Whitakers 2007

[lapsapchung]

I'd love to get this one wrapped up before all the newspaper Christmas quizzes start next weekend but I'm struggling on two of them - can anybody give me any hints? I've got (or at least I HOPE I've got) all the other answers if anyone is stuck.

6. What links Farndale, Pickering and Trafford?

I think it must be something to do with either surnames or street names as two are villages and one is a Metropolitan Authority so there's little they can have in common in the place name sense)

16. Japan = 4
South Africa?
India?
Republic of Korea?

Thanks for any help you can give.

[marvinparvin]

Definitely police authorities - just keep reading.

[lapsapchung]

It is related to first names - AND to Police Authorities

[DavidS99]

I've checked with Whitakers and they say Q12 is printed correctly so the answer is not the one in the Panama section after all!

Oh well it's not on page 1, page 2.......

[11161206]

I'm most grateful to all the hints appearing here, but am still looking for (additional) help for questions
5; 9; 11; 13; 14
and
12: disappointed to read that Panama is not the answer
16: I agree it looks like elected terms.

Hope one or more of you can help, and thanks in anticipation.

[lapsapchung]

I really have read the book from cover to cover and if Panama isn't the answer to no 12 I'll eat my hat <groan>

For no5, think about another major work published by A&C Black.

[08012006]

Can anyone please point me towards answers to questions 9; 11; 14

[susiep]

I'm just stuck on 12? Can anyone help -willing to swap.

[Johnny Jay]

6 - heads of private schools
16 antarctic research stations