There’s more to power than just strength. Find out how power can be used in science with this crossword.
What’s the image that comes to mind when you think of power? Strength. Ability to achieve something. The control of an area or country or being strong politically.
But power also refers to different forms of energy. And that’s what this crossword is all about. Solve all these clues and find out more about power as energy.
Take this quiz to brush up on some general knowledge.
Brush up on you general knowledge with this quiz. Recall events from the past and more recent events as well. Do you know the answers to these?
If you think about it, now is as good a time as any to make your bucket list. It’s simple and do-able
The other day, I came across a new phrase: bucket list. It’s a list of things a person wants to do or experience before he/she reaches a certain age. It usually includes things like bungee jump off the side of the Grand Canyon (why would anyone want the first thing on their bucket list to be the last thing on it?), acting in a movie, writing and publishing a book, scaling a mountain…the things people want to add to their bucket are usually pretty far out and seem impossible. Which makes sense, I guess; it would be super sad if your bucket list had things like ‘eat more oats’ or ‘learn differential calculus’.
Check out the slider to see how the phrase got my thought train going…
On your favourite magazine’s birthday, here’s a list of interesting facts about the number 30!
Get the counters and the dice ready for some action. How many of these board games do you know?
With the COVID-19 lockdowns keeping everyone at home, indoor games have made a comeback. And board games are among the most popular of this lot. Which ones do you like the most?
Here’s an interactive video in which you have to identify the board game from the clues given. See how many you know.
Tricky task! Find out how to tell apart some commonly confused pairs of animals with these handy pointers. Read on for more.
Caw, caw! Raven or crow? Some animals and birds resemble each other so much that they are commonly confused with each other though they are probably completely different species. Scroll down to discover the differences between some such pairs.
Epithets are nicknames that are given to people, places and things based on their characteristics. Find out more about them
A girl’s name is Maria, but her parents call her Mary. Her sister calls her Mari. And her friends call her Merry-go-round when she’s being silly. Mary, Mari, and Merry-go-round are all epithets, or special nicknames that replace the name of a person and often describe them in some way. Epithets are not only limited to people but to objects or places too.
A formal definition could be that an epithet is an adjective or adjectival phrase to characterise a person, thing, attribute, place or quality. It uses a qualifying word or phrase to further describe something.
Epithets show how strong certain character traits or physical traits are, as they come to replace the actual names of people, places, or things. They are also known as sobriquets.
Examples: One of the most famous monarchs from Russia was the Grand Prince of Moscow, who was also the first Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584 is Ivan IV Vasilyevich, but is most popularly known as Ivan the Terrible. He was known to have a terrible temper and have done some questionable things to earn him the nickname.
Another example could be Catherine the Great, who was the Empress of Russia and the longest-ruling female leader.
An example of an epithet in terms of geography is ‘Down Under’ is often used to refer to Australia.
Here’s a quick quiz on some of the popularly used epithets. How many of them have you heard before?
Solve Kissan’s puzzles to become a “Kissan Protein Champ”. Participate every week and stand a chance to win at the end of the series.
Numbers can be fascinating, some follow certain rules, while others don’t. Here’s something called Harshad Numbers. Take a look…
A number is said to be the ‘Harshad number’ if it is divisible by the sum of its digit. Harshad numbers were defined by D. R. Kaprekar, a mathematician from India. The word “harshad” comes from the Sanskrit harṣa (joy) + da (give), meaning joy-giver.
For example: if number is 156, then sum of its digit will be 1 + 5 + 6 = 12. Since 156 is divisible by 12, it is a Harshad number.
Example 2: if we take the year 2020, the the sum of it will be 2 + 0 + 2 + 0 = 4. Since 2020 is divisible by 4, 2020 is a Harshad number.
Ready to test this knowledge? Take a look at the numbers in each set below and click on the number that is a Harshad number.
They have been around for years, featuring in Young World’s pages every week. But do you really know them?
Come, say hello to the faces of Young World – the mascots and the fictional faces behind the popular columns.
Bonus: Click here to download a colouring sheet featuring Young World’s mascots celebrating its 30th anniversary.
