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

1. While no longer a constituent of the United Kingdom, which Pacific nation’s flag still features the Union Jack on the top left? The sky blue flag also features the nation’s coat of arms, which includes sugarcane, a coconut palm, a bunch of bananas, and a dove.
2. What territory, now a part of New Zealand, uses the Union Jack on the top left, along with a ring of fifteen stars, representing the fifteen islands that make up the territory, on the bottom right?
3. Which nation has the Union Jack on the top left, with nine yellow stars for the country’s nine islands on the right? It remains one of the least populated countries on Earth.
4. Which state capital in the USA has a red flag with the capital’s name written in white? On the bottom right is a shield with the fleur-de-lis, a castle (representing Castile), and the Union Jack, signifying the three countries whose flags once flew over the city.
5. [Theme: 3 of 4] What word, in plural form, can refer to centralized political organizations that regulate law and society within a territory, and phases of matter?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 8, Quiz 2:

1. Mount Pelee
2. Gulf of Naples
3. Stromboli
4. Supervolcano
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday