Mensa Quiz 170

[Littlebrock]

Three left to do. All answers contain a town or city, though perhaps in disguise.

2. Restaurant in American billycock

12. "Hands up, give me your last letter"

18. This East Midlands town ended slavery in Britain

Thank you.

[scorpiojo]

2 ?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Derby

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowler_hat

[scorpiojo]

18 Mansfield?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833#Background

[Littlebrock]

Thank you Scorpiojo for your prompt reply. For question 2 I got as far as Derby but was not aware of Brown Derby Restaurants. A good answer. Similarly for 18 I have been looking for a village called Wilberforce in the East Midlands. Right idea but wrong reformer.

That leaves Question 12. I have thought of "Stand and Deliver" but I cannot see the town or city. Any thoughts?

Thanks again.

[scorpiojo]

None so far, sorry.

[Davemano]

Could it be Andover?

[Tuvok]

Something to do with the Last Post?

[Davemano]

Hand up maybe 'own up' a voluntary self punishment is Penance with the last letter, Z Penzance

[Littlebrock]

Thank you everybody.

Andover seems to work best. I will go with it. Won't know results for a couple of months. I might avoid opening the next magazine page with the quiz on it to avoid further angst ;-)

[Davemano]

Littlebrock - Andover fits the first part of the clue, but doesn't account for the 'last letter'.
If someone puts their hands up, they are making an admission usually of a sin or transgression (Collins Dictionary) and this is called a penance. The person is saying this and asking for the last letter, z. I believe Pen(z)ance fits the clue better.