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1 In which country was the first successful human heart transplant performed in 1967?
A South Africa
2 In an attempt to stop cheating, which Indian organisation makes recruits sit entrance exams in their underwear?
A The army
3 Which car company owns the luxury carmaker Bentley?
A Volkswagen
4 What word describes the protective bulging outer hull of a double-hulled ship, and a transparent bulge on the fuselage of an aeroplane, etc?
A Blister
5 Which current political party evolved from the Anti-Federalist League?
A UKIP (the AFL formed in 1991 to campaign against the Maastricht Treaty)
6 Which sport is part of the NATO phonetic alphabet?
A Golf
7 What is 2015 the Year of the according to the Chinese zodiac?
A Sheep (goat, or ram)
8 What was the first human invention that broke the sound barrier?
A The whip
9 Although no longer legal currency, some circles still use guineas, notably horse racing: what is a Guinea worth?
A One pound and one shilling (21 shillings) or £1 and 5 pence
10 How much was spent on creating the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London?
A £12bn