A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Thursday 6 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 13 (S6Ep13).
As with Series 5 last year, I am posting one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.
The Questions
Thursday 6 October 2022
[S6Ep13] Team name: You can run but you can’t Clyde
Round 1: 10 last names of people called Ann or Anne [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 clues relating to famous figures from the past and present who are usually name by the first name Anne or Ann with the surname Ann or Anne; “we’re looking for the 10 corresponding last names.”]
The clues: Second wife of Henry VIII / Author of 1847 novel ‘Agnes Grey’ / ‘Good Morning Britain’ presenter from 1983 / Diarist, Amsterdam house is a museum / Plays Andy in ‘The Devil wars Prada’ film / The Governess on ‘The Chase’ / British Wimbledon champion in 1969 / Deirdre Barlow actor in ‘Coronation Street’ / Landowner born 1791, nicknamed Gentleman Jack / Conservative Maidstone MP for 23 years
Round 2: The 10 countries with the most native Spanish speakers outside Spain [According to the 2019 publication ‘Spanish A Living Language’ by the Instituto Cervantes.]
Round 3: 10 terms by their abbreviations [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 abbreviations, initialisms and acronyms often used in online communication and text messaging; we’re looking for the expressions that these letters are usually said to represent in these contexts; this is according to definitions in CollinsDictionary.com.]
The clues AFAIK / BRB / LMK / NGL / NSFW / ROFL / SMH / WBU / WFH / YOLO
Round 4: The first 10 players alphabetically in the 2021 European Ryder Cup team [Captains and Vice-Captains are not ‘Tenable’ answers.]
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The last 10 hosts of the Royal Variety Performance [Up to the 2021 event; one of these shows had two co-hosts and both hosts are separate ‘Tenable’ answers.]
Final Round: James Bond: The last 10 solo artists to perform a Bond theme [Relates to the main theme to official Bond films, up to and including the 25th official film in the franchise, released in 2021.]
How the team fared
Thursday 6 October 2022, S6Ep13, You can run but you can’t Clyde
All 5 members of You can run but you can’t Clyde made it to the final round and won 22k by naming the last 10 solo artists to perform a Bond theme.
Questions and Answers
Wednesday 6 October 2022
[S6Ep13] Team name: You can run but you can’t Clyde
Round 1: 10 last names of people called Ann or Anne [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 clues relating to famous figures from the past and present who are usually name by the first name Anne or Ann with the surname Ann or Anne; “we’re looking for the 10 corresponding last names.”]
The clues: Second wife of Henry VIII / Author of 1847 novel ‘Agnes Grey’ / ‘Good Morning Britain’ presenter from 1983 / Diarist, Amsterdam house is a museum / Plays Andy in ‘The Devil wars Prada’ film / The Governess on ‘The Chase’ / British Wimbledon champion in 1969 / Deirdre Barlow actor in ‘Coronation Street’ / Landowner born 1791, nicknamed Gentleman Jack / Conservative Maidstone MP for 23 years
The answers: Boleyn / Bronte / Diamond / Frank / Hathaway / Hegerty / Jones / Kirkbride / Lister / Widdecombe
Round 2: The 10 countries with the most native Spanish speakers outside Spain [According to the 2019 publication ‘Spanish A Living Language’ by the Instituto Cervantes.]
Mexico / Colombia / Argentina / United States / Venezuela / Peru / Chile / Ecuador / Guatemala / Cuba
Round 3: 10 terms by their abbreviations [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 abbreviations, initialisms and acronyms often used in online communication and text messaging; we’re looking for the expressions that these letters are usually said to represent in these contexts; this is according to definitions in CollinsDictionary.com.]
The clues AFAIK / BRB / LMK / NGL / NSFW / ROFL / SMH / WBU / WFH / YOLO
The answers: As Far As I Know / Be Right Back / Let Me Know / Not Gonna Lie / Not Safe For Work / Rolling On Floor Laughing / Shaking My Head / What ‘Bout You? / Working From Home / You Only Live Once
Round 4: The first 10 players alphabetically in the 2021 European Ryder Cup team [Captains and Vice-Captains are not ‘Tenable’ answers.]
Paul Casey / Matthew Fitzpatrick / Tommy Fleetwood / Sergio Garcia / Tyrrell Hatton / Viktor Hovland / Shane Lowry / Rory McIlroy / Ian Poulter / Jon Rahm
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The last 10 hosts of the Royal Variety Performance [Up to the 2021 event; one of these shows had two co-hosts and both hosts are separate ‘Tenable’ answers.]
Alan Carr / Jason Manford / Rob Beckett / Romesh Ranganathan / Greg Davies / Miranda Hart / David Walliams / Jack Whitehall / Michael McIntyre / John Bishop
Final Round: James Bond: The last 10 solo artists to perform a Bond theme [Relates to the main theme to official Bond films, up to and including the 25th official film in the franchise, released in 2021.]
Billie Eilish / Sam Smith / Adele / Chris Cornell / Madonna / Sheryl Crow / Tina Turner / Gladys Knight / Rita Coolidge / Sheena Easton
The Compartments 