This round celebrated the fact that Happiness is the Road was the featured album this year, and was a fairly straightforward set of related questions.

01		The Happiness On The Road CD was recorded and mixed live at which venue on 19th Nov 2008? - London Forum
02		How many songs that appear on Happiness, were actually recorded during the Somewhere Else sessions? You can chose either 3, 5, 7 or 10. - 7 - A State of Mind, Trap the Spark, Half the World, Throw Me Out, Especially True, Older Than Me & Real Tears for Sale
03		Who provided the artwork for the album? - Antonio Seijas
04		Volume One of Happiness (Essence) was inspired by whose book? - sEckhart Tolle (The Power Of Now)
05		H wore a distinctive coat during the Happiness tour. It was bought for a wedding, but whose wedding was it? - Aziz Ibrahim
06		Prior to the album release, a competition was run to create a video for a song from the album. Which song was it? - Whatever Is Wrong With You
07		A competition winner was chosen to play on one of the album songs. The song was Essence, but what did the winner play on it? - Finger Cymbals
08		The vinyl version of Volume 2 (The Hard Shoulder) has two additional live tracks added, one is Nothing Fills The Hole, but what is the other? - Woke Up
09		Who played clarinet on Throw Me Out? - Pete Trewavas
10		What was unique about the way the album was first released? - Released as a torrent via Peer-to-Peer sharing before general release. We also accepted ‘free download’

Statto: There were three jokers played on Round 1, the highest of which elicited a total of 12 points for its team. The 35 teams amassed a total of 131 points for the round with an average score of 3.7. Three teams scored the highest score of 8 points; We Love Darren Moore’s Big Fact Hunt, The Damaged and The Only Unforgivable Team Name.

This round focused on previous Marillion Weekends.

01		What was the name of the venue in Minehead where the quiz was held? - The Highwayman
02		In the A-Z setlist in 2011, XTC was used for the letter X but what XTC song did they cover? - Senses Working Overtime
03		Who was the first act to play at the first convention at Pontins in 2002? - Aziz Ibrahim
04		Which year saw the first of Stephanie's Prog Discos? - 2009
05		What was the number of the chalet where the Marillion Museum was held in 2007, was it 173, 209 or 312? - 312
06		There's been a variety of wristbands over the years, but which two years did we have guitar-shaped ones? Both years are required for the point. - 2007 & 2009
07		Who was the compere of the Bootleg Bingo set in 2002? - Roy Hill (Cry No More)
08		At Butlins in 2003 and 2005, we had to share the site with other non-fans. What event was happening on the same weekend in 2003? - St Patrick’s Day Weekender
09		During which track did h fall off the stage in Port Zélande in 2017? - Built-in Bastard Radar
10		Name the song by Keane that was covered on the Saturday night in 2007. - Bedshaped

Statto: There were four jokers played on Round 2, the highest of which elicited a total of 12 points for its team. The 35 teams amassed a total of 151 points for the round with an average score of 4.3. Three teams scored the highest score of 8 points; Meikes Guys and The Uninspired Guests.

All of the answers in this round have something to do with the letter h, but that didn’t mean they were necessarily about the h-era.

01		Which song beginning with the letter ‘H’ has the longest running time? - House (10:15)
02		Which song beginning with the letter ‘H’ has the shortest running time? - Hooks in You (2:56)
03		What is the most recent racket CD release (as of February 2019) with a letter ‘H’ in the title? - All One Tonight
04		How many album track titles end with the letter ‘H’? - 6: Cinderella Search, Costa del slough, Faith, Kayleigh, Rich & Slainte Mhath
05		How is "Hogarth" spelt on h's birth certificate? - Hoggarth
06		Beginning with the letter ‘H’, what is the first track on A Collection of Recycled Gifts? - Happy Christmas (War is Over)
07		What was the fourth song beginning with the letter ‘H’ to be released as a single? - Hollow Man
08		Beginning with the letter ‘H’, what was the b-side of Cover My Eyes? - How Can It Hurt?
09		The 2nd concert in the triple FRC (Front Row Club) set Curtain Call was recorded at what venue beginning with the letter ‘H’? - Hammersmith Odeon
10		What was the first ever Web Fan Club Christmas CD entitled?. - Happy Christmas Everybody (1999)

Statto: There were no jokers played on Round 3. The 35 teams amassed a total of 129 points for the round with an average score of 3.7. Just one team scored the highest score of 8 points; The Damageds.

The UK children’s programme Runaround was broadcast on ITV from 1975 to 1986 and featured Mike Reid, later better known to the British as Frank Butcher from the BBC soap opera Eastenders. Runaround was based on a short-lived US show of the same name, and was also made in the Netherlands as Ren je Rot/Kies je Ster (1973-83) and Germany as Eins, Zwei oder Drei, which has broadcast since 1977 to the present day.

The round we based on Runaround was slightly simpler. Darren stood stage left holding a large letter H while Fraser stood stage right holding a large letter L, indicating Higher or Lower respectively.

One representative from each team made their way to the front from where Mezza would ask them a series of questions in the format “Is [The answer to Statement A] higher or lower than [The answer to Statement B]?” The team member then had to stand by the letter denoting the answer they thought correct, and then Mezza would give them the opportunity to change their mind by saying, “Runaround now!” There was an obvious tyranny of consensus going on and few souls were brave enough to choose the less popular option and stick with it, but sometimes it was the right option to choose.

If correct, they stayed in, if not, they sat down. The winner got ten points, the runners up five. And yes, some of these questions are basically impossible to actually know. Sorry.

01		Is the total number of studio albums with h as vocalist higher or lower than the total number of studio albums wh Fish as vocalist? The total number of studio albums with h as vocalist = 14 The total number of studio albums with Fish as vocalist = 4
02		Is the total number of STCBM Pre-Orders higher or lower than the total number of F E A R Pre-Orders? The total number of STCBM Pre-Orders = 11,794 The total number of FEAR Pre-Orders = 15,016
03		Is the amount of pages in both of h’s diaries added together higher or lower than the time in minutes of the world record for the DVD release Clocks Already Ticking? The amount of pages in both of h’s diaries added together (Hardback Editions) = 661 The time in minutes of the world record for the DVD release Clocks Already Ticking = 631 (10 hr, 31 min)
04		Is the total number of HITR Pre-Orders higher or lower than the distance in kilometres as the crow flies from Tokyo to Timbuktu? The total number of HITR Pre-Orders = 12,483 The distance in kilometres as the crow flies from Tokyo to Timbuktu = 13,001 (Three Minute Boy)
05		Is the number of releases in the FRC Collection, including Download-only releases, and where Curtain Call is counted as three releases higher or lower than the number of countries represented at the 2015 Marillion Weekend in Port Zélande? The number of releases in the FRC Collection (including Downloads) = 45 (Curtain Call is a 3 Release Box) The number of countries represented at the 2015 PZ Convention = 52
06		Is the number of countries visited on the Marbles tour higher or lower than the number of studio albums? The number of countries visited on the Marbles tour = 21 The number of studio albums = 18

Statto: There were no jokers allowed on Round 4. The 35 teams amassed a total of 35 points for the round with an average score of 1 (but the way this round was scored gives a misleading impression compared to other rounds – most teams necessarily had to score zero). Ten points went to Whatever Is Wrong With Us and five to each of Douchebaggettes, The Only Unforgivable Team Name, The Belch In The Sea, The Team With The Best Name and Happy Birthday H.

01		Born To Run		Bruce Springsteen
02		Runaway		The Corrs
03		Lucky Man		The Verve
04		Beautiful		Christina Aguilera
05		Go!		Moby
06		Faith		George Michael
07		Under The Sun		Cheryl Tweedy / Cole / Fernandez-Versini
08		Going Under		Evanesance
09		Happy Ending		Mika
10		Power		Little Mix (Feat. Stormzy)

Statto: There were fourteen jokers played on Round 5, making it the highest scoring round of all – 212 points accrued – with an average score of 6.1. The Belch In The Sea were the only team to score full marks and doubled them by playing their joker.

This round was based around quotes from various folk associated with the band.

01		Which British music magazine stated this after the first convention in 2002; "The gathered supporters aren't exactly slaves to fashion; there are women here - not all reluctant and some even young - but essentially this paunchy, greying crowd resembles the largest pub quiz team in history"? - Q
02		In a review of the 'new' online forum in the Web Magazine in 2002, which band member answered the question "Any reason why ‘Good morning!’ is a standard greeting?" with "Between sound check and gig I try to have an hour’s sleep if at all possible, so if I wake up at 7pm at night my internal clock thinks it's morning"? - Ian Mosley
03		Which convention support act said this; "There is something a little daunting about getting up on stage on your own in front of 2500 of someone else's fans. True I was armed with a recent top ten hit, but that doesn't help a great deal if you haven't learnt to play it yet"? - John Otway
04		Which band member wrote this introduction to the 2007 Convention Programme; "While I was looking up how to get here I worked out that if I booked myself as sea-freight it was quite a bit cheaper than other options and if I took the 16-20 week option I could travel all the way for a mere £16.83. I thought that was pretty reasonable. Of course I didn't really consider it. I would have missed Christmas"? - Pete Trewavas
05		About which album did H say; “Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no-one laughs”. - Sounds That Can’t Be Made
06		Mark and H are speaking about whom; “He’s a talented, miserable fucker but we love him” (Mark) and “He’s very good at card tricks and does descend into a vagrant during the time of recording” (h)? - Mike Hunter
07		Which album cover is Carl Glover talking about when he said; “There’s someone out there on a Marillion cover and doesn’t even know it. But that happens more than you think”? - Brave
08		In which publication did Steve Rothery write, “This is me inventing the selfie”? - Postcards from the Road
09		One which live DVD release did h say, “I’m really not used to having everybody sat there like budgerigars or something”? - Christmas in the Chapel
10		What was the name given to the drink invented by Fish when recording Clutching at Straws which he describes as "vodka mixed with Bovril"? - Bullshot Certain members of the PCW Quiz Collective later made some bullshot at their cottage and drank it. Astonishingly, they are still alive!

Statto: There were four jokers played on Round 6, the highest of which elicited a total of 10 points for its team. The 35 teams amassed a total of 104 points for the round with an average score of 3. The highest score was 6 points by Holidays In Zelande.

Nice easy one to understand. Here are ten working titles for songs that ended up on albums or b-sides. As what did they become better known?

01		The Huge Idea - Neverland
02		One Way Street - Genie
03		Second Chance - Beautiful
04		Poppadom Jam - A Few Words For The Dead
05		Blinding Obvious - Woke Up
06		Ultimate Gift - This Town
07		Waltz Piano Idea - A Voice From The Past
08		Blues in C - Born To Run
09		Purple - When I Meet God
10		Russian Ice Skaters - Number One

Statto: There were two jokers played on Round 7, both of which elicited a total of 16 points for their teams. The 35 teams amassed a total of 116 points for the round with an average score of 3.3. Three teams scored the highest score of 8 points; We Love Darren Moore’s Big Fact Hunt, The Damaged and The Web Portugal.

A straight ahead general knowledge round about stuff from the dim and distant past. Mostly.

01		Steve Rothery joined the band in 1979. What was the name of the bass-player/ singer at the time? - Doug Irvine
02		Fish and Diz Minnitt's audition was recording a song called Close in January 1981. After Fish added lyrics, what song did it become? - The Web
03		What was the first song Mark Kelly had a hand in writing? - Three Boats Down from the Candy
04		In what year was the first publication by The Web fan club? - 1982
05		Which band member played flute on the early song The Madcap's Embrace? - Mick Pointer
06		Name the missing album in this sequence; Fugazi, Brave, Afraid of Sunlight, Anoraknophobia, Marbles? - This Strange Engine (All albums Dave Meegan has worked on; he helped mix This Strange Engine)
07		Which words replaced ‘Antichrist’ on the radio friendly version of Market Square Heroes? - Battle Priest
08		Who witnessed the band’s first gig in March 1980 and has since mixed some of the band’s output? - Steven Wilson
09		Which song from Clutching at Straws was pretty much made up on the spot when Chris Kimsey told the band they were short of songs? - Going Under
10		What was the first album written at the Racket Club? - Brave

Statto: There were eight jokers played on Round 8 (if you hadn’t played it before, you did now!), the highest of which elicited a total of 14 points for its team. The 35 teams amassed a total of 129 points for the round with an average score of 3.7. Two teams scored the highest score of 8 points; The Douchebaggettes and The Web Portugal.

Songs: Map Of The World, Genie, Lavender, Out Of This World (Less Is More Version) Connection: Third song on their respective albums.


Songs: (Interior) Lulu, Faith (Hill), Angelina (Ballerina), (Punch and) Judy (Garland) Connection: Girl's names.


Songs: Strasbourg To Stockholm, Newport To New York, Dover To Calais, Paris To Hamburg Connection: Connections mentioned in The Leavers.


Bands: The Europeans, Chemical Alice, Wishing Tree, Transatlantic Connection: Side projects/previous bands of Marillion members.

Statto: Jokers couldn’t be played on this round. The 35 teams amassed a total of 79 points for the round with an average score of 2.3. One team, The Heroes and the Zeroes, scored the highest possible 10 points and were rewarded with a jug of beer courtesy of Vicky Dudman!