Sunday Mirror - The Name Game

[Canary42]

Pop not my strength, so can someone help please.

Anagram of M A N L H O R ? E Y

Name of a band (4,6)

[Sam1960]

iron maiden (is almost in there) !!!

[Canary42]

I've rechecked individual answers, and the H should be an I, which brings us closer to Iron Maiden, but otherwise all seem OK.

[Canary42]

The letters come from :-

Who designed the Shard :-
F Frank Gehry,
U Santiago Calatrava,
M Renzo Piano

In The Great Escape the three tunnels were called :-
A Tom Dick and Harry,
S Mankind King and Country,
J Red White and Blue

Duran Duran are named after a character in which 1968 scifi film :-
N Barbarella,
C Gorgo,
W Atragon

A rhinoplasty affects which part of the body :-
L Nose,
G Ears,
B Jaw

In which year was the Battle of Britain fought :-
A 1939,
I 1940,
H 1941

Which US State borders Texas New Mexico Colorado Kansas Missouri and Arkansas :-
C Kentucky,
O Oklahoma,
V Utah.

Which of the following is not one of the 6 noble gases :-
T Krypton,
R Boron,
N Xenon

What are infulae :-
? Ribbons on a bishops mitre,
U Group of electrons in an atom,
D barbs on a fishing hook

What is the capital of Montenegro :-
E Podgorica,
K Bar,
S Herceq Novi

What is the collective name for a group of nightingales :-
J Wing,
Y Watch,
S Wake

No letter is given for the infulae first option (which I believe is the right one) hence my ?

[Baldric]

infulae
(in the Christian Church) either of the two ribbons on a bishop's mitre.

[Baldric]

The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF from July to September 1940.

[fiction-factory]

The letter L is correct (in fact they all seem okay at first glance) so it can't be Iron Maiden.
I'll have a think

[fiction-factory]

Mint Royale

[fiction-factory]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_Royale
Baldric was right- your H should be an I but the others are right

[Baldric]

M A N L I O R ? E Y

[Mamyalynne]

Well fathomed out.

[Baldric]

Mint Royale is an electronic music act from Manchester, England.

[Mamyalynne]

Yes says in the link.

[fiction-factory]

Thanks, Mamyalynne. It's an odd choice as they haven't done anything as far as I know for well over 5 years

[Baldric]

Having made the effort to go through it, I was going to have my say!

;o)

[Mamyalynne]

Of course - the 'well fathomed out' was to both.


Agreed FF, rather obscure.

[Canary42]

Thanks everyone, especially fiction-factory.

[fiction-factory]

Happy to help. Yes, pretty obscure- although they did play on the Geoege Samson (BGT dancer) number 1 single in or around 2008
It seems the last time they were mentioned on AB was 2003! http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Music/Question25357.html