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

1. With over 50,000 islands, the Archipelago Sea is considered the world’s largest archipelago by number of islands. It is located at the southern end of the Gulf of Bothnia, and forms part of which country?
2. The Philippines is an archipelago with over 7,500 islands. Which of these is the largest, with a population of over 64 million and hosting the country’s capital Manila?
3. With over 1,600 limestone islets, what archipelago is named after the Vietnamese water body it is located in? The area was heavily mined by the USA during the Vietnam War.
4. Great Britain and Ireland are the two largest islands in the British Isles. The third largest is Lewis and Harris, itself an island in which chain?
5. [Theme: 2 of 4] Two 1998 films, released in English and Hindi respectively, share a name. What is that common name, if one of the films starred Kurt Russell?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 21, Quiz 1:

1. Dhole
2. Ethiopian wolf
3. Darwin’s zorro
4. California
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday