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

1. Located between Cape Banks and Cape Solander, which bay was the site of an early penal colony, and thus an early metonym for transportation to a penal colony?
2. What bay located near Brisbane is the only site in Australia where dugongs form herds? A species of lobster popular in cooking shows from the country shares its name with the bay.
3. What bay in South Australia got its name after British navigator Matthew Flinders ‘unexpectedly met’ French explorer Nicolas Baudin in the area in 1802?
4. What bay at the westernmost point of the Australian continent is known for an abundant marine ecosystem, but is named after a specific type of ‘scary’ marine fauna?
5. [Theme: 4 of 4] Also used to refer to deep parts of the oceans, what word has become a byword for stalemate, thanks to its association with a kind of warfare during World War I?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 11, Quiz 3:

1. Paracetamol
2. Toluene
3. Shampoo
4. Nail polish
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday