A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 15 February. Here are the questions and answers for Wednesday 5 May, Series 5 Episode 43 (S5Ep43). Sally Lindsay continues to stand in for the show’s usual presenter Warwick Davis. [Repeated on Wednesday 22 September 2021 and Monday 29 May 2023.]
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 have been posting one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.
Here are links to the 42 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)
Monday 12 April 2021 (S5Ep26)
Tuesday 13 April 2021 (S5Ep27)
Wednesday 14 April 2021 (S5Ep28)
Thursday 15 April 2021 (S5Ep29)
Friday 16 April 2021 (S5Ep30)
Monday 19 April 2021 (S5Ep31)
Tuesday 20 April 2021 (S5Ep32)
Wednesday 21 April 2021 (S5Ep33)
Thursday 22 April 2021 (S5Ep34)
Friday 23 April 2021 (S5Ep35)
Monday 26 April 2021 (S5Ep36)
Tuesday 27 April 2021 (S5Ep37)
Wednesday 28 April 2021 (S5Ep38)
Thursday 29 April 2021 (S5Ep39)
Friday 30 April 2021 (S5Ep40)
Monday 3 May 2021 (S5Ep41)
Tuesday 4 May 2021 (S5Ep42)
The Questions
Wednesday 5 May 2021 [Repeated on Wednesday 22 September 2021 and Monday 29 May 2023]
[S5Ep43] Team name: Family Quizness
Round 1: 10 breeds of dog by canine film characters [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 dog characters, the title of the film in which they appear and the year the film was released; we are looking for the 10 corresponding breeds of the dogs in each of the films.”]
The clues: Beethoven, ‘Beethoven’ (1992) / Lassie, ‘Lassie Comes Home’ (1943) / Digby, ‘Digby’ (1973) / Marley, ‘Marley & Me’ (2008) / Scooby-Doo, ‘Scooby-Doo’ (2002) / Jerry Lee, ‘K-9’ (1989) / Alpha, ‘Up’ (2009) / Buster, ‘Toy Story 2’ (1999) / Bruiser Woods, ‘Legally Blonde’ (2001) / Snoopy, ‘Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie’ (2015)
Round 2: The first 10 Queen Top 20 singles with two or three-word titles [According to The Official Chart Company as of November 2020; words with hyphens and words with apostrophes do not count; collaborations with other artists do count.]
Round 3: The last 10 surnames of US Presidents that contain the letter ‘O’
Round 4: The 10 players to win two or more tennis Grand Slam men’s singles titles in the 2000s and 2010s
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 numbers by bingo calls [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 words or phrases commonly used in games of bingo; we’re looking for the number each phrase is usually associated with; this is according to the website meccabingo.com.”]
The clues: Torquay in Devon / Heinz varieties / Man Alive / Winnie-the-Pooh / Kelly’s eye / Trombones / Old age pension / Unlucky for some / Dirty Gertie / Pick and Mix
Final Round: English Counties: The 10 English ceremonial counties that border Shropshire or Leicestershire [According to the Ordnance Survey map of ceremonial counties as of February 2020; if a county borders both Shropshire or Leicestershire it will only be accepted as a single answer.]
How the team fared
Wednesday 5 May 2021, S5Ep43, Family Quizness
All 5 members of Family Quizness made it to the final round and won 3k by naming all of the 10 English ceremonial counties that border Shropshire or Leicestershire.
Questions and Answers
Wednesday 5 May 2021 [Repeated on Wednesday 22 September 2021 and Monday 29 May 2023]
[S5Ep43] Team name: Family Quizness
Round 1: 10 breeds of dog by canine film characters [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 dog characters, the title of the film in which they appear and the year the film was released; we are looking for the 10 corresponding breeds of the dogs in each of the films.”]
The clues: Beethoven, ‘Beethoven’ (1992) / Lassie, ‘Lassie Comes Home’ (1943) / Digby, ‘Digby’ (1973) / Marley, ‘Marley & Me’ (2008) / Scooby-Doo, ‘Scooby-Doo’ (2002) / Jerry Lee, ‘K-9’ (1989) / Alpha, ‘Up’ (2009) / Buster, ‘Toy Story 2’ (1999) / Bruiser Woods, ‘Legally Blonde’ (2001) / Snoopy, ‘Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie’ (2015)
The answers: St Bernard / Rough collie / Old English sheepdog / Labrador retriever / Great Dane / German shepherd / Dobermann / Dachshund / Chihuahua / Beagle
Round 2: The first 10 Queen Top 20 singles with two or three-word titles [According to The Official Chart Company as of November 2020; words with hyphens and words with apostrophes do not count; collaborations with other artists do count.]
Killer Queen / Bohemian Rhapsody / Somebody to Love / Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls / Save Me / Play the Game / Under Pressure / Radio Ga Ga / Hammer to Fall
Round 3: The last 10 surnames of US Presidents that contain the letter ‘O’
Obama / Clinton / Ford / Nixon / Johnson / Eisenhower / Roosevelt / Hoover / Coolidge / Wilson
Round 4: The 10 players to win two or more tennis Grand Slam men’s singles titles in the 2000s and 2010s
Roger Federer / Rafael Nadal / Novak Djokovic / Andrew Agassi / Andy Murray / Stan Wawrinka / Lleyton Hewitt / Gustavo Kuerten / Marat Safin / Pete Sampras
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 numbers by bingo calls [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 words or phrases commonly used in games of bingo; we’re looking for the number each phrase is usually associated with; this is according to the website meccabingo.com.”]
The clues: Torquay in Devon / Heinz varieties / Man Alive / Winnie-the-Pooh / Kelly’s eye / Trombones / Old age pension / Unlucky for some / Dirty Gertie / Pick and Mix
The answers: 87 / 57 / 5 / 42 / 1 / 76 / 65 / 13 / 30 / 26
Final Round: English Counties: The 10 English ceremonial counties that border Shropshire or Leicestershire [According to the Ordnance Survey map of ceremonial counties as of February 2020; if a county borders both Shropshire or Leicestershire it will only be accepted as a single answer.]
Cheshire / Derbyshire / Herefordshire / Lincolnshire / Northamptonshire / Nottinghamshire / Rutland / Staffordshire / Warwickshire / Worcestershire
The Compartments 