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1 Where is the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund?
A Washington D.C.
2 What is the name for a small cloth placed over the backs chairs to prevent soiling of the permanent fabric?
A Antimacassar (Macassar was a hair oil commonly used in the early 19th century)
3 The Anti-Federalist League was the fore-runner of which political party?
A UKIP (formed in 1991 to campaign against the Maastricht Treaty)
4 In which city did the newly created United Nations General Assembly convene for the first time in January 1946?
A London
5 Which political party, with representation in Parliament, the Lords and Europe, began life as The People Party, in 1972?
A The Green Party
6 What is the name for a seller of buttons, thread, zips, and ribbon used in connection with sewing?
A Haberdasher
7 What is the general name for a sharpening stone used to grind and hone the edges of steel tools and implements?
A Whetstone (water stone)
8 Which fuel depot near Hemel Hempstead had a major conflagration and series of explosions on 11 December 2005?
A Buncefield (Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal)
9 In the British tradition of trooping the colour, what is the “colour”?
A The flag or ‘colours’ of a regiment
10 Meaning ‘our thing’ in English, what is the Italian name for the Sicilian Mafia?
A Cosa Nostra