A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 11 September 2023. Here are the questions and answers for Thursday 28 September 2023, in the format used elsewhere on this Blog: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.

[This is listed as Series 7 Episode 9 on my multi-channel device. ITVx.com lists it as Series 7 Episode 8. I’ll use the former number: that’s how every other episode has been listed on this site.]

The Questions

Thursday 28 September 2023 [Repeated on Friday 26 July 2024]

[S7Ep9] Team name: All Fine and Mandy

Round 1: The first 10 five-letter words that begin with the letters ‘BRA’ [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 surnames of people with the first name Kevin [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 descriptions of people commonly known by the first name Kevin; we are looking for the 10 corresponding last names … some of the answers are fictional Kevins.”]

The clues: Ren in 1984 film ‘Footloose’ / ‘Strictly’ professional, won 2018 / Director, ‘Dances with Wolves’ / Belgian midfielder at Man City since 2015 / US stand-up, actor in ‘Jumanji’ sequels / Won Oscar for ‘A Fish Called Wanda’ / Macaulay Culkin’s character in ‘Home Alone’ / England cricketer, born June 1980 in South Africa / Director of films ‘Dogma’ and ‘Clerks’ / Rik Mayal investigative journalist character

Round 3: The 10 UK Top 40 Harry Styles singles [His solo singles; according to the Official Chart Company, as of 26 September 2022.]

Round 4: 10 books with a form of address in the title [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the titles of 10 books each with a form of address or personal title missing, along with the surname of the author in brackets; we need you to tell us which form of address completes each book title.”]

The clues: ____ Zhivago (Pasternak) / ____  Chatterley’s Lover (Lawrence) / Little ____ Fauntleroy (Hodgson Burnett) / ____ Bovary (Flaubert) / ____ Dalloway (Woolf) / The ____ and Margarita (Bulgakov) / The Story of ____ Moppet (Potter / ____ Peaceful (Morpurgo) / The ____ of Nibbleswicke (Dahl) / The ____ Who Loved Me (Quinn)

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The last 10 first ladies of the United States of America [The 10 first names, starting with the woman who became first lady in January 2021.]

Final Round: British Cities: 10 cities in Great Britain furthest from Leeds [As of September 2022.]

Thursday 28 September 2023, S7Ep9, All Fine and Mandy

All 5 members of All Fine and Mandy made it to the final round playing for 24.5k and named 7 of the 10 cities in Great Britain furthest from Leeds. The remaining answers: Portsmouth, Chichester, St Davids.

Questions and Answers

Thursday 28 September 2023 [Repeated on Friday 26 July 2024]

[S7Ep9] Team name: All Fine and Mandy

Round 1: The first 10 five-letter words that begin with the letters ‘BRA’ [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.]

Brace / Bract / Braid / Brain / Brake / Brand / Brash / Brass / Brave / Bravo

Round 2: 10 surnames of people with the first name Kevin [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 descriptions of people commonly known by the first name Kevin; we are looking for the 10 corresponding last names … some of the answers are fictional Kevins.”]

The clues: Ren in 1984 film ‘Footloose’ / ‘Strictly’ professional, won 2018 / Director, ‘Dances with Wolves’ / Belgian midfielder at Man City since 2015 / US stand-up, actor in ‘Jumanji’ sequels / Won Oscar for ‘A Fish Called Wanda’ / Macaulay Culkin’s character in ‘Home Alone’ / England cricketer, born June 1980 in South Africa / Director of films ‘Dogma’ and ‘Clerks’ / Rik Mayal investigative journalist character

The answers: Bacon / Clifton / Costner / De Bruyne / Hart / Kline / McCallister / Pietersen / Smith / Turvey

Round 3: The 10 UK Top 40 Harry Styles singles [His solo singles; according to the Official Chart Company, as of 26 September 2022.]

Sign of the Times / Lights Up / Watermelon Sugar / Adore You / Falling / Golden / As It Was / Late Night Talking / Music for a Sushi Restaurant / Matilda

Round 4: 10 books with a form of address in the title [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the titles of 10 books each with a form of address or personal title missing, along with the surname of the author in brackets; we need you to tell us which form of address completes each book title.”]

The clues: ____ Zhivago (Pasternak) / ____  Chatterley’s Lover (Lawrence) / Little ____ Fauntleroy (Hodgson Burnett) / ____ Bovary (Flaubert) / ____ Dalloway (Woolf) / The ____ and Margarita (Bulgakov) / The Story of ____ Moppet (Potter / ____ Peaceful (Morpurgo) / The ____ of Nibbleswicke (Dahl) / The ____ Who Loved Me (Quinn)

The answers: Doctor / Lady / Lord / Madame / Mrs / Master / Miss / Private / Vicar / Viscount

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The last 10 first ladies of the United States of America [The 10 first names, starting with the woman who became first lady in January 2021.]

Jill / Melania / Michelle / Laura / Hillary / Barbara / Nancy / Rosalynn / Elizabeth / Patricia

Final Round: British Cities: 10 cities in Great Britain furthest from Leeds [As of September 2022.]

Truro / Inverness / Aberdeen / Exeter / Plymouth / Brighton and Hove / Portsmouth / Chichester / Canterbury / St Davids