A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 11 September 2023. Here are the questions and answers for Thursday 12 October 2023, in the format used elsewhere on this Blog: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.

The Questions

Thursday 12 October 2023 [Repeated on Thursday 15 August 2024]

[S7Ep19] Team name: A Hoult Out of the Blue

Round 1: The 10 clubs in the 2022/23 Premiership Rugby season to contain the letters ‘R’ or ‘U’ in their name [Does not include the words Rugby or Club in the team name.]

Round 2: 10 films based on Stephen King stories [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 actors along with the year a film which they appeared in was originally released; each of these films was based on a novel, novella or short story written by Stephen King; we’re looking for the names of those 10 films.”]

The clues: Sissy Spacek (1976) / Jack Nicholson (1980) / Drew Barrymore (1984) / River Phoenix (1986) / Arnold Schwarzenegger (1987) / Kathy Bates (1990) / Morgan Freeman (1994) / Tom Hanks (1999) / Bill Skarsgard (2017) / Ewan McGregor (2019)

Round 3: The first ‘My Fair Lady’ songs [From the 1959 original London cast recording; does not include instrumentals or songs that are only sung by the ensemble.]

Round 4: The 10 US states with two different vowels twice in their name [It doesn’t matter if there are other vowels in the names.]

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 celebrities that British people would like to see as prime minister [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show clues to 10 people who featured in a 2022 Channel 4 poll that asked the British public to name the celebrity they would like to be the next British prime minister; we’re looking for the names of those people …”]

The clues: ‘Money Saving Expert’ founder / Played M in ‘GoldenEye’ film / Man U player awarded MBE in 2020 / Played Jane Tennison in ‘Prime Suspect’ / Belle in 2017’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ film / Became youngest dragon on ‘Dragon’s Den’ in 2021 / Played Emily in the film ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ / Had a 2021 UK Number 1 song with ‘Easy on Me’ / Drag alter-ego of Thomas Hibbitts / Rapper, born Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owua Jr

Final Round: Famous Authors: 10 authors known by two first initials [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the titles of 10 books by authors who are commonly known by two first initials and a surname; we need you to give us the initials and surname of the authors who wrote these books.”]

The clues: Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928) / Charlotte’s Web (1952) / Fifty Shades of Grey (2011) / A Room with a View (1908) / The Time Machine (1895) / The Casual Vacancy (2012) / Anne of Green Gables (1908) / Death Comes to Pemberley (2011) / Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) / Mary Poppins (1934)

How the team fared

Thursday 12 October 2023, S7Ep19, A Hoult Out of the Blue

2 members of A Hoult Out of the Blue made it to the final round playing for 1k and named 2 of the 10 authors known by two first initials. The remaining answers: DH Lawrence, EB White, EL James, EM Forster, JK Rowling, LM Montgomery, PD James, PG Wodehouse.

Questions and Answers

Thursday 12 October 2023 [Repeated on Thursday 15 August 2024]

[S7Ep19] Team name: A Hoult Out of the Blue

Round 1: The 10 clubs in the 2022/23 Premiership Rugby season to contain the letters ‘R’ or ‘U’ in their name [Does not include the words Rugby or Club in the team name.]

Bristol Bears / Exeter Chiefs / Gloucester / Harlequins / Leicester Tigers / London Irish / Northampton Saints / Sale Sharks / Saracens / Worcester Warriors

Round 2: 10 films based on Stephen King stories [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 actors along with the year a film which they appeared in was originally released; each of these films was based on a novel, novella or short story written by Stephen King; we’re looking for the names of those 10 films.”]

The clues: Sissy Spacek (1976) / Jack Nicholson (1980) / Drew Barrymore (1984) / River Phoenix (1986) / Arnold Schwarzenegger (1987) / Kathy Bates (1990) / Morgan Freeman (1994) / Tom Hanks (1999) / Bill Skarsgard (2017) / Ewan McGregor (2019)

The answers: Carrie / The Shining / Firestarter / Stand by Me / The Running Man / Misery / The Shawshank Redemption / The Green Mile / It / Doctor Sleep

Round 3: The first ‘My Fair Lady’ songs [From the 1959 original London cast recording; does not include instrumentals or songs that are only sung by the ensemble.]

Why Can’t the English? / Wouldn’t It Be Loverly / With a Little Bit of Luck / I’m an Ordinary Man / Just You Wait / The Rain in Spain / I Could Have Danced All Night / On the Street Where You Live / You Did It / Show Me

Round 4: The 10 US states with two different vowels twice in their name [It doesn’t matter if there are other vowels in the names.]

California / Delaware / Hawaii / Indiana / Louisiana / North Carolina / North Dakota / Oklahoma / South Carolina / South Dakota

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 celebrities that British people would like to see as prime minister [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show clues to 10 people who featured in a 2022 Channel 4 poll that asked the British public to name the celebrity they would like to be the next British prime minister; we’re looking for the names of those people …”]

The clues: ‘Money Saving Expert’ founder / Played M in ‘GoldenEye’ film / Man U player awarded MBE in 2020 / Played Jane Tennison in ‘Prime Suspect’ / Belle in 2017’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ film / Became youngest dragon on ‘Dragon’s Den’ in 2021 / Played Emily in the film ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ / Had a 2021 UK Number 1 song with ‘Easy on Me’ / Drag alter-ego of Thomas Hibbitts / Rapper, born Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owua Jr

The answers: Martin Lewis / Judi Dench / Marcus Rashford / Helen Mirren / Emma Watson / Steven Bartlett / Emily Blunt / Adele / Bimini Bon-Boulash / Stormzy

Final Round: Famous Authors: 10 authors known by two first initials [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the titles of 10 books by authors who are commonly known by two first initials and a surname; we need you to give us the initials and surname of the authors who wrote these books.”]

The clues: Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928) / Charlotte’s Web (1952) / Fifty Shades of Grey (2011) / A Room with a View (1908) / The Time Machine (1895) / The Casual Vacancy (2012) / Anne of Green Gables (1908) / Death Comes to Pemberley (2011) / Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) / Mary Poppins (1934)

The answers: DH Lawrence / EB White / EL James / EM Forster / HG Wells / JK Rowling / LM Montgomery / PD James / PG Wodehouse / PL Travers