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

1. Which pioneering dancer and choreographer died tragically in 1927 when her scarf became entangled in the wheel and axle of the car in which she was travelling?
2. Which Indian classical dancer stood unsuccessfully against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani in Gandhinagar in the 2009 general election?
3. Galina Ulanova, Maris Liepa, and Nina Kaptsova have all danced with which classical dance company that was first founded in 1776?
4. A winner of the Honorary Academy Award in 1950, which iconic dancer and actor was nominated for an acting role for the first time for the 1974 film The Towering Inferno?
5. [Theme: 2 of 4] In botany, what name is given to the grain-bearing tip part of the stem of a cereal plant, such as wheat or maize?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 23, Quiz 1:

1. Allen Iverson
2. Biathlon
3. Phil Tufnell
4. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday