Inventions done right

Try this word search and learn more about who invented what.

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and it seems to be true. From the door bell to the cars that we drive in, the plastic that harms our environment and even the paper that we use, majority items we use on an everyday basis were invented by someone. While some inventors are very famous, there are some that we do not remember.

Try this word search and guess the names of some of the inventors and their famous inventions.

Globescan – December 09, 2019

Climate change affects not only glaciers but also potatoes. Read on about all that is happening around the world.

Get your fix of news from around the world with this interactive map. Click on the hotspots to find out what’s happening.

On the move

How much of a travel buff are you? Solve this crossword to find out how much you know about famous hill stations, capitals of countries from around the world, and more,

Home to the Great Wall, the old name of Thailand, Charles Darwin’s pit stop, and more… how much do you know about famous places from around the world? Try your hand at this crossword to test your geography.

Santa’s List

With Christmas round the corner, it’s time to check on how good you have been this year. Try this personality quiz and find out.

Are you waiting for your Christmas gift? Well, before that you need to find out on which side of his list you fall on. The Naughty side or the Nice side.
So, let’s take a personality test and find out.

Skateboarding bunny

It’s always fun to add colour to your life. Download your own colouring sheet and make merry.

Bring your own kit

We all know plastic is harmful for the planet and that we should avoid using them as much as possible. Here are a few alternatives to avoid using single use plastics.

When you’re out for the day, try to pack the following few items to ensure you have a plastic-free day. Why not build your own kit?

Don’t worry if you don’t manage to do this every day. Every little thing you can do is a HUGE help to the planet.

If you are out and about without your kit, try to use a paper straw, ditch the lid and stirrer if you get a hot drink and buy a drink in a can or glass bottle if you can.

Remember, where possible, try to avoid:

-Straws

-Plastic cutlery

-Plastic food wrapping

Tick tock

The seconds are ticking away! Solve this themed-crossword to test your vocabulary on all things to do with time…

Time and tide wait for no man. But this crossword is waiting for you to solve it. Test your time-related vocabulary and general knowledge. Hurry…the clock’s ticking!

Prehistoric diet

Berries, fresh juicy leaves or a fattened up duck-billed dinosaur – what do you think these dinosaurs ate? How did scientists discover their dietary regimen? Click here to find out.

Argentinosaurus is the largest known dinosaur. Guess what he ate? Plants!

Most dinosaurs were plant-eaters. Only a few of them were carnivorous. How did the scientists discover this fact about creatures that existed millions of years before humans even evolved? The evidence was in the teeth found in fossils.

Most plant-eating dinosaurs had broad, flat teeth that helped them crush and grind plants, leaves and seeds. While the carnivores had sharp, long teeth designed to tear through meat.

(Photo: PxHere)

Other clues that gave away a dinosaur’s diet preference included the last meal it would have had that would be fossilized along with it and its droppings.

Here are some dinosaurs we know about. Drag and drop them into either the herbivore or carnivore box based on what you think their diet preference was. And check how many you got right.

My Monthly Planner: December 2019

As we draw close to the end of yet another year, plan your activities for December with this downloadable planner. Also, learn facts about the endangered saolas.

Best T20I bowling figures

Deepak Chahar now holds the best bowling figures in T20 internationals history. How cool is that!

In November, Deepak Chahar picked up a hat-trick and finished with figures of 6 for 7 to lead India to victory in the third T20I against Bangladesh at Nagpur and also wrap-up the series in India’s favour, 2-1.

With that spell, Chahar became only the third bowler to pick up six wickets in men’s T20Is. Those bowling figures, in fact, are the best ever in men’s T20 internationals!

Having dismissed Shafiul Islam with the last ball of the 18th over, Deepak Chahar had Mustafizur Rahman caught off the first ball of the 20th over. He then cleaned up Aminul Islam (above) with a perfect yorker to become the first Indian male to take a T20 international hat-trick and only the second Indian, after Ekta Bisht, to achieve the feat. The hat-trick finish meant that Chahar had figures of 6 for 7 in the match.

Here’s a look at the three bowlers who have taken six wickets in a T20I innings: (click to expand)



Photos: The Hindu, PTI, AP