Round I · The Fundamentals
Ten quiz rounds
Two hundred questions to a volume, rising from the fundamentals to the final act — set for the long evening, not the quick scroll.
An Independent House · Est. MMXXV
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Quizzes, puzzles & curiosities
for the discerning fan.
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The World Cup 2026QUIZ & PUZZLE BOOK
For one summer, three nations held the world between them. A hat-trick struck at thirty-eight. Germany undone from twelve yards. The old Azteca's loudest night. And, at the last, a final beneath the New Jersey lights, where a Spanish thunderbolt ended Argentina's reign. This collector's volume invites you to relive it all.
Take it slowly, with a cup of something warm.
Three Series from the Press
Every tournament, preserved in questions, crosswords and cryptograms.
The Shelf
Fourteen Volumes
The World Cup 2026
MMXXVI
The World Cup 2022
MMXXII
The World Cup 2018
MMXVIII
The World Cup 2014
MMXIV
The Cricket World Cup 2023
MMXXIII
The Cricket World Cup 2019
MMXIX
The Cricket World Cup 2015
MMXV
The Cricket World Cup 2011
MMXI
The Cricket World Cup 2007
MMVII
The Cricket World Cup 2003
MMIII
The Cricket World Cup 1999
MCMXCIX
The Cricket World Cup 1996
MCMXCVI
The World Cup Finals
MCMXXX · MMXXVI
The Cricket World Cup Finals
MCMLXXV · MMXXIII
Inside the Books
Plate II · The Heroes
Word searches
Twelve grids of the tournament's heroes and grounds, hidden in ranks and files like pieces on a board.
Ledger III · The Reckoning
Scoreboards & ledgers
Historic scoreboards to complete, brackets to rebuild, and a keepsake ledger of every final for your own hand.
Cipher IV · The Codes
Ciphers & curiosities
Cryptograms, logic grids and fifteen curiosities to a volume — the most patient of puzzles, for the most patient of fans.
Plate V · The Gallery
Gallery plates
Six engraved-style plates in every edition, with a complete answer key bound at the rear. Nothing left unresolved.
The Laws of the Long Evening
LAW I
Play alone, or convene a table. The book does not referee.
LAW II
One round an evening is the intended tempo. Extra time is permitted.
LAW III
The answer key is bound at the rear. Consulting it early is not cheating; it is merely noted.
LAW IV
Pencil is tradition. Ink is confidence. Both are honoured.
SIT DEEP · PLAY LONG
Take it slowly, with a cup of something warm.