June 23, 2001

1. What was the name of the Order founded by Mother Teresa in 1948?
2. What is the singular for graffiti?
3. The name of which alpine flower is the title of which song in the musical The Sound of Music?
4. What does the name hippopotamus mean?
5. Archimedes shouted "Eureka" upon his fortuitous discovery of...?
6. According to the nursery rhyme, who cut off the tails of the blind mice?
7. Name the thin oval board upon which an artist lays and mixes colours?
8. Of what is bronze an alloy?
9. What is pyrophobia?
10. In Greek mythology, whom did Theseus slay in Crete?
11. How many species of penguins are there in the Arctic circle area?
12. What five-lettered word connects ice cream and a new and important news item?
13. The Holy Koran opens with the word Bismillah. What does it mean?
14. Which high profile sporting body does Sepp Blatter head?
15. Potter time. Where is the Leaky Cauldron located?



Answers:
1. Missionaries of Charity; 2. Graffito; 3. Edelweiss; 4. River Horse (from Greek); 5. Displacement; 6. The farmer's wife; 7. Palette; 8. Copper and Tin; 9. Fear of fire.; 10. Minotaur; 11. A wrong 'un. Penguins are only found in the Southern Hemisphere!; 12. Scoop; 13. In the name of Allah; 14. FIFA, world football's governing body.; 15. At the entrance to Diagon Alley.