Here are the questions and answers from the special edition of “Tenable” broadcast earlier today (Wednesday 8 June 2022), a Soccer Aid special featuring the Teddy Bears, five teammates from Glasgow Rangers Women’s FC. [Episode listed as S6Ep27.]

The format here is the same as other pieces about “Tenable” on this Blog: a list of the challenges, a note on how the team fared, and then the answers.

The Questions

Wednesday 8 June 2022 [Listed as S6Ep28]

Round 1: The 10 frozen vegetables after broccoli sold at Iceland [The vegetables that come after broccoli alphabetically that are sold as part of the frozen food chain’s “own brand” range; based on a search at the Iceland.co.uk website, first under “Frozen”, then under “Vegetables and Rice”, then under “Vegetables”; does not include vegetables listed on any other page of the website, and no potato products are listed here; according to the website on 22 February 2022.]

Round 2: The first 10 three-letter words made from the word ‘penalty’ [The first 10 three-letter words alphabetically that can be made using the letters from the word ‘penalty’, using each letter only once; all the words are in Chambers 21st century dictionary; as of February 2022.]

Round 3: 10 players in Soccer Aid football matches [The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 descriptions of people who have all played for either England or the Rest of the World in a Soccer Aid match since the event was first held in 2006; please give the names of the 10 corresponding Soccer Aid people; up to and including the most recent Soccer Aid match, held in September 2021.]

The Clues: Plays Steve Arnott in ‘Line of Duty’ / ‘Masked Singer’ Host / 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic champion / Played a bartender in ‘Cheers’ (1985-93) / One Direction singer, had solo hit ‘Slow Hands’ / ‘Would I Lie To You’ Captain / Charles Xavier in ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ / Bolton-born ‘Take Me Out’ host / Nicknamed The Body Coach / Won 172 England Women’s football caps

Round 4: The last 10 football teams to win the men’s Scottish Cup [Up to and including the winners of the 2021 final.]

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 British ‘translations’ of American words [“The Tenable Tower will show 10 American terms; we are looking for the 10 usual British ‘translations’.”]

The clues: Fava bean / Pacifier / Station wagon / Diaper / Tic-tac-toe / Stroller / Arugula / Eraser / Faucet / Flashlight

Final Round: Ed Sheeran: The first 10 words of five or more letters in ‘Thinking out Loud’ [Punctuation marks do not count as letters, so “can’t” is not on the “Tenable” tower.]

How the team fared

Wednesday 8 June 2022, The Teddy Bears

All 5 of The Teddy Bears made it to the Final Round and won 15.5k by naming all of the first 10 words of five or more letters in ‘Thinking out Loud’.

Questions and Answers

Wednesday 8 June 2022 [Listed as S6Ep28]

Round 1: The 10 frozen vegetables after broccoli sold at Iceland [The vegetables that come after broccoli alphabetically that are sold as part of the frozen food chain’s “own brand” range; based on a search at the Iceland.co.uk website, first under “Frozen”, then under “Vegetables and Rice”, then under “Vegetables”; does not include vegetables listed on any other page of the website, and no potato products are listed here; according to the website on 22 February 2022.]

Brussels sprout / Carrot / Cauliflower / Green bean / Mushroom / Onion / Pea / Peppers / Spinach / Sweetcorn

Round 2: The first 10 three-letter words made from the word ‘penalty’ [The first 10 three-letter words alphabetically that can be made using the letters from the word ‘penalty’, using each letter only once; all the words are in Chambers 21st century dictionary; as of February 2022.]

Ale / Alp / Alt / Ant / Any / Ape / Apt / Ate / Aye / Eat

Round 3: 10 players in Soccer Aid football matches [The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 descriptions of people who have all played for either England or the Rest of the World in a Soccer Aid match since the event was first held in 2006; please give the names of the 10 corresponding Soccer Aid people; up to and including the most recent Soccer Aid match, held in September 2021.]

The Clues: Plays Steve Arnott in ‘Line of Duty’ / ‘Masked Singer’ Host / 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic champion / Played a bartender in ‘Cheers’ (1985-93) / One Direction singer, had solo hit ‘Slow Hands’ / ‘Would I Lie To You’ Captain / Charles Xavier in ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ / Bolton-born ‘Take Me Out’ host / Nicknamed The Body Coach / Won 172 England Women’s football caps

Martin Compston / Joel Dommett / Mo Farah / Woody Harrelson / Niall Horan / Lee Mack / James McAvoy / Paddy McGuinness / Joe Wicks / Fara Williams

Round 4: The last 10 football teams to win the men’s Scottish Cup [Up to and including the winners of the 2021 final.]

St Johnstone / Celtic / Hibernian / Inverness Caledonian Thistle / Heart of Midlothian / Dundee United / Rangers / Kilmarnock / Motherwell / Aberdeen

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 British ‘translations’ of American words [“The Tenable Tower will show 10 American terms; we are looking for the 10 usual British ‘translations’.”]

The clues: Fava bean / Pacifier / Station wagon / Diaper / Tic-tac-toe / Stroller / Arugula / Eraser / Faucet / Flashlight

The answers: Broad bean / Dummy / Estate car / Nappy / Noughts and crosses / Push-chair / Rocket / Rubber / Tap / Torch

Final Round: Ed Sheeran: The first 10 words of five or more letters in ‘Thinking out Loud’ [Punctuation marks do not count as letters, so “can’t” is not on the “Tenable” tower.]

Before / Sweep / Mouth / Still / Remember / Taste / Smile / Cheeks / Darling / Loving