A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Friday 7 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 14 (S6Ep14).
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
Friday 7 October 2022
[S6Ep14] Team name: Electric Sliders
Round 1: The first 10 cocktail garnishes alphabetically [As listed in The Unforgettables and Contemporary Classics headings on the International Bartenders Association website as of January 2022.]
Round 2: 10 people, places and things that begin with the letters ‘SA’ [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 clues describing people, places or things, all of which consist of two words and begin with the letters S and A; we’re looking for the 10 corresponding people, places or things.”]
The clues: 67 day England football manager / Joined Man City in 2011 / 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film / Country that surrounds Lesotho / Invasion fleet sent to England, 1588 / Kylie’s fifth UK Number 1 single / City in Hertfordshire / 1970s Bee Gees Top 10 single / Belgian lager with year 1366 in logo / Guy Richie film starring Madonna
Round 3: The last 10 clubs to have played a debut season in the Premier League [As of the 2021/22 season; “debut season” means the club’s first season in the top flight of English football (since the start of the Premier League).]
Round 4: The last 10 US states alphabetically that end with a consonant [For states with two words in their name, the ‘Tenable’ answers are those that have a consonant at the end of the second word.]
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 films by their romantic lead characters [The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of characters who are romantically involved in a feature film, along with the year of the film; we’re looking for the titles of the 10 films in which the couples appear.”]
The clues: Ennis Del Mar & Jack Twist (2005) / Nick Young & Rachel Chu (2018) / Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman & Johnny Castle (1987) / Molly Jensen & Sam Wheat (1990) / Rhett Butler & Scarlett O’Hara (1939) / Danny Zuko & Sandy Olsson (1978) / Mia Dolan & Sebastian Wilder (2006) / Jamal Malik & Latika (2008) / Jack Dawson & Rose DeWitt Bukater (1997) / Bella Swann & Edward Cullen (2008)
Final Round: Prime Ministers: The last 10 prime ministers with the letter ‘L’ in their last name [Up to and including the incumbent on 11 February 2022.]
How the team fared
Frisday 7 October 2022, S6Ep14, Electric Sliders
4 members of Electric Sliders made it to the final round playing for 7k and named 5 of the last 10 prime ministers with the letter ‘L’ in their last name. The remaining answers: Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Macmillan, Clement Attlee, Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay MacDonald
Questions and Answers
Friday 7 October 2022
[S6Ep14] Team name: Electric Sliders
Round 1: The first 10 cocktail garnishes alphabetically [As listed in The Unforgettables and Contemporary Classics headings on the International Bartenders Association website as of January 2022.]
Celery / Cherry / Lemon / Lime / Mint / Nutmeg / Olive / Orange / Pineapple / Raspberry
Round 2: 10 people, places and things that begin with the letters ‘SA’ [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 clues describing people, places or things, all of which consist of two words and begin with the letters S and A; we’re looking for the 10 corresponding people, places or things.”]
The clues: 67 day England football manager / Joined Man City in 2011 / 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film / Country that surrounds Lesotho / Invasion fleet sent to England, 1588 / Kylie’s fifth UK Number 1 single / City in Hertfordshire / 1970s Bee Gees Top 10 single / Belgian lager with year 1366 in logo / Guy Richie film starring Madonna
The answers: Sam Allardyce / Sergio Aguero / Sister Act / South Africa / Spanish Armada / Spinning Around / St Albans / Stayin’ Alive / Stella Artois / Swept Away
Round 3: The last 10 clubs to have played a debut season in the Premier League [As of the 2021/22 season; “debut season” means the club’s first season in the top flight of English football (since the start of the Premier League).]
Brentford / Brighton & Hove Albion / Huddersfield Town / AFC Bournemouth / Cardiff City / Swansea City / Blackpool / Burnley / Hull City / Stoke City
Round 4: The last 10 US states alphabetically that end with a consonant [For states with two words in their name, the ‘Tenable’ answers are those that have a consonant at the end of the second word.]
New Jersey / New York / Oregon / Rhode Island / Texas / Utah / Vermont / Washington / Wisconsin / Wyoming
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 films by their romantic lead characters [The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of characters who are romantically involved in a feature film, along with the year of the film; we’re looking for the titles of the 10 films in which the couples appear.”]
The clues: Ennis Del Mar & Jack Twist (2005) / Nick Young & Rachel Chu (2018) / Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman & Johnny Castle (1987) / Molly Jensen & Sam Wheat (1990) / Rhett Butler & Scarlett O’Hara (1939) / Danny Zuko & Sandy Olsson (1978) / Mia Dolan & Sebastian Wilder (2006) / Jamal Malik & Latika (2008) / Jack Dawson & Rose DeWitt Bukater (1997) / Bella Swann & Edward Cullen (2008)
The answers: Brokeback Mountain / Crazy Rich Asians / Dirty Dancing / Ghost / Gone with the wind / Grease / La La Land / Slumdog Millionaire / Titanic / Twilight
Final Round: Prime Ministers: The last 10 prime ministers with the letter ‘L’ in their last name [Up to and including the incumbent on 11 February 2022.]
Tony Blair / James Callaghan / Harold Wilson / Alec Douglas-Home / Harold Macmillan / Winston Churchill / Clement Attlee / Neville Chamberlain / Stanley Baldwin / Ramsay MacDonald
The Compartments 