Here are today’s questions. Answers will be published tomorrow. The theme will run from Mon-Thu.:

1. The Niger River follows a curved path through Western Africa before emptying into the sea, flowing through two national capitals – Niamey (Niger) and which other city?
2. What capital city is located on St Mary’s Island at the mouth of the titular entity that gives the country its name?
3. Khartoum is located at the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Nile rivers. What relatively recent capital city is located on the White Nile?
4. The Ubangi River is a major tributary of the Congo River, and passes through the capital city of which country located to the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
5. [Theme: 1 of 4] What plant family with about 1,750 known species usually exists as a succulent, with fleshy parts designed to store water inside a hard and often spiny exterior?

Here are the answers to 2025: Week 50, Quiz 5:

1. Americium
2. Lawrencium
3. Darmstadt
4. Tennessee
5. Lise Meitner