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

1. Gil Amelio served as CEO of which company in 1996-97, a phase during which the company saw a stock slump and cuts to the workforce? His ‘successor’ ousted him in 1997.
2. Greg Abel was confirmed as successor in May 2021, before taking over as CEO of which conglomerate in 2026?
3. Andrew Jassy, who took over as CEO of Amazon in July 2021, had previously founded and led which group company?
4. Orin Smith, Jim Donald, Kevin Johnson, and Laxman Narasimhan have all served as CEO before or after whose three terms as CEO of Starbucks?
5. [Theme: 2 of 4] In a 2013 novel by Neil Gaiman, what natural feature is “at the end of the lane”?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 35, Quiz 1:

1. Princess Diana
2. Kim Kardashian
3. Heidi Klum
4. Alexander McQueen
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday