A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 11 September 2023. Here are the questions and answers for Friday 15 September 2023, in the format used elsewhere on this Blog: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.

The Questions

Friday 15 September 2023

[S6Ep30] Team name: Where’s Wallasey

Round 1: The 10 weapons and last names in Cluedo that contain the letter ‘E’ [The classic version, the UK version before one of the original characters was replaced by Dr Orchid.]

Round 2: The 10 capital cities of EU countries closest to Bern

Round 3: 10 singles with the word ‘Blue’ in the title by artists [The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 singers or groups who had a Top 20 single that includes either the word ‘Blue’ or the word ‘Blues” in the title … we are looking for the 10 corresponding Top 20 singles.]

The clues: David Bowie (1984) / New Order (1983) / Erasure (1990) / Enya (1991) / Steps (2000) / Crystal Gayle (1978) / Deacon Blue (1989) / Neil Diamond (1979) / Electric Light Orchestra (1978) / Madonna (1986)

Round 4: The 10 animals represented by the title characters in the Beatrix Potter Collection [This is about the 23 classic children’s books by Beatrix Potter published during her lifetime; does not include the title character Samuel Whiskers as the book was originally published as “The Roly Poly Pudding”.]

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 people, characters and things represented by the letters ‘OB’ [The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 descriptions of people and things all of which are represented by the initials OB in that order; we are looking for the 10 people and things that correspond to these descriptions.]

The clues: Nickname of London’s Central Criminal Court / Scored German winner in Euro 1996 Final / Dawn Taylor in ‘Emmerdale’ / Florida state flower / Legolas in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films / Italian veal dish, contains marrowbone / Device with letters, used at a séance / Dartboard area worth 25 points / TV show made on location away from a studio / Savile Row tailor made OBE in 2006

Final Round: Leonardo DiCaprio: The last 10 Leonardo DiCaprio films with three or more words in the title [According to IMDB as of end of December 2021; “for fairness, ‘The Quick and the Dead’ is not on this list”.]

How the team fared

Friday 15 September 2023, S6Ep30, Where’s Wallasey

All 5 members of Where’s Wallasey made it to the final round and won 17k by naming all of the last 10 Leonardo DiCaprio films with three or more words in the title.

Questions and Answers

Friday 15 September 2023

[S6Ep30] Team name: Where’s Wallasey

Round 1: The 10 weapons and last names in Cluedo that contain the letter ‘E’ [The classic version, the UK version before one of the original characters was replaced by Dr Orchid.]

Candlestick / Dagger / Green / Lead piping / Peacock / Revolver / Rope / Scarlett / Spanner / White

Round 2: The 10 capital cities of EU countries closest to Bern

Luxembourg City / Paris / Brussels / Ljubljana / Prague / Amsterdam / Zagreb / Vienna / Rome / Bratislava

Round 3: 10 singles with the word ‘Blue’ in the title by artists [The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 singers or groups who had a Top 20 single that includes either the word ‘Blue’ or the word ‘Blues” in the title … we are looking for the 10 corresponding Top 20 singles.]

The clues: David Bowie (1984) / New Order (1983) / Erasure (1990) / Enya (1991) / Steps (2000) / Crystal Gayle (1978) / Deacon Blue (1989) / Neil Diamond (1979) / Electric Light Orchestra (1978) / Madonna (1986)

The answers: Blue Jean / Blue Monday / Blue Savannah / Caribbean Blue / Deeper Shade Of Blue / Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue / Fergus Sings the Blues / Forever in Blue Jeans / Mr. Blue Sky / True Blue

Round 4: The 10 animals represented by the title characters in the Beatrix Potter Collection [This is about the 23 classic children’s books by Beatrix Potter published during her lifetime; does not include the title character Samuel Whiskers as the book was originally published as “The Roly Poly Pudding”.]

Cat / Dog / Duck / Fox / Frog / Hedgehog / Mouse / Pig / Rabbit / Squirrel

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 people, characters and things represented by the letters ‘OB’ [The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 descriptions of people and things all of which are represented by the initials OB in that order; we are looking for the 10 people and things that correspond to these descriptions.]

The clues: Nickname of London’s Central Criminal Court / Scored German winner in Euro 1996 Final / Dawn Taylor in ‘Emmerdale’ / Florida state flower / Legolas in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films / Italian veal dish, contains marrowbone / Device with letters, used at a séance / Dartboard area worth 25 points / TV show made on location away from a studio / Savile Row tailor made OBE in 2006

The answers: Old Bailey / Oliver Bierhoff / Olivia Bramley / Orange Blossom / Orlando Bloom / Osso Buco / Ouija Board / Outer Bull / Outside Broadcast / Oswald Boateng

Final Round: Leonardo DiCaprio: The last 10 Leonardo DiCaprio films with three or more words in the title [According to IMDB as of end of December 2021; “for fairness, ‘The Quick and the Dead’ is not on this list”.]

Don’t Look Up / Once Upon a Time in Hollywood / The Wolf of Wall Street / The Great Gatsby / Body of Lies / Catch Me If You Can / Gangs of New York / The Man in the Iron Mask / Romeo + Juliet / The Basketball Diaries