The name game
Hidden in the grid is the name of an author. Answer the questions, then rearrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name.
BOX1: Which name appears in the title of both a Beatles song and a Thomas Hardy novel?
Maxwell (R) Lucy (O) Jude (J)
BOX2: As of this year, which of the following countries has the largest population?
France (D) Spain (I) Greece (M)
BOX3: Louis Washkansky was the first person to receive what?
Nobel Prize in Physics (T) Heart transplant (C) New York Marathon gold medal (E)
BOX4: What is the fourth note in the C major scale?
G(S) F (A) A (C)
BOX5: What part of the human body is measured using the cephalic index?
Head (K) Spine (A) Ribcage (H)
BOX6: In which month do Americans celebrate Mother’s Day?
March (Y) April (E) May (N)
BOX7: Which of the Harry Potter books ends with the line, ‘All was well’?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (R) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (O) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (W)
BOX8: How many bridesmaids attended the Duchess of Cambridge?
Two (U) Three (F) Four (N)
BOX9: In which year was Maggie Smith (pictured) awarded an Order of the Companions of Honor, making her the third actress to recive it?
2013 (B) 2014 (O) 2015 (P)
BOX10: What is the name of the earliest ballgame that is still played today?
Episkyros (S) Trigon (G) Ulama (L)