A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 15 February. Here are the questions and answers for Monday 12 April, Series 5 Episode 26 (S5Ep26). This was the first screening of an episode hosted by Sally Lindsay, standing in for the show’s usual presenter Warwick Davis. According to his Twitter page earlier today: “Sally is stepping into my hosting shoes for a run of shows while I’m in pre-production for another project”.

For previous series I have included at least a week’s worth of questions and answers in each post, as in this piece from last year. For this series I plan to post one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.

Here are links to the 25 previous episodes in the current series:

Monday 15 February 2021 (S5Ep1)
Tuesday 16 February 2021 (S5Ep2)
Wednesday 17 February 2021 (S5Ep3)
Thursday 18 February 2021 (S5Ep4)
Friday 19 February 2021 (S5Ep5)

Monday 22 February 2021 (S5Ep6)
Tuesday 23 February 2021 (S5Ep7)
Wednesday 24 February 2021 (S5Ep8)
Thursday 25 February 2021 (S5Ep9)
Friday 26 February 2021 (S5Ep10)

Monday 1 March 2021 (S5Ep11)
Tuesday 2 March 2021 (S5Ep12)
Wednesday 3 March 2021 (S5Ep13)
Thursday 4 March 2021 (S5Ep14)
Friday 5 March 2021 (S5Ep15)

Monday 8 March 2021 (S5Ep16)
Tuesday 9 March 2021 (S5Ep17)
Wednesday 10 March 2021 (S5Ep18)
Thursday 11 March 2021 (S5Ep19)
Friday 12 March 2021 (S5Ep20)

Monday 22 March 2021 (S5Ep21)
Tuesday 23 March 2021 (S5Ep22)
Wednesday 24 March 2021 (S5Ep23)
Thursday 25 March 2021 (S5Ep24)
Friday 26 March 2021 (S5Ep25)

The Questions

Monday 12 April 2021 [Series 5 Episode 26]

[S5Ep26] Team name: The 5Gs

Round 1: The first 10 three-letter words made from the word ‘party’ [The first 10 three-letter words alphabetically that can be formed from the letters in the word ‘party’, using each letter only once in each of the 10 words; the words are in Chambers 21st Century Dictionary on Chambers.co.uk; the acceptable answers all have their own entry; does not include hyphenated words, words with apostrophes, acronyms or any word that the dictionary spells with an initial capital letter; as of 19 November 2020.]

Round 2: 10 Premier League football clubs by their most capped players [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 names of footballers, all of whom have made the all-time most appearances in the Premier League for a club; we are looking for the names of the 10 clubs for which these footballers are the most capped player; this is according to the Stats section of each club on the official Premier League website as of November 17, 2020; this is only about the English Premier League, so matches in other leagues, such as the UEFA Cup are not included.”]

The players: Ray Parlour / Gareth Barry / Ben Mee / John Terry / Tim Howard / Brede Hangeland / Gary Kelly / Shay Given / Jason Dodd / Darren Anderton

Round 3: Top 10 voice actors in ‘Shrek 2’ [The first 10 voice actors credited on the cast list of the 2004 animated film, according to IMDb; some of the small roles were voiced by members of the creative team, such as writers and directors, and these voice performances are not acceptable answers; the acceptable answers are the performers who voiced the UK release of the film; Mark Mosely, who voiced Furniture, is not a ‘Tenable’ answer.]

Round 4: The 10 cities in England or Scotland that begin with the letters ‘C’, ‘I’,’T’’ or ‘Y’

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 books with an animal in the title [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 authors who have written a book with the name of an animal in the title, and the year each book was published; we’re looking for the titles of the 10 corresponding books.”]

The authors: Hilary Mantel (2009) / Judith Kerr (1968) / CS Lewis (1950) / Dodie Smith (1956) / Nicholas Evans (1995) / Frederick Forsyth (1970) / Mark Haddon (2003) / John Steinbeck (1937) / Roald Dahl (1970) / Philip K Dick (1968)

Final Round: Countries: The first 10 one-word countries alphabetically after Denmark [“For fairness, Eswatini, which is the new name for Swaziland, is not a ‘Tenable’ answer.”]

How the team fared

Monday 12 April 2021, S5Ep26, The 5Gs

5 members of The 5Gs made it to the final playing for 22k and named 8 of the first 10 one-word countries alphabetically after Denmark. The remaining answers: Djibouti, Eritrea.

Questions and Answers

Monday 12 April 2021 [Series 5 Episode 26]

[S5Ep26] Team name: The 5Gs

Round 1: The first 10 three-letter words made from the word ‘party’ [The first 10 three-letter words alphabetically that can be formed from the letters in the word ‘party’, using each letter only once in each of the 10 words; the words are in Chambers 21st Century Dictionary on Chambers.co.uk; the acceptable answers all have their own entry; does not include hyphenated words, words with apostrophes, acronyms or any word that the dictionary spells with an initial capital letter; as of 19 November 2020.]

Apt / Art / Par / Pat / Pay / Pry / Rap / Rat / Ray / Rya

Round 2: 10 Premier League football clubs by their most capped players [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 names of footballers, all of whom have made the all-time most appearances in the Premier League for a club; we are looking for the names of the 10 clubs for which these footballers are the most capped player; this is according to the Stats section of each club on the official Premier League website as of November 17, 2020; this is only about the English Premier League, so matches in other leagues, such as the UEFA Cup are not included.”]

The players: Ray Parlour / Gareth Barry / Ben Mee / John Terry / Tim Howard / Brede Hangeland / Gary Kelly / Shay Given / Jason Dodd / Darren Anderton

The teams: Arsenal / Aston Villa / Burnley / Chelsea / Everton / Fulham / Leeds United / Newcastle United / Southampton / Tottenham Hotspur

Round 3: Top 10 voice actors in ‘Shrek 2’ [The first 10 voice actors credited on the cast list of the 2004 animated film, according to IMDb; some of the small roles were voiced by members of the creative team, such as writers and directors, and these voice performances are not acceptable answers; the acceptable answers are the performers who voiced the UK release of the film; Mark Mosely, who voiced Furniture, is not a ‘Tenable’ answer.]

Mike Myers / Eddie Murphy / Cameron Diaz / Julie Andrews / Antonio Banderas / John Cleese / Rupert Everett / Jennifer Saunders / Jonathan Ross / Kate Thornton

Round 4: The 10 cities in England or Scotland that begin with the letters ‘C’, ‘I’,’T’’ or ‘Y’

Cambridge / Canterbury / Carlisle / Chelmsford / Chester /  Chichester / Coventry / Inverness / Truro / York

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 books with an animal in the title [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 authors who have written a book with the name of an animal in the title, and the year each book was published; we’re looking for the titles of the 10 corresponding books.”]

The authors: Hilary Mantel (2009) / Judith Kerr (1968) / CS Lewis (1950) / Dodie Smith (1956) / Nicholas Evans (1995) / Frederick Forsyth (1970) / Mark Haddon (2003) / John Steinbeck (1937) / Roald Dahl (1970) / Philip K Dick (1968)

The books: Wolf Hall / The Tiger Who Came to Tea / The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe / The Hundred and One Dalmatians / The Horse Whisperer / The Day of the Jackal / The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time / Of Mice and Men / Fantastic Mr Fox / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Final Round: Countries: The first 10 one-word countries alphabetically after Denmark [“For fairness, Eswatini, which is the new name for Swaziland, is not a ‘Tenable’ answer.”]

Djibouti / Dominica / Ecuador / Egypt / Eritrea / Estonia / Ethiopia / Fiji / Finland / France