A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Tuesday 11 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 16 (S6Ep16).
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
Tuesday 11 October 2022
[S6Ep16] Team name: Keith’s Lemons
Round 1: 10 words made from the letters in ‘Tenable’ by definitions [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will…” show descriptions of 10 words that can be made using the letters in the word ‘Tenable”; give the corresponding words.]
The clues: Eve and Adam’s second son in Bible / ‘A’ in time abbreviation ‘AM’ / Surname of Gareth, joined Real Madrid (2013) / Flying mammal, like Barbastelle / Second letter of Greek alphabet / Surname of DCI Luther actor / Active volcano in Sicily / Repeated word in title of James Corden’s US talk show / Tennis term for replaying point / English translation of Latin term ‘mensa’
Round 2: The first 10 Sainsbury’s canned fruits alphabetically [The first 10 fruits alphabetically sold online under Sainsbury’s own-brand label, as of 19 January 2022.]
Round 3: The last 10 monarchs to rule England who were first of their name since the Battle of Hastings [Monarchs of England and whichever union it was part of at the time; does not include Lady Jane Grey.]
Round 4: 10 Tom Hanks films by character [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will …” show the names of 10 characters played on film by Tom Hanks, and the year the film was released; we are looking for the 10 corresponding film titles.]
The clues: Woody (1995) / Robert Langdon (2006) / Captain John H Miller (1998) / Walt Disney (2013) / Andrew Beckett (1993) / Joe Banks (1990) / Carl Hanratty (2002) / Josh Baskin (1988) / Jim Lovell (1995) / Jimmy Dugan (1992)
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The last 10 non-US male golfers to win a Major tournament [As of January 2022.]
Final Round: Country Names: The first 10 countries alphabetically with one-word names that begin and end with a vowel
How the team fared
Tuesday 11 October 2022, S6Ep16, Keith’s Lemons
All 5 members of Keith’s Lemons made it to the final round and won 8k by naming all of the first 10 countries alphabetically with one-word names that begin and end with a vowel.
Questions and Answers
Tuesday 11 October 2022
[S6Ep16] Team name: Keith’s Lemons
Round 1: 10 words made from the letters in ‘Tenable’ by definitions [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will…” show descriptions of 10 words that can be made using the letters in the word ‘Tenable”; give the corresponding words.]
The clues: Eve and Adam’s second son in Bible / ‘A’ in time abbreviation ‘AM’ / Surname of Gareth, joined Real Madrid (2013) / Flying mammal, like Barbastelle / Second letter of Greek alphabet / Surname of DCI Luther actor / Active volcano in Sicily / Repeated word in title of James Corden’s US talk show / Tennis term for replaying point / English translation of Latin term ‘mensa’
The answers: Abel / Ante / Bale / Bat / Beta / Elba / Etna / Late / Let / Table
Round 2: The first 10 Sainsbury’s canned fruits alphabetically [The first 10 fruits alphabetically sold online under Sainsbury’s own-brand label, as of 19 January 2022.]
Apple / Apricot / Cherry / Grapefruit / Peach / Pear / Pineapple / Plum / Prune / Rhubarb
Round 3: The last 10 monarchs to rule England who were first of their name since the Battle of Hastings [Monarchs of England and whichever union it was part of at the time; does not include Lady Jane Grey.]
Victoria / George I / Anne / Charles I / James I / Elizabeth I / Mary I / Edward I / John / Richard I
Round 4: 10 Tom Hanks films by character [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will …” show the names of 10 characters played on film by Tom Hanks, and the year the film was released; we are looking for the 10 corresponding film titles.]
The clues: Woody (1995) / Robert Langdon (2006) / Captain John H Miller (1998) / Walt Disney (2013) / Andrew Beckett (1993) / Joe Banks (1990) / Carl Hanratty (2002) / Josh Baskin (1988) / Jim Lovell (1995) / Jimmy Dugan (1992)
The answers: Toy Story / The Da Vinci Code / Saving Private Ryan / Saving Mr Banks / Philadelphia / Joe Versus the Volcano / Catch Me If You Can / Big / Apollo 13 / A League of Their Own
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The last 10 non-US male golfers to win a Major tournament [As of January 2022.]
Jon Rahm / Hideki Matsuyama / Shane Lowry / Francesco Molinari / Sergio Garcia / Henrik Stenson / Danny Willett / Jason Day / Rory McIlroy / Martin Kaymer
Final Round: Country Names: The first 10 countries alphabetically with one-word names that begin and end with a vowel
Albania / Algeria / Andorra / Angola / Argentina / Armenia / Australia / Austria / Eritrea / Estonia
The Compartments 