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

1. Rommy Hunt Revson invented what hair accessory in the 1980s? Originally named after her toy poodle, its name was soon modified to reflect how the fabric of the accessory bunches up into a compact form.
2. Coming from the French for a ‘small rod’, what hair accessory is essentially a clasp for holding hair in place?
3. What usually pleated sash was adopted by British military officers in colonial India, where they saw it worn by sepoys? It was soon adopted as an alternative to the waistcoat.
4. Originally designed as a vision corrector, what item often attached to a string became a popular fashion accessory in the late 19th and early 20th century? Fictional characters like The Penguin and Captain Haddock have been seen using this.
5. [Theme: 1 of 4] What typically disposable power source generates electricity through an electrochemical reaction between zinc and manganese dioxide?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 42, Quiz 5:

1. Bésame Mucho
2. Simon & Garfunkel
3. La Bamba
4. Pete Seeger
5. Feliz Navidad