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

The Questions

Wednesday 11 October 2023 [Repeated on Wednesday 14 August 2024]

[S7Ep18] Team name: The NFL Raisers

Round 1: The first 10 fruits alphabetically in Robinsons’ drinks [From the following drinks: Fruit squash, fruit barley or ready to drink range of soft drinks; these are fruits that appear in the name of the drink, not those that only appear in the production information; according to Robinsons official website as of October 2022; does not include fruits that only appear in the cordials or mini’s section of the website.]

Round 2: 10 artists who had a single with ‘black’ in the title [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the titles of 10 UK Top 40 singles that include the word ‘black’ in the title and the year in which each single peaked in the charts; we’re looking for the 10 corresponding artists …”]

The clues: Black Velvet (1990) / Black Coffee (2000) / Back to Black (2011) / Black Magic Woman (1968) / Black Magic (2015) / Supermassive Black Hole (2006) / Black Eyed Boy (1997) / Paint it, Black (1966) / Men in Black (1997) / Black and Yellow (2011)

Round 3: The last 10 Daniel Craig films [According to IMDb as of August 2022; films that had a general cinema release; voice performances are included.]

Round 4: The bottom 10 clubs in the 2021/22 English Premier League season

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 comedians by their comedy partners [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 comedians who are or have been one half of a TV comedy duo; we want the full name by which their comedy partner is known … ”]

The clues: Ben Miller / Robert Webb / Syd Little / Ernie Wise / Steve Punt / Dawn French / Gareth Hale / Ronnie Corbett / Mel Giedroyc / Bobby Ball

Final Round: Countries: The 10 Central and South American countries that do not end with ‘A’ [Mainland Central and South America, using “the generally accepted list” of Central American countries that lie between the southern border of Mexico and the north west border of Colombia.]

How the team fared

Wednesday 11 October 2023, S7Ep18, NFL

All 5 members of The NFL Raisers made it to the final round and won 6k by naming the 10 Central and South American countries that do not end with ‘A’.

Questions and Answers

Wednesday 11 October 2023 [Repeated on Wednesday 14 August 2024]

[S7Ep18] Team name: The NFL Raisers

Round 1: The first 10 fruits alphabetically in Robinsons’ drinks [From the following drinks: Fruit squash, fruit barley or ready to drink range of soft drinks; these are fruits that appear in the name of the drink, not those that only appear in the production information; according to Robinsons official website as of October 2022; does not include fruits that only appear in the cordials or mini’s section of the website.]

Apple / Blackberry / Blackcurrant / Blueberry / Lemon / Mango / Orange / Peach / Pear / Pineapple

Round 2: 10 artists who had a single with ‘black’ in the title [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the titles of 10 UK Top 40 singles that include the word ‘black’ in the title and the year in which each single peaked in the charts; we’re looking for the 10 corresponding artists …”]

The clues: Black Velvet (1990) / Black Coffee (2000) / Back to Black (2011) / Black Magic Woman (1968) / Black Magic (2015) / Supermassive Black Hole (2006) / Black Eyed Boy (1997) / Paint it, Black (1966) / Men in Black (1997) / Black and Yellow (2011)

The answers: Alannah Myles / All Saints / Amy Winehouse / Fleetwood Mac / Little Mix / Muse / Texas / The Rolling Stones / Will Smith / Wiz Khalifa

Round 3: The last 10 Daniel Craig films [According to IMDb as of August 2022; films that had a general cinema release; voice performances are included.]

No Time to Die / Knives Out / Kings / Logan Lucky / Spectre / Skyfall / The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo / The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn / Dream House / Cowboys & Aliens

Round 4: The bottom 10 clubs in the 2021/22 English Premier League season

Newcastle United / Crystal Palace / Brentford / Aston Villa / Southampton / Everton / Leeds United / Burnley / Watford / Norwich City

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 comedians by their comedy partners [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 comedians who are or have been one half of a TV comedy duo; we want the full name by which their comedy partner is known … ”]

The clues: Ben Miller / Robert Webb / Syd Little / Ernie Wise / Steve Punt / Dawn French / Gareth Hale / Ronnie Corbett / Mel Giedroyc / Bobby Ball

The answers: Alexander Armstrong / David Mitchell / Eddie Large / Eric Morecambe / Hugh Dennis / Jennifer Saunders / Norman Pace / Ronnie Barker / Sue Perkins / Tommy Cannon

Final Round: Countries: The 10 Central and South American countries that do not end with ‘A’ [Mainland Central and South America, using “the generally accepted list” of Central American countries that lie between the southern border of Mexico and the north west border of Colombia.]

Belize / Brazil / Chile / Ecuador / El Salvador / Honduras / Paraguay / Peru / Suriname / Uruguay