Holi is all about colours! Can you correctly match the colourful cards in this memory game?
March 13 was a fun day, wasn’t it? Loads of fun with colours, friends and family usually mark the festival of Holi. How many colours could you spot around you?
Here is a challenging memory game for you. Can you match identical cards? You need to keep a keen eye on the colours!
Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March. When is this date? Find out more!
The Ides of March recently went by. Do you know what the significance of this day is?
The Ides of March is a day in the Roman calendar that corresponds to March 15 in ours. During the course of history, this day became notorious because it was the date when Roman ruler Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC.
Julius Caesar was a powerful Roman general and statesman who was assassinated by a group of nobles when he was launching a series of political and social reforms. He is a prominent figure in Roman history, and his assassination has been immortalised in a play by William Shakespeare.
Here are some works of art depicting this moment. Can you unravel their mixed-up images? Choose a painting under ‘Image’, pick a difficulty level under ‘Shuffle’, choose the size of the ‘Grid’, and get going!
What are parliaments around the world called? Let’s find out some interesting facts!
The Parliament is the law-making body in the country. Parliaments around the world are generally made of elected representatives of the people. They make laws and oversee the functioning of the government.
Read on to find out how you can make this delicious sandwich in a jiffy!
Here is a recipe for a sweet sandwich that you can can whip up in a jiffy!
Click on the hotspots to read the instructions. Make sure to use equipment in the presence of an adult!
Illustration: freepik.com
How do our taste buds taste? Watch this video and try out this simple experiment at home!
We’re back with more ‘quantity’ puzzles! If there are 5 fingers in the hand, what is ‘5 _ _ _ _ in the _ _ _ _ ‘?
We’re back with more puzzles on numbers and quantities! For example, ‘5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the _ _ _ _’ would be ‘5 fingers in the hand’. ’60 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in an _ _ _ _’ would be ’60 minutes in an hour’.
What’s the heaviest part of an atom called? Try your hand at this interactive Science crossword!
’60 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a _ _ _ _ _ _?’ Yes, that’s ’60 seconds in a minute’! Can you solve these quantity puzzles?
Can you correctly guess the answers to these puzzles based on numbers and quantities? For example, ‘5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the _ _ _ _’ would be ‘5 fingers in the hand’. ’60 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in an _ _ _ _’ would be ’60 minutes in an hour’.
Here is our weekly round-up of news from countries around the world. Find out more and stay updated!
Click on the hotspots to read the latest news from around the world!
Can you identify these animals from their scientific names? What is Panthera leo?
Did you know that every organism on earth has a scientific name? This name is a combination of its ‘genus’ and ‘species’ and it makes every type of organism unique and easy to identify.
The scientific name of humans is ‘Homo sapiens’. ‘Homo’ is the name of our genus and ‘sapiens’ is the name of our species.
Here is a quiz based on the scientific names of some animals. Can you identify the animals correctly?
Fun facts
A type of mushroom discovered in 2010 in Malaysia has been named after a popular cartoon character. The spongy mushroom was given the scientific name Spongiforma squarepantsii because scientists felt that it resembled Spongebob Squarepants.
A species of fly in the soldier fly family is considered to have the longest scientific name – Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides! Can you try reading it loud?
