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

1. Which energetic and quirky five-year-old girl is the titular protagonist of the Japanese manga series created by Kiyohiko Azuma?
2. Created by Satomi U, which Japanese manga series features a lonely widow rediscovering her passion for cooking when a very hungry high schooler moves in next door? The title differs by one letter from a famous French fairy tale.
3. The Japanese manga series created by Naoto Iwakiri features a high school slacker who dreams of being taught by the god of painters. Which Japanese artist features in the title?
4. Kon’nichiwa Anne is a prequel manga adaptation of which 1908 novel? It was created in 2008 to mark the novel’s centenary.
5. [Theme: 2 of 4] What word, in adjective form, that is now used in a geographical sense, derived from the old French for a ‘group of people with a common ancestry’?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 15, Quiz 1:

1. Dennis Amiss
2. Brendon McCullum’s 158* in the first ever IPL game
3. Matthew Hayden, vs Pakistan in 2002
4. Len Hutton, scoring 364
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday