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

1. Known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula, what long-running video game series was adapted as a Netflix animated series in 2017?
2. The character Joel Miller is portrayed by Troy Baker through motion capture and voice acting in the original video game series. Who portrayed him in the television adaptation?
3. What franchise, in which the player can control several playable charcaters, debuted in 1987? While the primary playable character is called Ryu, the 1994 film adaptation focused on the playable character Guile.
4. Subtitled Dad of Light, the eight-episode Japanese miniseries released in 2017 is a part of which video game franchise? The first edition, released in 1987, focused on four youths called the Warriors of Light.
5. [Theme: 4 of 4] What literary archetype is usually depicted as an old man with a long white beard, who acts as a mentor for the protagonist? Merlin and Gandalf are prime examples.

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 15, Quiz 3:

1. Guangzhou / Canton
2. Ireland
3. Venezuela
4. Maersk Alabama
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday