A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 11 September 2023. Here are the questions and answers for today’s episode, Wednesday 13 September 2023, in the format used elsewhere on this Blog: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.

The Questions

Wednesday 13 September 2023

[S6, no episode number given on my TV] Team name: Mammy’s Boys

Round 1: 10 James Bond films by their supporting characters [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 supporting characters that appear in James Bond films; we’re looking for the titles of the corresponding James Bond films”; each character appears in only one film.]

The clues: Mayday / Vesper Lynd / Tiffany Case / Honey Ryder / Xenia Onatopp / Pussy Galore / Holly Goodhead / Lyutsifer Safin / Nick Nack / Tiger Tanaka

Round 2: The first 10 rugby union clubs alphabetically to have played in the Premiership [Since it began in 1997, up to start of 2020/21 season.]

Round 3: The first 10 five-letter words ending in the letters ‘ACK’ [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 is 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, or American spellings; as of 19 January 2022.]

Round 4: 10 countries beginning with the letters D-G by capital cities [The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 capital cities, for countries that begin with the letters D to G; give the name of the corresponding countries.]

The clues: Copenhagen / Quito / Cairo / Tallinn / Addis Ababa / Suva / Helsinki / Tbilisi / Accra / Athens

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The first 10 Robbie Williams studio albums to reach Number 1 [Does not include the Greatest Hits albums; as of 2021]

Final Round: Board Games: The 10 Monopoly spaces that contain the letter ‘C’ [On the standard London Monopoly board, includes squares with properties that can be bought and squares that cannot be bought; does not include “GO” as the letter ‘C’ only appears in the instruction “Collect £200 salary as you pass”.]

How the team fared

Wednesday 13 September 2023, S6, Mammy’s Boys

2 members of Mammy’s Boys made it to the final round playing for 5k and named 8 of the 10 Monopoly spaces that contain the letter ‘C’. The remaining answers: Piccadilly, Income Tax.

Questions and Answers

Wednesday 13 September 2023

[S6, no episode number given on my TV] Team name: Mammy’s Boys

Round 1: 10 James Bond films by their supporting characters [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 supporting characters that appear in James Bond films; we’re looking for the titles of the corresponding James Bond films”; each character appears in only one film.]

The clues: Mayday / Vesper Lynd / Tiffany Case / Honey Ryder / Xenia Onatopp / Pussy Galore / Holly Goodhead / Lyutsifer Safin / Nick Nack / Tiger Tanaka

The answers: A View to a Kill / Casino Royale / Diamonds Are Forever / Dr. No / GoldenEye / Goldfinger / Moonraker / No Time to Die / The Man with the Golden Gun / You Only Live Twice

Round 2: The first 10 rugby union clubs alphabetically to have played in the Premiership [Since it began in 1997, up to start of 2020/21 season.]

Bath Rugby / Bedford Blues/ Bristol Bears / Exeter Chiefs / Gloucester Rugby / Harlequins / Leeds Tykes / Leicester Tigers / London Irish / London Scottish

Round 3: The first 10 five-letter words ending in the letters ‘ACK’ [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 is 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, or American spellings; as of 19 January 2022.]

Aback / Black / Clack / Crack / Knack / Quack / Shack Slack / Smack / Snack

Round 4: 10 countries beginning with the letters D-G by capital cities [The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 capital cities, for countries that begin with the letters D to G; give the name of the corresponding countries.]

The clues: Copenhagen / Quito / Cairo / Tallinn / Addis Ababa / Suva / Helsinki / Tbilisi / Accra / Athens

The answers: Denmark / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Ethiopia / Fiji / Finland / Georgia / Ghana / Greece

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The first 10 Robbie Williams studio albums to reach Number 1 [Does not include the Greatest Hits albums; as of 2021]

Life Thru a Lens / I’ve Been Expecting You / Sing When You’re Winning / Swing When You’re Winning / Escapology / Intensive Care / Rudebox / Take the Crown / Swings Both Ways / The Heavy Entertainment Show

Final Round: Board Games: The 10 Monopoly spaces that contain the letter ‘C’ [On the standard London Monopoly board, includes squares with properties that can be bought and squares that cannot be bought; does not include “GO” as the letter ‘C’ only appears in the instruction “Collect £200 salary as you pass”.]

Community Chest / Whitechapel Road / Income Tax / Chance / Kings Cross Station / Electric Company / Fenchurch Street Station / Leicester Square / Coventry Street / Piccadilly