A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 11 September 2023. Here are the questions and answers for Thursday 14 September 2032, in the format used elsewhere on this Blog: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.

The Questions

Thursday 14 September 2023

[S6Ep29] Team name: Bits and Bobs

Round 1: 10 last names of people named Willy or Willie [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 clues describing well-known historical or fictional people who are commonly known by either the first name Willy or Willie; we’re looking for the corresponding last name of the 10 Willy’s and Willie’s”.]

The clues: German chancellor from 1969 / Goalkeeper, joined Chelsea 2017 / Jockey and ‘A Question of Sport’ captain / Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’ protagonist / Country singer, wrote ‘On the Road Again’ / Playwright, wrote ‘Blood Brothers’ / Snooker player nicknamed ‘Mr Maximum’ / Former Aer Lingus and British Airways CEO / Margaret Thatcher’s deputy party leader / Dahl character played by Gene Wilder (1971)

Round 2: The first 10 nationalities alphabetically in the names of Kennel Club dog breeds [As listed on the Kennel Club’s A to Z of breeds; the correct answers are nationalities for countries that are independent states and members of the UN in their own right; as of January 2022.]

Round 3: The first 10 six-letter words that end with the letters ‘NCE’ [The first 10 of these words alphabetically, as listed in Chambers 21st century dictionary on chambers.co.uk; does not include hyphenated words, words with apostrophes, or any word that the dictionary spells with an initial capital letter; as of 28 January 2022.]

Round 4: The last 10 Conservative politicians to be Chancellor of the Exchequer [Up to January 2022.]

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 names of trees in the UK [“This is about trees listed on the A to Z of British trees page on the website of the Woodland Trust; the page is described as a guide to British trees from native species to naturalized and widely planted non-natives. The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show part of the common English names of 10 trees which are listed on the page; we’re looking for the words that complete the names of the trees … as of 11 January 2022.”]

The clues: Copper / Sour / Sweet / Wych / Douglas / Sessile / Scots / London / Sitka / Crack

Final Round: UK Geography: The 10 cities nearest Manchester [Distance calculated from the centre of each city according to Google Maps; as of February 2022.]

How the team fared

Thursday 14 September 2023, S6Ep29, Bits and Bobs

All 5 members of Bits and Bobs made it to the final round playing for 7k and named 6 of the 10 cities nearest Manchester. The remaining answers: Bradford, Stoke-on-Trent, Wakefield, Lancaster.

Questions and Answers

Thursday 14 September 2023

[S6Ep29] Team name: Bits and Bobs

Round 1: 10 last names of people named Willy or Willie [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 clues describing well-known historical or fictional people who are commonly known by either the first name Willy or Willie; we’re looking for the corresponding last name of the 10 Willy’s and Willie’s”.]

The clues: German chancellor from 1969 / Goalkeeper, joined Chelsea 2017 / Jockey and ‘A Question of Sport’ captain / Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’ protagonist / Country singer, wrote ‘On the Road Again’ / Playwright, wrote ‘Blood Brothers’ / Snooker player nicknamed ‘Mr Maximum’ / Former Aer Lingus and British Airways CEO / Margaret Thatcher’s deputy party leader / Dahl character played by Gene Wilder (1971)

The answers: Brandt / Caballero / Carson / Loman / Nelson / Russell / Thorne / Walsh / Whitelaw / Wonka

Round 2: The first 10 nationalities alphabetically in the names of Kennel Club dog breeds [As listed on the Kennel Club’s A to Z of breeds; the correct answers are nationalities for countries that are independent states and members of the UN in their own right; as of January 2022.]

Afghan / American / Australian / Belgian / Canadian Chinese / Dane / Finnish / French / German

Round 3: The first 10 six-letter words that end with the letters ‘NCE’ [The first 10 of these words alphabetically, as listed in Chambers 21st century dictionary on chambers.co.uk; does not include hyphenated words, words with apostrophes, or any word that the dictionary spells with an initial capital letter; as of 28 January 2022.]

Bounce / Chance / Evince / Fiance / Glance / Nuance Pounce / Prance / Prince / Quince

Round 4: The last 10 Conservative politicians to be Chancellor of the Exchequer [Up to January 2022.]

Rishi Sunak / Sajid Javid / Philip Hammond / George Osborne / Kenneth Clarke / Norman Lamont / John Major / Nigel Lawson / Geoffrey Howe / Anthony Barber

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 names of trees in the UK [“This is about trees listed on the A to Z of British trees page on the website of the Woodland Trust; the page is described as a guide to British trees from native species to naturalized and widely planted non-natives. The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show part of the common English names of 10 trees which are listed on the page; we’re looking for the words that complete the names of the trees … as of 11 January 2022.”]

The clues: Copper / Sour / Sweet / Wych / Douglas / Sessile / Scots / London / Sitka / Crack

The answers: Beech / Cherry / Chestnut / Elm / Fir / Oak / Pine / Plane / Spruce / Willow

Final Round: UK Geography: The 10 cities nearest Manchester [Distance calculated from the centre of each city according to Google Maps; as of February 2022.]

Salford / Preston / Bradford / Liverpool / Sheffield / Stoke-on-Trent / Wakefield / Chester / Leeds / Lancaster