A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Tuesday 20 September. Here are the questions and answers for today’s show, Thursday 22 September, Series 6 Episode 3 (S6Ep3).
As with Series 5 last year, I plan to post one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.
The Questions
Thursday 22 September 2022
[S6Ep3] Team name: For the Love of Pod
Round 1: The first 10 four-letter words that begin with the letters ‘CO’ [The first 10 of these words alphabetically, as listed in Chambers 21st century dictionary on chambers.co.uk; each word has its own entry and appears in blue on the website; does not include hyphenated words, words with apostrophes, or any word that the dictionary spells with an initial capital letter; as of January 2022.]
Round 2: 10 acts that won a ‘BRIT’ Award for Best British Album by titles [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 albums …” that won the award; give the names of the corresponding artists.]
The clues: 21 (2012) / Diva (1993) / Parklife (1995) / No Angel (2002) / Future Nostalgia (2021) / X (2015) / Our Version of Events (2013) / (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (1996) / … Nothing Like the Sun (1988) / Gang Signs & Prayer (2018)
Round 3: Top 10 names of baby girls in England and Wales that begin and end with the letter ‘A’ [The 10 most popular names given to girls in 2021 that begin and end with the letter ‘A’, according to the Office of National Statistics.]
Round 4: The 10 cities nearest Stonehenge [The 10 UK cities that are nearest to Stonehenge, as the crow flies; information taken from Google Maps, January 2022]
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 British birds by their prefixes [Birds listed on the A to Z page of the RSPB website; the ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 prefixes … give the names that accompany each prefix.]
The clues: Carrion / Ruddy / Pink-footed / Great crested / Black headed / Tawny / Bewick’s / Mistle / Coal / Lesser spotted
Final Round: Toy Story: The 10 named, speaking toy characters in three or more ‘Toy Story’ films [As of December 2021; each toy character in this list has a voice performed by an actor credited on IMDb.]
How the team fared
Thursday 22 September 2022, S6Ep3, For the Love of Pod
4 members of For the Love of Pod made it to the final playing for 3k and named 8 of the 10 named, speaking toy characters in three or more ‘Toy Story’ films. [The remaining answers: Hamm, Sarge.]
Questions and Answers
Thursday 22 September 2022
[S6Ep3] Team name: For the Love of Pod
Round 1: The first 10 four-letter words that begin with the letters ‘CO’ [The first 10 of these words alphabetically, as listed in Chambers 21st century dictionary on chambers.co.uk; each word has its own entry and appears in blue on the website; does not include hyphenated words, words with apostrophes, or any word that the dictionary spells with an initial capital letter; as of January 2022.]
Coal / Coat / Coax / Coca / Cock / Coda / Code / Coif / Coil / Coin
Round 2: 10 acts that won a ‘BRIT’ Award for Best British Album by titles [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 albums …” that won the award; give the names of the corresponding artists.]
The clues: 21 (2012) / Diva (1993) / Parklife (1995) / No Angel (2002) / Future Nostalgia (2021) / X (2015) / Our Version of Events (2013) / (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (1996) / … Nothing Like the Sun (1988) / Gang Signs & Prayer (2018)
The answers: Adele / Annie Lennox / Blur / Dido / Dua Lipa / Ed Sheeran / Emmeli Sande / Oasis / Sting / Stormzy
Round 3: Top 10 names of baby girls in England and Wales that begin and end with the letter ‘A’ [The 10 most popular names given to girls in 2021 that begin and end with the letter ‘A’, according to the Office of National Statistics.]
Amelia / Ava / Ada / Aria / Arabella / Aurora / Ayla / Anna / Aisha / Amaya
Round 4: The 10 cities nearest Stonehenge [The 10 UK cities that are nearest to Stonehenge, as the crow flies; information taken from Google Maps, January 2022]
Salisbury / Winchester / Southampton / Bath / Wells / Bristol / Portsmouth / Oxford / Gloucester / Chichester
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 British birds by their prefixes [Birds listed on the A to Z page of the RSPB website; the ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 prefixes … give the names that accompany each prefix.]
The clues: Carrion / Ruddy / Pink-footed / Great crested / Black headed / Tawny / Bewick’s / Mistle / Coal / Lesser spotted
The answers: Crow / Duck / Goose / Grebe / Gull / Owl / Swan / Thrush / Tit / Woodpecker
Final Round: Toy Story: The 10 named, speaking toy characters in three or more ‘Toy Story’ films [As of December 2021; each toy character in this list has a voice performed by an actor credited on IMDb.]
Bo Peep / Buzz Lightyear / Hamm / Jessie / Mr Potato Head / Mrs Potato Head / Rex / Sarge / Slinky Dog / Woody
The Compartments 