Did you ever think your personality could match that of gym equipment? Find out with this fun quiz!
Have you seen the number of equipment at a gym? There are so many that it makes your head spin. Try this only-for-fun quiz and find out which of the machines you see at the gym matches you in personality. Are you a treadmill or a rowing bike? A trampoline or a pair of dumb bells? Go on…
What is Pi? Why is it celebrated? How can you join the fun? Find out…
Maths enthusiasts, assemble! A little bit of learning and a whole lot of fun awaits on March 14, which is celebrated as Pi Day.
Scroll through these cards to learn more about the magical number…
With packed venues and spellbound audiences, the world just can’t seem to get enough of these theatrical productions. No wonder then that they have stood the test of time.
Theatre performances are at the heart of the art and culture scene of any city. New York’s Broadway and London’s West End are world famous for having some of the best dramatic venues hosting iconic plays and musicals.
There are some theatrical productions that have stood the test of time, running continuously since their opening decades ago. Pausing only briefly owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these shows have resumed performances, picking up right where they left off.
Here are some of the longest running plays/musicals in Broadway and West End. Can you arrange them in order of when they first started off?
Great going! We’ve arranged the shows in order for you. Click on the years to read more about each item.
What began as a usual day for Mani soon became a rescue mission.
Imagine walking down a dark, lonely road at night. A road known for being haunted. Read this story to know what happens.
Vaccines make the world a healthier place. Want to know how? Click here…
The COVID-19 pandemic, among other things, helped highlight the importance of vaccines and the scientists who create them. Thanks to vaccines, we are protected from several viruses and diseases that are otherwise dangerous.
Example:
The dreaded Polio was an infectious disease that affected humans by the millions. In 1988, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the Rotary Foundation together launched a vaccination programme. When it started, there was an estimated 350,000 cases of Polio. In 2020, the numbers are just 140 – a 99.96% reduction – thanks to vaccines!
Ask your parents and they will tell you how right from the time you were born, doctors gave you different vaccines, some oral and some as injections, because of which you are protected from several diseases like the ones listed below. Can you find them in the grid?
The next time you hear a screech at night, don’t get scared. It could just be an owl out on a hunt.
Owls are symbolically represented as wise on the one hand. On the other, they are also considered harbingers of doom and connected with death and witchcraft. This could be because of the fact that they are nocturnal birds and oten roost in hollows of old trees found in graveyards and old abandoned buildings. Some owls may appear sinister and even intimidating, like the Great Horned Owl, with its large yellow eyes.
Owl calls are never melodious like those of other birds; they sound harsh, screechy, and often eerie, like that of the heart-faced Barn Owl. Some years ago, the flat next door was empty but, every evening, we could hear someone snoring inside. Armed with bamboo sticks, we used the spare key in our custody to open the flat and catch the intruder. Instead, we were the ones surprised to discover that the housebreaker was a barn owl. I learnt that its calls could sound like someone snoring.
The features of owls are very different from that of other birds. They have a flat face with forward-facing eyes to give them a better perception of depth while hunting at night. But this makes them susceptible to being mobbed by smaller songbirds during the day when they are drowsy, as they cannot see sideways. I have seen a pygmy owl being mobbed by a dozen sunbirds at Corbett. When it turned its head sideways, the mobsters seemed to get scared and flew away. The mystery was solved when the bird turned its head a full 270°. The feathers at the back of its head looked like a second face.
Expert hunters
These nocturnal birds are very well adapted to be night hunters. Their exceptionally large eyes, which nearly touch inside their head, allow for superb night vision. They can make out their prey — small birds, lizards, small mammals, especially rats — from an incredibly long distance even when it is pitch dark.
These silent hunters can hear the faintest of sounds, like the scurrying of rats, with their super sharp ears. In most owl species, the ears are placed asymmetrically, with one ear being higher than the other. This allows them to pinpoint the exact location and guides the bird into striking range of its target. Owls can fly silently, undetected by their prey, thanks to special hooks on the front of their wing feathers and the trailing edges being frayed, which muffles all sound.
These magnificent birds tend to swallow their prey whole. The unwanted matter like fur, feathers, teeth, bones are compressed into little pellets, which the owl spits out.
We owe owls a debt of gratitude for keeping our web of life intact and cleaning our environment of vermin like rats.
Get set, add some colour to this mathematical fun colouring sheet.
Ten times fun. Play this game and try to spot the 10 differences between these two pictures.
With several ‘firsts’ to their names, these exceptional Indian women are trailblazers in their fields.
How many of these Women’s Day-themed questions can you answer? Go on, find out…
Quiz time, anyone? Get ready for this rapid-fire around on Women’s Day.
