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
The Compartments 