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

1. Which basketball player, who spent most of his career with the Philadelphia 76ers, was nicknamed ‘the Answer’? He was also part of the team that won a bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
2. An eight time Winter Olympic gold medallist, Ole Einar Bjørndalen was skilled on the slopes and with a gun, and was nicknamed the ‘cannibal’ for his dominance and the way he ‘devoured’ the competition in which sport?
3. Known for his relaxed lifestyle and propensity to take naps in the dressing room, which English cricketer was nicknamed ‘the cat’?
4. Which sprinter with three Olympic golds was known for her petite stature and explosive block starts, earning her the moniker ‘pocket rocket’?
5. [Theme: 1 of 4] Denoted by ♭, what term in music indicates that the note it is applied to is to be played at a lower pitch?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 22, Quiz 5:

1. Kosi
2. Gulf of Mexico
3. Euphrates
4. Wuhan
5. Niger