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1. Jack is shopping online for some new clothes. He adds items to his basket, before removing two of them. He then removes 20 per cent of the remaining items before replacing them with four others. Finally, he adds a quarter more items to his basket. If he ends up proceeding to the checkout with ten items of clothing, how many did he add to his basket to begin with? 2. What connects bear, seal and war? 3. Which politician with a military background may have known WHY PANDA’S ODD? 4. Which is the odd one out: Eagle, Echo, Evergreen, Energy? 5. Which three-letter word completes the following longer words: s---e, im---t, ---k, ---ity?

1 Seven items. 2 They may all follow Great. 3 Paddy Ashdown. 4 Echo; the others were the secret service nicknames for the Clintons. 5 Par. Spare, impart, park, parity.