Let’s go on an icy adventure all the way to the top of the world, the Arctic. Learn more about this interesting and freezing region…
The Arctic is located at the northernmost part of the earth. Scientists usually define the Arctic as the area above the ‘Arctic Circle’ — an imaginary line that circles around the top of the globe. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of certain countries. Because of the Earth’s tilt, for at least one day a year, there’s an entire day of darkness in this freezing region — and also a full day of sunshine. Temperatures as low as -70°C have been recorded, now that’s cold!
Learn more facts about this tundra by answering some questions in the quiz below.
How does the food you love get made? Get a hang of words associated with cooking with this crossword.
Baking, grilling, frying, chopping, cutting, ladling… there are plenty of terms associated with cooking. Are you familiar with all of them?
Here’s a crossword to help aspiring chefs. A bunch of words that are kitchen-related. Learn more with this crossword.
Responsible mature adults? Or overgrown kids with license to bend actual kids to their will? Go figure…
Have you seen the animated movie The Secret Life of Pets? The one where all these dogs and cats basically have a double life the second their owners are out of the house every morning? It’s like Toy Story but with animals.
Well, it’s December, and I think I’m ready to make The Secret Life of Parents. But, unlike the other two movies, I didn’t have to be out of the house to stumble upon my parents’ double life. I was at home the entire time, thanks to the pandemic.
You know how we used to leave for school every morning and come back thinking that our parents were hard at work, being normal, serious, boring parents? Have you realised that it’s TOTALLY not like that? That every second of every day, our parents are doing ALL the things they’re telling us not to do?
Check out this slider to see what I mean…
Four centuries and more. I have a long history behind me…Who am I?
Samba or Salsa? Flamenco or Afrobeat? Identify some popular styles of music around the world with this interactive audio quiz.
From the lilting tunes in the highlands of Scotland to the lively beats in the grand Rio Carnival, from the upbeat songs in Caribbean beaches to the graceful dances in coastal Peru — it is really fascinating how countries and regions around the world have their own genres of music. These styles of music are usually closely associated with the culture and traditions in the country.
Take a musical trip around the world with this audio quiz. Scroll through the slides, listen to the audio samples, and answer the questions in each slide.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons. Audio: melodyloops.com. Audio is used for illustrative/educational purposes only.
Here’s a game to help you learn more about vegetables that are healthy for you. Careful, for it might not be as easy as it seems.
Vegetables may not be everyone’s go-to when asked ‘what’s your favourite food?’. However, they are really important to have in your diet and are fantastic sources of nutrients and minerals to keep your body healthy. We need nutrients and minerals so that we can stay healthy and remain in tip-top shape.
Here is a game for you. How quickly can you match the vegetables with their shadows? Match them correctly to know what nutrients they are rich in.
Stunningly diverse and teeming with life, coral reefs are found all over the world. Learn more while unravelling these pictures.
Coral reefs are diverse and complex marine ecosystems. They are underwater structures formed by the skeletons of marine invertebrates known as coral “polyps”. When these creatures die, they shed their skeleton, on which new polyps grow. Over the years, this leads to an accumulation of layers and layers of corals, forming massive features called coral reefs.
Coral reefs are found all over the world’s oceans. They cover less than one percent of all the ocean floor in the world but are home to an estimated one million aquatic species that live in and around them.
There are generally four types of coral reefs. Can you unravel the below pictures while learning about each type?
1. Fringing reefs
This is the most common type of coral reef. They are formed along the shore. Located very close to land, they are separated from the shore by shallow and narrow lagoons. The Ningaloo Reef, which stretches along the western coast of Australia, is the largest fringing reef in the world.
2. Barrier reefs
Barrier reefs are similar to fringing reefs but are separated from the coastline by deep and wide lagoons, which form large expanses of water. An example is the Great Barrier Reef, located in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia. It is the world’s largest coral reef system and is composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres.
3. Atolls
An atoll is a circular system of reefs with a lagoon in the centre. They are usually formed when islands that are surrounded by fringing reefs sink into the sea. The fringing reefs continue to grow, forming a circle with a lagoon inside. Atolls are common in the Pacific Ocean. Examples can be found in the Lakshadweep Islands, French Polynesia, the Maldives, Seychelles, and so on.
4. Patch reefs
Patch reefs are small, isolated reefs that are found in the sea. They can sometimes be found between fringing reefs and barrier reefs, or in an atoll. They rarely reach the surface of the water.
So, which stunning coral reef are you going to explore?
Photos: Wikimedia Commons
Next time you hear a proverb, stop and think of its opposite. These cards might help.
Proverbs are pithy sayings. They appear to be time-tested nuggets of wisdom. Sometimes in an argument a proverb is quoted and everyone who hears it nods wisely. But, even so, a proverb need not be the ‘be-all and end-all’ of everything. Because every proverb has an equal and opposite proverb, as you can see in the following dialog cards. Check it out because ‘A word to the wise is sufficient’ but then again,
‘Talk is cheap’.
Take a crack at this 6×6 sudoku grid and see if you can solve it.
Love numbers? Try your hand at this popular game and see if you can ace it. A Sudoku is a grid consisting of columns, rows and blocks. This is a 6*6 grid.
How to play
The objective of the game is to fill the missing digits into the grid. Use digits 1 to 6 to fill this 6×6-grid.
In each column, row and block you can use a digit only once. Drag and drop the numbers (1-6) given beside the grid in their right places.
Sudoku Rules
1. Each row will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.
2. Each column will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.
3. Each coloured block will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.
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