A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began this week, on Monday 15 February. Here are the questions and answers for today’s show (Wednesday 17 February), Series 5 Episode 3 (S5Ep3). For this week’s other shows please follow these links: Monday 15 February 2021 (S5Ep1) Tuesday 16 February 2021 (S5Ep2) Thursday 18 February 2021 (S5Ep4)… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, 17 February 2021 [Series 5 Episode 3]
A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 15 February. Here are the questions and answers for Tuesday 16 February, Series 5 Episode 2 (S5Ep2). For this week’s other shows please follow these links: Monday 15 February 2021 (S5Ep1) Wednesday 17 February 2021 (S5Ep3) Thursday 18 February 2021 (S5Ep4) Friday 19 February 2021… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, 16 February 2021 [Series 5 Episode 2]
A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began today, Monday 15 February. Here are the questions and answers for today’s show, Series 5 Episode 1 (S5Ep1). For this week’s other shows please follow these links: Tuesday 16 February 2021 (S5Ep2) Wednesday 17 February 2021 (S5Ep3) Thursday 18 February 2021 (S5Ep4) Friday 19 February 2021 (S5Ep5)… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, 15 February 2021 [Series 5 Episode 1]
Happy New Year to you. Last month, in this piece, I wrote about Mariah Carey rewriting UK chart history when her seasonal hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You” reached #1, 26 years after its original release. It had previously reached #2 on four separate occasions, a unique feat for any song. As noted… Continue reading Stuck at 2: now Wham! rewrite chart history
Last Sunday night Lewis Hamilton won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award for the second time, a deserved winner after his record-breaking season in Formula 1. The Sports Personality of the Year (or SPOTY, as I shall call it from now on) has been awarded annually since 1954, when athlete Christopher Chataway was the first winner. The first SPOTY… Continue reading SPOTY research
How is your knowledge of Irish geography? If you have never visited the island of Ireland it may be rather hazy. This earlier piece, prompted by the All-Ireland Hurling Final between Limerick and Waterford, reflects on how I got to know my way around the place, on childhood holidays and then as an adult. I have spent time in 23 of the… Continue reading More about Irish counties (“It’s a long way to Tipperary…”)
“Stuck at 2” has been a regular theme on this Blog, with articles and lists about the songs and artists that made it to #2 in the UK chart but didn’t make it to #1. There are links to all of these pieces here, on the Trivia Menu. In 2019 Mariah Carey made chart history… Continue reading Stuck at 2: Mariah Carey changes everything
Today is the First Sunday of Advent and in keeping with tradition I have dug out our handful of Christmas-themed CDs. Also, as is now traditional with that music format, I had to track down a CD player that still works, apart from the one in the car. The first one I tried (a portable… Continue reading The earliest Christmas #1
[Drafted November 2020, finalized several months later] There are many pieces on this Blog that mention Pop Master, the BBC Radio 2 mid-morning quiz. You can hear it live on the Ken Bruce Show Monday to Friday at 10.30am or use BBC Sounds to listen back to any shows from the previous 30 days. You… Continue reading Pop Master: My best week ever (w/e 6-Nov-2020)
The Monday night quiz marathon is back. As reported here in March, BBC2 has modified its schedule over the last year and now broadcasts 90 minutes of serious quizzing from 7.30pm on a Monday. This comprises three shows that are due to build up to Grand Finals next spring. “University Challenge”, which now has a… Continue reading Word of the week: Angstrom
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