Season 21
Episodes • 2025

1. Whitley Baes v Caraxians
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.
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2. Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
29 minFans of Pantomime and Partridge put their passions on hold to puzzle out the connection between clues such as east Azerbaijan, south Holland, Inner Mongolia and New Mexico.
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3. Metrophiles v Grapevines
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell presides over the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.
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4. 5ks v Showstoppers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.
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5. Scanners v Worker Bees
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.
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6. Pitchers v Benchwarmers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the teams comes straight in with an answer after seeing just two clues.
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7. Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.
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8. Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It's a close match as a family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.
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9. Pear Trees v Caraxians
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.
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10. 5ks v Grapevines
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.
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11. Scanners v Benchwarmers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Postmodern, Boris Johnson and frozen yoghurt – one team spotted the connection after three clues.
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12. Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.
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13. Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.
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14. Metrophiles v Showstoppers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.
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15. Pitchers v Worker Bees
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.
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16. Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team correctly guesses the fourth in the sequence after just two clues.
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17. 5ks v Showstoppers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Holy faith, of the monks, sacrament, red stick – what’s the connection?
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18. Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s a very close game, with the teams having been here before and knowing what to expect.
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19. Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.
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20. Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Another quarter-final place is on offer, and it looks to be another tight game.
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21. 5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.
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22. Metrophiles v Whitley Baes
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.
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23. Pitchers v Sorcerers
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.
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24. Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.
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25. Metrophiles v 5Ks
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.
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26. Pitchers v Worker Bees
29 minVictoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.
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27. Third Place Play-Off
28 minIt’s the third place play-off, featuring such questions such as: John Newcombe, Richard Smart, Henry Brash and William Friendless – what’s the connection?
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