A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 11 September 2023. Here are the questions and answers for today’s episode, Tuesday 26 September 2023, in the format used elsewhere on this Blog: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.

The Questions

Tuesday 26 September 2023

[S7Ep7] Team name: Dental Arithmetic

Round 1: 10 people or things from Edinburgh [10 clues to people or places or things that originated in Edinburgh; give the 10 answers that correspond with the clues.]

The clues: Holyrood Park volcano / Pop band fronted by Les McKeown / Cyclist, six time Olympic gold medallist / Ian Rankin detective played by Ken Stott / Leader of Scottish Conservative Party (2011-2019) / James Bond in ‘Dr No’ film / Lead singer of the band Garbage / Irvine Welsh novel, adapted as a 1996 film / Band consisting of twins Charlie and Craig Reid / Author of the novels ‘Rob Roy’ and ‘Ivanhoe’

Round 2: The last 10 Best Picture Oscar winners [Up to and including the ceremony held in March 2022.]

Round 3: The symbols of SI units [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 symbols along with the things they measure; we’re looking for the units of measurement the symbols … represent.”]

The clues: A (Electric current) / cd (Luminous intensity) / F (Capacitance) / H (Inductance) / Hz (Frequency) / J (Energy/work) / K (Thermodynamic temperature) / N (Force) / Pa (Pressure/stress) / V (Electric potential difference)

Round 4: The first 10 words of six letters or more in the lyrics to ‘Like A Virgin’ [The Madonna UK Top 10 hit; does not include the word Virgin, because it’s in the title, nor the word Because, because it’s contracted to ‘cause.]

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The last 10 foreign secretaries [Up to and including the person in the post in October 2022.]

Final Round: UK Cities: The last 10 places in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man to gain city status [These cities were granted city status as part of the Jubilee celebrations in 2002, 2012 and 2022.]

How the team fared

Tuesday 26 September 2023, S7Ep7, Dental Arithmetic

All 5 members of Dental Arithmetic made it to the final round playing for 3.5k and named 3 of the last 10 places in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man to gain city status. The remaining answers: Bangor, Dunfermline, Lisburn, Newport, Newry, Perth, St Asaph.

Questions and Answers

Tuesday 26 September 2023

[S7Ep7] Team name: Dental Arithmetic

Round 1: 10 people or things from Edinburgh [10 clues to people or places or things that originated in Edinburgh; give the 10 answers that correspond with the clues.]

The clues: Holyrood Park volcano / Pop band fronted by Les McKeown / Cyclist, six time Olympic gold medallist / Ian Rankin detective played by Ken Stott / Leader of Scottish Conservative Party (2011-2019) / James Bond in ‘Dr No’ film / Lead singer of the band Garbage / Irvine Welsh novel, adapted as a 1996 film / Band consisting of twins Charlie and Craig Reid / Author of the novels ‘Rob Roy’ and ‘Ivanhoe’

The answers: Arthur’s Seat / Bay City Rollers / Chris Hoy / John Rebus / Ruth Davidson / Sean Connery / Shirley Manson / Trainspotting / The Proclaimers / Walter Scott

Round 2: The last 10 Best Picture Oscar winners [Up to and including the ceremony held in March 2022.]

CODA / Nomadland / Parasite / Green Book / The Shape of Water / Moonlight / Spotlight / Birdman / 12 Years a Slave / Argo

Round 3: The symbols of SI units [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 symbols along with the things they measure; we’re looking for the units of measurement the symbols … represent.”]

The clues: A (Electric current) / cd (Luminous intensity) / F (Capacitance) / H (Inductance) / Hz (Frequency) / J (Energy/work) / K (Thermodynamic temperature) / N (Force) / Pa (Pressure/stress) / V (Electric potential difference)

The answers: Ampere / Candela / Farad / Henry / Hertz / Joule / Kelvin / Newton / Pascal / Volt

Round 4: The first 10 words of six letters or more in the lyrics to ‘Like A Virgin’ [The Madonna UK Top 10 hit; does not include the word Virgin, because it’s in the title, nor the word Because, because it’s contracted to ‘cause.]

Through / Wilderness / Somehow / Incomplete / Touched / Fading / Saving / Strong / Thawed / Scared

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The last 10 foreign secretaries [Up to and including the person in the post in October 2022.]

James Cleverly / Liz Truss / Dominic Raab / Jeremy Hunt / Boris Johnson / Philip Hammond / William Hague / David Miliband / Margaret Beckett / Jack Straw

Final Round: UK Cities: The last 10 places in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man to gain city status [These cities were granted city status as part of the Jubilee celebrations in 2002, 2012 and 2022.]

Bangor / Douglas / Dunfermline / Lisburn / Newport / Newry / Perth / St Asaph / Stirling / Wrexham