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

1. Sam Neill reprised his role as Dr. Alan Grant in the film Jurassic Park III, in which his assistant used what now common technology to create a Velociraptor larynx?
2. Sam Neill played what character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? He appears in cameo roles as an actor within a play.
3. Sam Neill played what character in a 1981 film subtitled The Final Conflict? The movie, the third in the series, saw Neill play the adult version of the character first introduced in a 1976 horror classic.
4. In the 2014 film United Passions that delves into the history of FIFA, Sam Neill played former FIFA boss Joao Havelange, with Sepp Blatter played by Tim Roth. Who was portrayed by French actor Gerard Depardieu?
5. [Theme: 4 of 4] What word describes a company whose primary business is to maintain a controlling interest in other companies? Such companies typically have no goods or services of their own.

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 31, Quiz 3:

1. Suffragette / women’s right to vote
2. Potti Sriramulu
3. Cuba
4. Northern Ireland
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday