The first event for the Barbados Challenge, the General Knowledge Quiz Qualifiers took place in April and May 2008.
The three zonal qualifiers were held in Bournemouth, Exeter and Bristol and the top three teams from each automatically qualified. The next three teams in the order of merit qualified, however as there was a joint third place, both teams went through, taking the final to a grand total of 13 teams.
The teams through to the final on 7 November to be held at Cheltenham Civil Service Club are:
CEFAS
Dorset Knobs
Limited Potential
Fourplay
Widecombe Wonders
Hydro 1
Box of Frogs
The F Factor
The False Macaw
Robert Maxwell Swimming Society
Fres Scatties
Hydro 2
Reds, Whites and Greens.
Good luck to all the teams and a special thank you to Tom Banks, the organiser for all his help with this event.