Here are today’s questions. Answers will be published tomorrow. The theme will run from Mon-Thu.:
- Not to be confused with an archipelago in North America, what is the name given to the chain of islands off the coast of Jakarta, that itself lies on the island of Java?
- Which Indonesian island, now a UNESCO Heritage Site and biosphere reserve, gives its name to a large creature endemic to the region?
- What Indonesian island is believed to be the Svarnadvipa (island of gold) of ancient Sanskrit texts? Its current name is first recorded in 1017 CE when the local king sent an envoy to China.
- Which island’s western half continued to be controlled by the Dutch after most of Indonesia gained independence? It was eventually handed over only in 1962.
- [Theme: 1 of 4] What creature is the most widespread species within the taxonomic subfamily Homininae? Give the common name please.
Here are the answers to 2026: Week 41, Quiz 5:
- Faroe Islands
- Ernest Rutherford
- Portugal
- Yellow fever
- Venezuela
