Late to this bandwagon maybe, but in the absence of exams this year let’s have a look at some old favourites and have a World Cup of recent GCSE Maths questions. Our examiners continue to come up with the finest - eight for your consideration to follow...

First up is the coordinates question from 2018, appearing at both F and H tiers. At Higher 27% got full marks, but only 1.3% at Foundation. An “interesting question” - maybe too interesting for many?

Next up is Kevin’s pigs - the context seemed to rouse the farming community in some way back in 2014. Can you keep pigs in this sort of space?

Students still averaged 78% at Higher tier, though only 29% at Foundation.

The only Foundation tier only question, this one is often featured by Mel at @Just_Maths. Only 45% of students could give an answer in the fairly generous range of 1.6 - 2 m.

I hope we now all know what 2 metres looks like; perhaps next time we shall make the man @richardosman

Daniel’s cakes - in 2017, we first learned of the slang use of 420. We’re down with the kids alright.

Wordy questions too difficult? Not here - 80% of Higher tier got full marks on this, as did 33% of Foundation tier students.

Juan’s bicycle ride involved estimation - just over half of the Higher tier students answered correctly, but only 13% at Foundation.

Based on the Race Across America which takes about 12 days; I fear the organisers would all have packed up and gone home by the time Juan finished

Back in 2011, Peter, Ben and Tarish caused some consternation (on MySpace, maybe). The average mark on this was only 49% - I think it would be better answered now.

One to set the precedent that when Ben is involved in a ratio question, he always ends up with the most money.

Back in 2012 we had Mr Weaver’s garden, a favourite of Chris from @Just_Maths. Students averaged 63% at Higher, but only 18% at Foundation.

This is the only question in the competition that is seeded, geddit?

And finally, who can forget the big beast - the favourite that is Hannah’s sweets, the Brazil of this contest? Only 2.2% managed all six marks (only the first three shown here) so sheep were certainly separated from goats back in 2015.

Vote for your favourites! In the first quarter final, we have

In the second quarter final, we have

In the third quarter final, we have

In the fourth quarter final, we have