Here are today’s questions. Answers will be published on Monday. The theme for this week ran from Mon-Thu; a new theme will come up on Monday.

And the questions follow:

1. Over two decades before Matt Damon, who portrayed Odysseus in the 2004 film Troy? He bucked a trend seen in his many other movies and TV shows, with his character surviving to the end of Troy.
2. Which actress, known for racking up a large number of kills in a pair of action films in the 2000s, continued to do so by playing Medusa in the 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief?
3. The DC character Wonder Woman has a backstory heavily rooted in Greek myth. What Anatolian town (shown as an island in the 2017 film) was the home of the Amazons?
4. Who made his acting debut in the 1970 action comedy Hercules in New York, in which the titular demi-god has adventures in the city of the title?
5. Which actor portrayed Theseus in the 2011 film Immortals, which focused both on the legend of the minotaur and the war between the gods and the titans?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 34, Quiz 4:

1. Shining Path
2. Basque Country
3. Angola
4. Philippines
5. Theme: Caribbean islands, with ‘Saint’ added
   • Christopher
   • Vincent
   • Martin
   • Lucia