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

1. Police officers on Marajo, a coastal island in Brazil, use what animal to get around? Technically an invasive species, this creature now outnumbers humans on the island.
2. In 2017, Indian police used elephants to destroy illegal settlements on protected forest land in the Amchang wildlife sanctuary in which Indian state?
3. One of the most common breeds used by US Navy SEALs, and frequently seen with police forces as well, what intelligent dog breed gets its names from the French name of the Mechelen region near Antwerp?
4. Now considered an invasive species, what animal was widely used by police patrols in South Australia in the first half of the 20th century?
5. [Theme: 3 of 4] What American horse breed, known for its spotted coat pattern, gets its name from a tributary of the Snake River in the Pacific Northwest?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 9, Quiz 2:

1. Ella Fitzgerald
2. Michael Jackson
3. U2
4. Janet Jackson’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday