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

1. The 1904 Summer Olympics featured an event called the Men’s athletic triathlon, featuring a 100-yard dash alongside which two events?
2. What sport has featured only once at the Summer Olympics, with Spain winning gold in 1900 after the only other team – France – withdrew? It has since been a demonstration sport three times, including in 1992.
3. What game / sport that originated in its modern form in England in the 1850s was played twice at the Olympics – under its British name in 1900, and its American name in 1904? Either name will do.
4. The 1912 Olympics had a ‘mixed literature’ event. Who won the gold, competing under the pseudonyms of Georges Hohrod and Martin Eschbach from Germany?
5. [Theme: 2 of 4] Which recipient of 28 Grammy awards produced the hit Michael Jackson albums Thriller and Bad?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 42, Quiz 1:

1. Thousand Islands
2. Komodo
3. Sumatra
4. New Guinea
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday