This Independence Day, let’s challenge our awareness about the our freedom fighters and other facts related to our freedom. Get ready and start filling in the crossword.
It is time to remember and honour the heroes who fought for our freedom. From Gandhiji’s salt march to drawing India’s first flag, there are a lot of events and people that we should know about.
So this year, brush up your knowledge about India’s independence. Read the clues, and fill the crossword.
When you listen closely, the sounds in nature are aplenty. Chirps, tweets, and caws…can you identify the birds based on their calls?
Shut out the city noises and pay closer to the other sounds – those in nature like the barking of dogs, buzzing of bees, croaking of frogs, chirping of crickets and more. One of the most notable sounds are that of the birds. Look around and try to identify the birds you see and hear.
Here’s a little help in the form of a sound quiz. Click on the audio button on each of the slides, listen closely and identify the common city bird…
A trip to the theatre is a good time guaranteed. Here’s a word search with words you may come across, related to the theatre. Can you spot them?
If you go for a performance at a theatre, these are some words that you may across. See if you can find them in the word search below. Just click and drag along the words once you spot them.
If you have a love for cakes and pastries, you might want to consider becoming a baker. Learn a little about what it takes to become one…
Everyone loves eating cakes, but there are some of who even love baking them. People who bake are called Bakers and you can be a baker by profession too. They bake various things from breads to pies and so on. Let’s learn a little more about them today. Go through the slides below to take a peek:
Do you love music? Who is your favourite singer? How much do you know about them? Let’s find out.
“Without music, life would be a mistake” ― Friedrich Nietzsche.
Everybody has a favourite singer, and some of us have more than one. However, there are some singers who are famous and loved by majority people. We hear them on YouTube, radio and other music channels and apps. We listen to music all the time but, do you know the voice and face behind that song?
Let’s see how familiar you are with your singers. Try your hand at naming these five singers.
This American singer and songwriter is popularly known for his dance moves, especially Moonwalk. Dubbed as the “King of Pop”, he was famous in 1990s and early 2000s for his pop-hits and his energetic live concerts. Sadly, he passed away in 2009. Can you guess the name of the King of Pop?
This singer started her career in 2006 and immediately became popular among youngsters. With hits such as ‘Love Song’, ‘You Belong With Me’, ‘Blank Space’ and many more, she also tried her hand in acting in ‘Valentine’s Day’. She also voiced for the role of Audrey in ‘The Lorax’. Can you guess her name?
This teenage pop-star shot to fame after she was cast for the lead role in the Disney series ‘Hannah Montana’, which was about a teen leading a double life as a pop star. Her reel father was played by her real father, who is also a singer and actor. Can you guess this singer who is famous for her song Hoedown Throwdown?
This Canadian singer found fame at the age of 13 with his song ‘Baby’. With popular songs such as ‘Never Say Never’, ‘Love Yourself’, among many others, he has a huge fan following around the world, who call themselves ‘Beliebers’. Do you remember his name?
This 28-year-old singer is one of the most popular singers now. He started singing in 2004, but gained more popularity through his YouTube channel. He has various famous albums and songs (single and collaborations) such as ‘Photograph’, ‘River’, ‘Perfect’, ‘Castle on the Hill’, and many more. Can you guess this singer?
Math employs several symbols and signs. Some we are familiar with and others we are ignorant about. Play this game to gauge your knowledge of them.
Everyday we use geometrical shapes. Three dimensional shapes are made up of faces (a flat or curved surface on a 3D shape), edges (where two faces meet) and vertices (a vertex is a corner where edges meet. The plural is vertices.)
Play this game and match the three dimensional shapes and find out what they are.
August 15 marks India’s 73rd Independence Day, celebrate the occasion with an interactive quiz testing your knowledge about this special day.
As the 73rd Independence Day approaches, here is a quiz to commemorate the occasion. Interesting snippets and pieces of information that give you a better insight into winning freedom.
Here are a few buildings that have been mute spectators to the events that unfolded before them. Let’s learn more about them with this quiz…
While we celebrate our independence, let’s take a look at some buildings and memorials that have been pivotal in the process.
The Agra Fort, for instance, is where most of the Mughal emperors lived. It was traditionally known as Badalgarh. When Sikandar Lodi shifted his capital from Delhi, he constructed a few buildings in the pre-existing Fort in Agra and made it his capital. It was the site of a battle of the First War of Independence, 1857.
Freedom fighters and political prisoners were exiled to the
When Adam Peaty clocked just 56.88 seconds in the 100 metre breaststroke semi-finals at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, he became the first man to break the 57-second barrier in the event. Read more about this incredible feat…
On Sunday, July 21, 2019, Adam Peaty posted a world-record in the semi-finals of the 100 metre breaststroke event, becoming the first swimmer to go under the magic mark of 57 seconds in the event. It was something that he had been working towards ever since winning gold in the event at the 2016 Olympics at Rio, and even though he called it an “incredible” feat, his celebrations wasn’t overboard.
For he had to turn up for the final the next day. Though he was on course to break his world record again at the halfway point of the final, he had to be content with gold as he won the race in a time of 57.14 seconds, ahead of his compatriot, who won silver, and a Chinese swimmer, who claimed bronze.
As the only man to have gone below 58 seconds in the event, more than 10 of the best times ever recorded in the 100m breaststroke event now belong to Peaty.
Apart from becoming the first man to swim the event in under 57 seconds, he also became the first man to capture three 100 metres backstroke world titles, having won in 2015 and 2017 as well.
Now, based on what you have read above, answer the following questions…
Photos: REUTERS, AP
This versatile material made of sand finds its use in our everyday life – it’s glass, of course! Can you crack this glass-themed crossword?
What do your smartphones, car windows, wind turbines and juice bottles have in common? They all are made of glass or have glass in them! Glass is 100% recyclable. It can be recycled endlessly without any loss in quality.
Here is a crossword about all things glass for you to solve. Can you crack it?
