A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 11 September 2023. Here are the questions and answers for Friday 20 October 2023 in the format used elsewhere on this Blog: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.

The Questions

Friday 20 October 2023

[S7Ep25] Team name: The Dungeon Masters

Round 1: 10 famous people born in Ireland [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 clues to people who were born in Ireland; we are looking for the names of the people described by the clues.”]

The clues: Born Paul Hewson, U2 singer / James Bond in 1995 film ‘GoldenEye’ / Singer with Bananarama and Shakespear’s Sister / Member of One Direction / Author of 1922 novel ‘Ulysses’ / Midfielder, scored 51 goals for Man U (1993-2005) / ‘Sushi for Beginners’ novelist / Succeeded Terry Wogan as BBC Eurovision commentator in 2009 / Expedition leader who ship ‘Endurance’ was found in 2022 / Won gold in boxing at the 2012 Olympics

Round 2: The first 10 five-letter words ending in the letters ‘TCH’ [Words from Chambers 21st century dictionary on chambers.co.uk; these words all have their own entries and are 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 3: 10 playwrights of the 20th and 21st century by their plays [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the titles of 10 plays that premiered onstage in the 20th or 21st century; we’re looking for the names of the 10 corresponding playwrights.”]

The clues: The Mousetrap / The History Boys / The Cherry Orchard / The Crucible / Top Girls / Pygmalion / Fleabag / Waiting for Godot / A Taste of Honey / A Streetcar Named Desire

Round 4: The last 10 African countries alphabetically ending with an ‘A’ [The word “The” is not included in the names here, so “The Gambia” is not an acceptable answer.”]

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The last 10 sports alphabetically played with a round ball at the 2020 Olympics

Final Round: UK Cities: The 10 cities in England, Scotland and Wales with double letters [As of October 2022; “double letters” means two repeated letters side by side, like the L’s in Hello or the O’s in Goose.]

How the team fared

Friday 20 October 2023, S7Ep25, The Dungeon Masters

All 5 members of The Dungeon Masters made it to the final round and won 23.5k by naming all 10 cities in England, Scotland and Wales with double letters.

Questions and Answers

Friday 20 October 2023

[S7Ep25] Team name: The Dungeon Masters

Round 1: 10 famous people born in Ireland [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show 10 clues to people who were born in Ireland; we are looking for the names of the people described by the clues.”]

The clues: Born Paul Hewson, U2 singer / James Bond in 1995 film ‘GoldenEye’ / Singer with Bananarama and Shakespear’s Sister / Member of One Direction / Author of 1922 novel ‘Ulysses’ / Midfielder, scored 51 goals for Man U (1993-2005) / ‘Sushi for Beginners’ novelist / Succeeded Terry Wogan as BBC Eurovision commentator in 2009 / Expedition leader who ship ‘Endurance’ was found in 2022 / Won gold in boxing at the 2012 Olympics

The answers: Bono / Pierce Brosnan / Siobhan Fahey / Niall Horan / James Joyce / Roy Keane / Marian Keyes / Graham Norton / Ernest Shackleton / Katie Taylor

Round 2: The first 10 five-letter words ending in the letters ‘TCH’ [Words from Chambers 21st century dictionary on chambers.co.uk; these words all have their own entries and are 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.]

Aitch / Batch / Bitch / Botch / Butch / Catch / Ditch / Fetch / Fitch / Hatch

Round 3: 10 playwrights of the 20th and 21st century by their plays [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the titles of 10 plays that premiered onstage in the 20th or 21st century; we’re looking for the names of the 10 corresponding playwrights.”]

The clues: The Mousetrap / The History Boys / The Cherry Orchard / The Crucible / Top Girls / Pygmalion / Fleabag / Waiting for Godot / A Taste of Honey / A Streetcar Named Desire

The answers: Agatha Christie / Alan Bennett / Anton Chekov / Arthur Miller / Caryl Churchill / George Bernard Shaw / Phoebe Waller-Bridge / Samuel Beckett / Shelagh Delaney / Tennessee Williams

Round 4: The last 10 African countries alphabetically ending with an ‘A’ [The word “The” is not included in the names here, so “The Gambia” is not an acceptable answer.”]

Mauritania / Namibia / Nigeria / Rwanda / Somalia / South Africa / Tanzania / Tunisia / Uganda / Zambia

Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): The last 10 sports alphabetically played with a round ball at the 2020 Olympics

Beach volleyball / Football / Golf / Handball / Hockey / Softball / Table Tennis / Tennis / Volleyball / Water Polo

Final Round: UK Cities: The 10 cities in England, Scotland and Wales with double letters [As of October 2022; “double letters” means two repeated letters side by side, like the L’s in Hello or the O’s in Goose.]

Aberdeen / Cardiff / Dundee / Inverness / Kingston-upon-Hull / Leeds / Liverpool / Nottingham / Sheffield / Wells