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

1. Which President, who studied in Tanzania and Uganda while his father led a dissident movement against Mobutu Sese Seko, spent a significant amount of time in exile before taking over the country after his dictatorial father’s assassination in 2001? Since 2023, he has been in exile as well.
2. Which politician, who had to flee the country with his family after his dictatorial father was deposed in 1986, returned in 1991 before eventually becoming President in 2022?
3. Ali Bongo, who served as President from 2009-23 before being deposed and exiled to Angola, had succeeded his father Omar Bongo as President of which country?
4. Which son of a former President and a former Prime Minister spent eighteen years in exile in the United Kingdom, before returning to his country in 2025 to win the 2026 general election?
5. [Theme: 1 of 4] Which highly talented chemistry teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico, makes a life changing decision after being diagnosed with Stage III lung cancer?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 16, Quiz 5:

1. HP Lovecraft
2. Fifty Shades of Grey
3. Fitzwilliam Darcy
4. Alexander Pope
5. Oxford