Whitaker’s Almanack 2012 is the ultimate single-volume reference book. It is a treasure trove of facts and figures about today’s ever-changing world — from detailed information on the UK monarchy, government departments, health and education systems to extensive and authoritative data on every country in the world.
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Praise for Whitaker’s Almanack
“If you want to know it … it’s here” - John Humphrys
“A mighty work of reference” - Sir Trevor McDonald, OBE
“A standard relaxation for me is to open the Almanack at random, and ease myself into the hypnotic world of eclectic information” – Tim Waterstone
“Whitaker’s is the place for things that everybody needs but nobody publishes – nobody else” – Matthew Parris
“Settler of argument, provider of spurious historical parallels, goad to the weary hack’s mind … I become so engrossed I forget what I was trying to look up in the first place” – Libby Purves
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- Over 1,000 questions per app
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Whitaker’s Almanack Quiz Apps have the authority of their sister print publication Whitaker’s Almanack, which has been published annually since 1868.
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