for the artist and one for the film. Shaken, stirred and mostly sung along to.

  • Diamonds Are ForeverShirley Bassey
  • Live and Let DieWings
  • The Man with the Golden GunLulu
  • From Russia with LoveMatt Monro
  • A View to a KillDuran Duran
  • ThunderballTom Jones
  • The Spy Who Loved MeCarly Simon
  • You Only Live TwiceNancy Sinatra
  • On Her Majesty’s Secret ServiceJohn Barry
  • SkyfallAdele

And finally

Here’s to the next three years. Next up was April, and a picture round that some teams were born for.

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.