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 3 October 2023, in the format used elsewhere on this Blog: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.

[Listed as S7Ep1 on my multi-channel box.]

The Questions

Tuesday 3 October 2023 [Repeated on Tuesday 6 August 2024]

[S7Ep1] Team name: The Spa’ing Partners

Round 1: 10 years ending in 6, by historical events [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 historical events; we’re looking for the year in which these events took place; each event occurred in a year that ends in 6.”]

The clues: Rio hosts the Summer Olympics / First commercial flight of Concorde / Liza Minnelli is born / Edward VIII abdicates / “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” by Agatha Christie is published / Battle of Verdun is fought on the Western Front / Coca-Cola is first sold / Crimean War ended / Edward Jenner successfully administers smallpox vaccine / United States Declaration of Independence

Round 2: The last 10 non-British Formula 1 Champions [Up to and including the winner of the 2022 Championship.]

Round 3: The 10 ingredients in Paul Hollywood’s Belgian Bun recipe [As given on “The Great British Bake Off” website; the ingredients are items that are typically stored in a fridge or cupboard, so water is not included in this list.]

Round 4: The 10 Taylor Swift albums [Her first 10 studio albums; does not include EPs, Greatest Hits, Best of albums or Live recordings, nor the recently recorded “Taylor’s Versions” of her albums; as of October 2022.]

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 of the most borrowed children’s authors from libraries in 2020/21 [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the title and original year of publication of 10 books, each written by one of the most borrowed children’s authors from UK libraries from July 2020 to June 2021; we’re looking for the name of the author that corresponds to each book on the Tower…”]

The clues: Stormbreaker (2000) / Mr Stink (2009) / Five on a Treasure Island (1942) / Horrid Henry (1994) / The Illustrated Mum (1999) / Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007) / Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997) / Stick Man (2008) / War Horse (1982) / Fantastic Mr Fox (1970)

Final Round: ‘This Morning’: The 10 summer presenters of ‘This Morning’ in 2022 [The 10 people who stood in for Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby as presenters of the ITV show ‘This Morning’ between 11 July and 5 September 2022.]

How the team fared

Tuesday 3 October 2023, S7Ep1, The Spa’ing Partners

All 5 members of The Spa’ing Partners made it to the final round playing for 32k and named 8 of the 10 summer presenters of ‘This Morning’ in 2022 The remaining answers: Craig Doyle, Mollie King.

Questions and Answers

Tuesday 3 October 2023 [Repeated on Tuesday 6 August 2024]

[S7Ep1] Team name: The Spa’ing Partners

Round 1: 10 years ending in 6, by historical events [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 historical events; we’re looking for the year in which these events took place; each event occurred in a year that ends in 6.”]

The clues: Rio hosts the Summer Olympics / First commercial flight of Concorde / Liza Minnelli is born / Edward VIII abdicates / “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” by Agatha Christie is published / Battle of Verdun is fought on the Western Front / Coca-Cola is first sold / Crimean War ended / Edward Jenner successfully administers smallpox vaccine / United States Declaration of Independence

The answers: 2016 / 1976 / 1946 / 1936 / 1926 / 1916 / 1886 / 1856 / 1796 / 1776

Round 2: The last 10 non-British Formula 1 Champions [Up to and including the winner of the 2022 Championship.]

Max Verstappen / Nico Rosberg / Sebastian Vettel / Kimi Raikkonen / Fernando Alonso / Michael Schumacher / Mika Hakkinen / Jacques Villeneuve / Alain Prost / Ayrton Senna

Round 3: The 10 ingredients in Paul Hollywood’s Belgian Bun recipe [As given on “The Great British Bake Off” website; the ingredients are items that are typically stored in a fridge or cupboard, so water is not included in this list.]

Butter / Glace cherries / Eggs / Flour / Lemon / Milk / Salt / Sugar / Sultanas / Yeast

Round 4: The 10 Taylor Swift albums [Her first 10 studio albums; does not include EPs, Greatest Hits, Best of albums or Live recordings, nor the recently recorded “Taylor’s Versions” of her albums; as of October 2022.]

Taylor Swift / Fearless / Speak Now / Red / 1989 / Reputation / Lover / Folklore / Evermore / Midnights

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 of the most borrowed children’s authors from libraries in 2020/21 [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the title and original year of publication of 10 books, each written by one of the most borrowed children’s authors from UK libraries from July 2020 to June 2021; we’re looking for the name of the author that corresponds to each book on the Tower…”]

The clues: Stormbreaker (2000) / Mr Stink (2009) / Five on a Treasure Island (1942) / Horrid Henry (1994) / The Illustrated Mum (1999) / Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007) / Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997) / Stick Man (2008) / War Horse (1982) / Fantastic Mr Fox (1970)

The answers: Anthony Horowitz / David Walliams / Enid Blyton / Francesca Simon / Jacqueline Wilson / Jeff Kinney / JK Rowling / Julia Donaldson / Michael Morpurgo / Roald Dahl

Final Round: ‘This Morning’: The 10 summer presenters of ‘This Morning’ in 2022 [The 10 people who stood in for Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby as presenters of the ITV show ‘This Morning’ between 11 July and 5 September 2022.]

Alison Hammond / Andi Peters / Craig Doyle / Dermot O’Leary / Josie Gibson / Mollie King / Rochelle Humes / Ruth Langsford / Rylan Clark / Vernon Kay