Let’s put the thoroughly underwhelming 2020 behind us and see what the New Year has in store.
COVID-19 brought 2020 to a screeching halt. What with online learning, work from home, quarantine, lockdown… most people were stuck to their homes.
What does the new year have in store for us? There is plenty to look forward to, no matter where your interest lies. Take a look.
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Does it make sense to plan for the year ahead after the unpredictable whirlwind that was last year? Here’s what I think…
Does it make sense to plan for the year ahead after the unpredictable whirlwind that was last year? Scroll through the slides below as I let you in on my plans for the new year…
There’s a whole world of fictional sports from books that have made their way onto the silver screen. How many do you know? Find out with this word search.
How many of you have not dreamt of playing Quidditch from Harry Potter? Croquet from Alice in Wonderland is much like the real-life game, though it uses flamingoes as mallets. There are more than 60 fictional sports that have depicted on the silver screen. What’s more, many of them have even found a way into the real world. Now that you know there’s also a world of imaginary sports out there, play this game and see how many you can find!
Have you ever wondered which item of stationery matches your personality? Find out with this quick quiz.
Pens, pencils, crayons, papers, scissors, sharpeners, erasers — every item of stationery used in art and craft work has a different purpose. If you think about it, you can also associate each of them with distinct personality traits.
So, which item of stationery matches your personality? Take this for-fun-only quiz and find out now.
Watch the video to find out how Ricky and Rina’s Christmas this year turned out.
It’s Christmas time! Get set with a glass of hot cocoa and cookies, and try solving this crossword.
Warm up your mind this season with this Christmas-themed crossword. Have a go at it!
How do you differentiate a cheetah’s skin from a leopard’s or a jaguar’s? Find out with this game.
Most animals have some form of pattern on their skin. Whether they are predators or prey, the purpose is the same: camouflage. Both need to be able to blend into their surroundings to be able to survive. Of course, the prey have to escape being hunted and eaten and the predators have to get their food.
So let’s look at the skin patterns of the big cats: the lion, the tiger, the jaguar, the leopard, the snow leopard and the cheetah. Play this memory game to see if you can match the skin pattern to the animal and also learn a few facts about them.
Put on your thinking cap to solve this sudoku puzzle
Love numbers? Then this is perfect for you. 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 the digits from 1 to 6.
2. Each column will, upon completion, contain all the digits from 1 to 6.
3. Each coloured block will, upon completion, contain all the digits from 1 to 6.
As the curtains fall on this year, it’s time to relive some key moments that defined 2020.
This year has been unpredictable in many ways. Pandemics, natural calamities, political moves, and more, shocked not just the nation but the world itself.
If there’s one thing 2020 will forever be associated with, it’s COVID-19. The disease has established a firm grip around the world, with very few countries escaping its wrath. It was declared a pandemic on March 11 and, since then, countries around the world, including India, went into lockdown to stop the virus from spreading. Words such as ‘quarantine’, ‘testing’, ‘isolation’, ‘social distancing’ and so on suddenly became commonplace, as did the practice of wearing masks and washing hands regularly. As we inch towards 2021, the thought of vaccines offers a glimmer of hope.
Later in the year, unhappy farmers in India protested against three new agriculture reform laws that were passed. This is an ongoing protest.
In the U.S., Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the election and became the president-elect and vice president-elect respectively. Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts into space in a historic mission to the International Space Station; the first private spacecraft to carry astronauts to space.
Closer home, India was elected for a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the eighth time in history, and on July 29, The Union Cabinet in India approved a new National Education Policy after a gap of 34 years.
Check out this timeline for more things that happened across the globe…
