The name game

Hidden in the grid is the name of a singer. Answer the questions, then rearrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name.

BOX1:

Which is the longest river in France?

Loire (N)

Seine (M)

Dordogne (V)

BOX2: How old is Joan of Arc believed to have been when she was put to death?

19 (J)

24 (V)

29 (G)

BOX3: What is a pipkin? A type of cooking pot (Y) A small rodent (L) A tropical fruit (R)

BOX4: In the northern hemisphere, the vernal equinox occurs in which season?

Spring (E)

Summer (U)

Autumn (D)

BOX5: Which actor played Arthur in the 1981 film of that name?

Richard Gere (B)

Steve Martin (E)

Dudley Moore (S)

BOX6: Launched in 1997, the Cassini spacecraft’s mission was to investigate which planet?

Saturn (E)

Venus (F)

Mars (Y)

BOX7:

In which city was the TV series Cheers set?

St Louis (J)

New Orleans (D) Boston (G)

BOX8:

In which US state was Britney Spears raised? Florida (C)

Louisiana (L)

Colorado (T)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

BOX9: What is the first name of the Coronation Street character played by Jane Danson?

Leanne (N)

Toyah (H)

Janice (Y)

BOX10: Hailee Steinfeld (pictured) received an Oscar nomination for her role opposite Jeff Bridges in which film?

Slow West (L)

True Grit (S)

The Hateful Eight (C)