A team of three lovers of history square up to a trio of Welshmen devoted to their national game.

History Boys v Rugby Boys

Victoria Coren Mitchell

Chessmen v Charity Puzzlers

Mathematicians v Wordsmiths

A team of three lads from the Cambridge Quiz Society pit their wits against a trio of Oxford Librarians with specialisms as diverse as Comparative Slavonic Linguistics, Classics, and Theology.

Cambridge Quiz Society v Oxford Librarians

Three maths graduates take on a team featuring a linguistics graduate, an English graduate, and an IT developer who is also a proofreader.

Three dedicated chess players pit their strategic prowess against a team who have honed their lateral thinking skills writing puzzles to raise money for their local hospice.

In the first semi-final, three mathematicians pit their logical skills against the wits of the Cambridge Quiz Society.

Mathematicians v Cambridge Quiz Society

In the second semi-final, three quietly strategic chess players pit their wits against the brawn of the Rugby Boys.

Chessmen v Rugby Boys

Three avid chess players take on a trio unified by their love of mathematics as they compete for the glory of third place in the competition.

Chessmen v Mathematicians

In the final, the three leading lights of the Cambridge Quiz Society take on the combined knowledge of a team whose field of reference stretches far beyond the touchline of their beloved rugby pitch.

Cambridge Quiz Society v Rugby Boys

The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.

History Boys v Rugby Boys

Seasons22

Season 2 Episodes8

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