Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
The name game
Hidden in the grid is the name of an astronomer. Answer the questions, then rearrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name.
BOX1: Which Beatles song was once claimed by Guinness World Records to be the most covered song ever?
Yesterday (C)
Ticket to Ride (K)
Twist and Shout (M)
BOX2: Carlos Menem was the president of which country from 1989-99?
Portugal (I)
Argentina (R)
Venezuela (S)
BOX3: By what name is the American hip-hop artist Eric Whitney better known?
Phaaantomtail (C) Ghostemane (P) Devillcrest (S)
BOX4: Which US state is sometimes known as the Old Line State?
Delaware (Y)
Virginia (Z)
Maryland (U)
BOX5: Mark Mcgrath is the lead singer of which of these bands?
Sugar Ray (N) Barenaked Ladies (V) Blink-182 (Z)
BOX6: Who wrote the 1939 play Arsenic and Old Lace?
Joseph Kesselring (E) Thornton Wilder (C) Tennessee
Williams (V)
BOX7: What name is given to the demographic cohort succeeding the Millennials?
Echo Boomers (B) Generation XY (W) Generation Z (S)
BOX8: Palladium is which of the following?
A chemical
element (O)
A type of Greek
theatre (C)
A silky material (U)
BOX9: Who wrote the 1888 utopian novel Looking Backward?
Samuel Butler (U) William Morris (Y) Edward Bellamy (I)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
BOX10: Clare Balding (pictured) was appointed president of which sports governing body in 2020?
British Horse Racing
Authority (G)
Rugby Football
League (C)
England Hockey (J)