A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last week. Here are the questions and answers for today’s episode, Wednesday 20 September 2023, in the format used elsewhere on this Blog: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.
The Questions
Wednesday 20 September 2023
[S7Ep3] Team name: The Hot Scots
Round 1: The first 10 five-letter words that end in the letters ‘NCH’ [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.]
Round 2: 10 British football clubs by their stadiums [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 home grounds of men’s football teams from the English and Scottish football leagues; this also includes clubs based in Wales; we want the names of the clubs they belong to.”]
The clues: Tynecastle Park / John Smith’s Stadium / Tony Macaroni Ana / Rodney Parade / Deepdale / St Mary’s Stadium / Prenton Park / London Stadium / The Racecourse Ground / Molineux Stadium
Round 3: Top 10 most played female solo artists of the 21st century [The most played artists in the UK, on radio stations and other media, from data provided by music licensing company PPL, published in October 2021.]
Round 4: The last 10 contestants on ‘Love Island’ 2022 [The last 5 couples in the series, 4 of them reached the final; first names are acceptable answers.]
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 people places and things represent by the initials ‘BP’ [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 clues relating to people places and things represented by the letters BP; we are looking for the 10 things represented by the clues; in the case of people we’re looking for the name they’re usually known by professionally …”]
The clues: Peter Rabbit creator / 2019 Ed Sheeran single ft Khalid / 2018 Marvel film starring Chadwick Boseman / French physicist after whom and SI unit of pressure is named / Birthplace of Winston Churchill / Children’s TV show hosted in the 2000s by Konnie Huq / Temperature when liquid becomes vapour / Played Chad Feldheimer in the film ‘Burn after Reading’ / Chance for returner to win a game in tennis / Constituency held by Caroline Lucas in 2019 election
Final Round: Board Games: The 10 Monopoly properties that have a value of more than £200 but less than £400 [As on the standard London Monopoly board.]
How the team fared
Wednesday 20 September 2023, S7Ep3, The Hot Scots
All 5 members of The Hot Scots made it to the final round playing for 9.5k and named 8 of the 10 Monopoly properties that have a value of more than £200 but less than £400. The remaining answers: Coventry Street, Park Lane.
Questions and Answers
Wednesday 20 September 2023
[S7Ep3] Team name: The Hot Scots
Round 1: The first 10 five-letter words that end in the letters ‘NCH’ [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.]
Bench / Bunch / Cinch / Conch / Finch / Hunch / Lunch / Lynch / Munch / Pinch
Round 2: 10 British football clubs by their stadiums [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 home grounds of men’s football teams from the English and Scottish football leagues; this also includes clubs based in Wales; we want the names of the clubs they belong to.”]
The clues: Tynecastle Park / John Smith’s Stadium / Tony Macaroni Ana / Rodney Parade / Deepdale / St Mary’s Stadium / Prenton Park / London Stadium / The Racecourse Ground / Molineux Stadium
The answers: Heart of Midlothian / Huddersfield Town / Livingston FC / Newport County / Preston North End / Southampton / Tranmere Rovers / West Ham United / Wrexham AFC / Wolverhampton Wanderers
Round 3: Top 10 most played female solo artists of the 21st century [The most played artists in the UK, on radio stations and other media, from data provided by music licensing company PPL, published in October 2021.]
Pink / Madonna / Katy Perry / Rihanna / Lady Gaga / Adele / Beyoncé / Kylie Minogue / Whitney Houston / Taylor Swift
Round 4: The last 10 contestants on ‘Love Island’ 2022 [The last 5 couples in the series, 4 of them reached the final; first names are acceptable answers.]
Ekin-Su / Davide / Gemma / Luca / Indiyah / Dami / Tasha / Andrew / Paige / Adam
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 people places and things represent by the initials ‘BP’ [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 clues relating to people places and things represented by the letters BP; we are looking for the 10 things represented by the clues; in the case of people we’re looking for the name they’re usually known by professionally …”]
The clues: Peter Rabbit creator / 2019 Ed Sheeran single ft Khalid / 2018 Marvel film starring Chadwick Boseman / French physicist after whom and SI unit of pressure is named / Birthplace of Winston Churchill / Children’s TV show hosted in the 2000s by Konnie Huq / Temperature when liquid becomes vapour / Played Chad Feldheimer in the film ‘Burn after Reading’ / Chance for returner to win a game in tennis / Constituency held by Caroline Lucas in 2019 election
The answers: Beatrix Potter / Beautiful People / Black Panther / Blaise Pascal / Blenheim Palace / Blue Peter / Boiling point / Brad Pitt / Break point / Brighton Pavilion
Final Round: Board Games: The 10 Monopoly properties that have a value of more than £200 but less than £400 [As on the standard London Monopoly board.]
Strand / Fleet Street / Trafalgar Square / Leicester Square / Coventry Street / Piccadilly / Regent Street / Oxford Street / Bond Street / Park Lane
The Compartments 