A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Friday 21 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 24 (S6Ep24).
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 21 October 2022
[S6Ep24] Team name: Dad Company
Round 1: 10 countries beginning ‘A-C’ by capital city [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 capital cities all of which are the national capital of a country with a usual English short-form name that begins with the letters A, B or C; we’re looking for the names of the 10 corresponding countries.”]
The clues: Kabul / Buenos Aires / Dhaka / Minsk / La Paz / Sarajevo / Sofia / Phnom Penh / Zagreb / Nicosia
Round 2: The last 10 contestants in ‘I’m a Celebrity…’ 2021 [The 10 people left in the castle after one left early and the first contestant was eliminated.]
Round 3: The 10 toothpaste brands sold by Tesco [As listed on the supermarket’s Groceries website.]
Round 4: 10 meanings of the letter ‘A’ [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 instances where the letter ‘A’ is used to represent a word or name; we’re looking for the 10 words or names that correspond to each clue.”]
The clues: In the military acronym ‘AWOL’ / In IT term RAM / In the charity RoSPA / In the name of dancer AJ Pritchard / In the 80s TV puppet ALF / In electrical term AC/DC / In the knee tissue ACL / In TV’s ‘Line of Duty’ unit AC-12 / In the acronym NATO / In the condition ADHD
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The first 10 Stephen King novels with two-word titles [According to his official website, stephenking.com; does not include novellas or books written by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.]
Final Round: Superheroes: The first 10 character names in the titles of Marvel Cinematic Universe films [The first 10 character names that have appeared in the full titles of films, according to the official Marvel website in November 2020.]
How the team fared
Friday 21 October 2022, S6Ep24, Dad Company
2 members of Dad Company made it to the final playing for 5k and named 6 of the first 10 character names in the titles of Marvel Cinematic Universe films. The remaining answers: The Winter Soldier, Ultron, Ant-Man, Black Panther.
Questions and Answers
Friday 21 October 2022
[S6Ep24] Team name: Dad Company
Round 1: 10 countries beginning ‘A-C’ by capital city [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 capital cities all of which are the national capital of a country with a usual English short-form name that begins with the letters A, B or C; we’re looking for the names of the 10 corresponding countries.”]
The clues: Kabul / Buenos Aires / Dhaka / Minsk / La Paz / Sarajevo / Sofia / Phnom Penh / Zagreb / Nicosia
The answers: Afghanistan / Argentina / Bangladesh / Belarus / Bolivia / Bosnia / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Croatia / Cyprus
Round 2: The last 10 contestants in ‘I’m a Celebrity…’ 2021 [The 10 people left in the castle after one left early and the first contestant was eliminated.]
Adam Woodyatt / Danny Miller / David Ginola / Frankie Bridge / Kadeena Cox / Louise Minchin / Matty Lee / Naughty Boy / Simon Gregson / Snoochie Shy
Round 3: The 10 toothpaste brands sold by Tesco [As listed on the supermarket’s Groceries website.]
Aquafresh / Arm & Hammer / Colgate / Corsodyl / Dabur / Macleans / Oral B / Pearl Drops / Pro-Formula / Sensodyne
Round 4: 10 meanings of the letter ‘A’ [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 instances where the letter ‘A’ is used to represent a word or name; we’re looking for the 10 words or names that correspond to each clue.”]
The clues: In the military acronym ‘AWOL’ / In IT term RAM / In the charity RoSPA / In the name of dancer AJ Pritchard / In the 80s TV puppet ALF / In electrical term AC/DC / In the knee tissue ACL / In TV’s ‘Line of Duty’ unit AC-12 / In the acronym NATO / In the condition ADHD
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The first 10 Stephen King novels with two-word titles [According to his official website, stephenking.com; does not include novellas or books written by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.]
Salem’s Lot / The Shining / The Stand / Pet Sematary / The Talisman / The Tommyknockers / Needful Things / Gerald’s Game / Dolores Claiborne / Rose Madder
Final Round: Superheroes: The first 10 character names in the titles of Marvel Cinematic Universe films [The first 10 character names that have appeared in the full titles of films, according to the official Marvel website in November 2020.]
Iron Man / The Incredible Hulk / Thor / Captain America / The Winter Soldier / Ultron / Ant-Man / Doctor Strange / Spider-Man / Black Panther
The Compartments 