2026: Week 44, Quiz 1

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

  1. What 1998 novel by Anne Carson is a reimagining of the plot of the poem Geryoneis by the ancient Greek poet Stesichorus? It is considered one of Carson’s best works.
  2. The performance piece Norma Jeane Baker of Troy by Anne Carson was first presented in New York in 2019. It superimposes a modern-day personality over a legendary figure. Name both.
  3. The 2001 poetry collection The Beauty of the Husband by Anne Carson won her what poetry prize, named for the 1948 Nobel Laureate who wrote the poem The Waste Land?
  4. The 2002 book If Not, Winter by Anne Carson is a translation of the surviving works of which ancient Greek poet who lived on the island of Lesbos?
  5. [Theme: 1 of 4] Credit, playing, access, trading, and loyalty are all types of what item, often made of paper or plastic?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 43, Quiz 5:

  1. Uzbekistan
  2. Abhishek Sharma, Smriti Mandhana
  3. Women’s 4x400m relay
  4. Archery
  5. Anahat Singh