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

1. The mascots Tina and Milo for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are white and brown variants of what animal from the mustelid family?
2. Italy last hosted the Winter Olympics in 2006 in which city on the Po River in Northwestern Italy?
3. The Alpine resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo, one of the two main hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics, will be reusing most venues and facilities from the last time it hosted the Winter Olympics, in which year?
4. The closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the opening ceremony of the Paralympics that will follow, will be held at the third largest surviving Roman amphitheater in Europe in which city that is more popular thanks to a tragic play?
5. [Theme: 2 of 4] What was the first name of the characters played by actor Amitabh Bachchan in the films Shaan, Deewaar, and Agneepath, among others?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 2, Quiz 1:

1. Bamako, Mali
2. Banjul, The Gambia
3. Juba, South Sudan
4. Central African Republic
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday