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

The Questions

Tuesday 17 October 2023 [Repeated on Tuesday 20 August 2024]

[S17Ep22] Team name: Morecambe and Pies

Round 1: 10 meanings of the letter ‘L’ [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 instances where the letter ‘L’ is used to represent a word; we’re looking for the 10 corresponding words… ”]

The clues: In the vinyl record LP / In the train drivers union ASLEF / In the fashion term LBD / In the laptop screen LCD / In the rock band ELO / In the sea rescue service RNLI / In the film actor Samuel L Jackson / In the North American sports organisation MLB / In the fashion house YSL / In the Northern Irish political party SDLP

Round 2: The 10 most popular dogs of 2022 [Based on information on new policies taken out with Many Pets, published in September 2022.]

Round 3: 10 horror films by their villains [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 antagonists from horror films and franchises along with the date they first appeared in cinemas; we went you to name the first film or franchise they feature in…”]

The clues: Norman Bates (1960) / Leatherface (1974) / Damien Thorn (1976) / Michael Myers (1978) / Jason Voorhees (1980) / Freddy Krueger (1984) / Pinhead (1987) / Annie Wilkes (1990) / Ghostface (1996) / Pennywise (2017)

Round 4: The 10 brands of TV on the Curry’s website [As of 12 October 2022.]

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The first 10 Little Mix singles with a one-word title [Includes collaborations; songs that contain abbreviations are counted here too; according to the Official Chart Company as of 21 September 2022.]

Final Round: 20th Century History: 10 years of the 20th century by events [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 historical events that happened during the 20th century; we’re looking for the years in which those events took place.”]

The clues: The Titanic sank / Archduke Franz Ferdinand killed / BBC’s first broadcast / The Wall Street Crash / D-Day Landings / Cuban Missile Crisis / First Man on the moon / Falklands War / Fall of the Berlin Wall / Nelson Mandela released from prison

How the team fared

Tuesday 17 October 2023, S7Ep22, Morecambe and Pies

3 members of Morecambe and Pies made it to the final round playing for 2k and named 6 of the 10 years of the 20th century by events. The remaining answers: 1944, 1962, 1982, 1989.

Questions and Answers

Tuesday 17 October 2023 [Repeated on Tuesday 20 August 2024]

[S17Ep22] Team name: Morecambe and Pies

Round 1: 10 meanings of the letter ‘L’ [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 instances where the letter ‘L’ is used to represent a word; we’re looking for the 10 corresponding words… ”]

The clues: In the vinyl record LP / In the train drivers union ASLEF / In the fashion term LBD / In the laptop screen LCD / In the rock band ELO / In the sea rescue service RNLI / In the film actor Samuel L Jackson / In the North American sports organisation MLB / In the fashion house YSL / In the Northern Irish political party SDLP

The answers: Long / Locomotive / Little / Liquid / Light / Lifeboat / Leroy / League / Laurent / Labour

Round 2: The 10 most popular dogs of 2022 [Based on information on new policies taken out with Many Pets, published in September 2022.]

Border collie / Cavapoo / Cockapoo / Cocker Spaniel / Dachshund / French bulldog / German shepherd / Golden retriever / Labrador retriever / Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Round 3: 10 horror films by their villains [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the names of 10 antagonists from horror films and franchises along with the date they first appeared in cinemas; we went you to name the first film or franchise they feature in…”]

The clues: Norman Bates (1960) / Leatherface (1974) / Damien Thorn (1976) / Michael Myers (1978) / Jason Voorhees (1980) / Freddy Krueger (1984) / Pinhead (1987) / Annie Wilkes (1990) / Ghostface (1996) / Pennywise (2017)

The answers: Psycho / The Texas Chainsaw Massacre / The Omen / Halloween / Friday The 13th / A Nightmare On Elm Street / Hellraiser / Misery / Scream / It

Round 4: The 10 brands of TV on the Curry’s website [As of 12 October 2022.]

Hisense / JVC / LG / Panasonic / Philips / Samsung / Sharp / Sony / TCL / Toshiba

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The first 10 Little Mix singles with a one-word title [Includes collaborations; songs that contain abbreviations are counted here too; according to the Official Chart Company as of 21 September 2022.]

Cannonball / Wings / DNA / Move / Salute / Hair / Touch / Power / Holiday / Confetti

Final Round: 20th Century History: 10 years of the 20th century by events [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 historical events that happened during the 20th century; we’re looking for the years in which those events took place.”]

The clues: The Titanic sank / Archduke Franz Ferdinand killed / BBC’s first broadcast / The Wall Street Crash / D-Day Landings / Cuban Missile Crisis / First Man on the moon / Falklands War / Fall of the Berlin Wall / Nelson Mandela released from prison

The answers: 1912 / 1914 / 1922 / 1929 / 1944 / 1962 / 1969 / 1982 / 1989 / 1990