Five Interesting Things – Paint

Explore the colourful world of paint with this interesting ‘true or false’ challenge! Try this out now.

Let’s find out some interesting facts about the world of paint. Choose if these statements are true or false!

Great going!

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The Food Groups – 1

Do you know what the five food groups are? Try out this pacy memory game and learn about them!

The key to healthy eating is to enjoy nutritious food from all the five food groups. Make sure to eat a variety of healthy food from all groups so that your body receives all the nutrients it needs to function well!

Here is a memory game featuring items from each of these food groups. Can you quickly match identical images?

Illustrations: freepik.com

Author Abodes

Wouldn’t it be fascinating to take a glimpse into your favourite author’s dwelling? Try this shuffle puzzle!

Have you ever wondered where your favourite author lived and wrote? Perhaps in a secluded cottage by the lake, or an ancient 18th century mansion? Sounds fascinating, doesn’t it?

Here are some glimpses into the houses of illustrious writers – Mark Twain, William Shakespeare and Lord Byron. Can you unravel their images? Choose an author under ‘Image’, pick a difficulty level under ‘Shuffle’, choose the size of the ‘Grid’, and get going!

Mark Twain’s house is located in Hartford, USA. It is here that he wrote many of his well-known works including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The house is now a museum.

William Shakespeare was born in this house in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He spent his childhood years there.

Lord Byron inherited Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire, England, when he was ten. It was his ancestral home, and now houses a museum.

Globescan – February 3, 2017

Here is our weekly bulletin of interesting happenings around the world! Read on and stay updated.

Click on the hotspots to read the latest from countries around the world.

Traffic and Road Signs – 2

No parking? No stopping? Can you identify these road signs? Take this quick quiz!

Brush up your awareness of traffic rules and road signs with this quick quiz!

Great going!

Happy Chinese New Year!

China’s most awaited occasion of the year is here! Let’s find out about how it is celebrated.

One of the most awaited occasions in the Chinese calendar is here! Let’s learn about Chinese New Year. Scroll right to read.

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Mahatma Gandhi – Crossword

January 30 marks the day Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. Here is a crossword for you.

Try your hand at this crossword based on Mahatma Gandhi's life...

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  • 12-22 :Gandhiji spent 21 years in this African country (5,6)
  • 78-81 :Gandhiji was affectionately called ______ (4)
  • 84-88 :Complete the title of Gandhiji’s autobiography: My Experiments with ______ (5)
  • 111-118 :What was Mahatma Gandhi’s first name? (8)

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  • 2-90 :Where was Mahatma Gandhi born? (9)
  • 6-72 :Gandhiji’s memorial in New Delhi is called__________ (3,4)
  • 11-55 :The Salt March led to this village (5)
  • 37-114 :Gandhiji was married to __________ (8)
  • 41-118 :Complete the name of the political party of which Gandhiji was a member: Indian National ________ (8)
  • 77-121 :The name of the cloth that Gandhiji advocated that Indians should wear (5)

Shark Alert!

Did you know that there are more than 500 species of sharks in the world? Take this quick shark quiz!

Singing Building

This building transforms into a spectacular orchestral symphony when it rains! Read on for more.

This colourful building in Dresden, Germany, transforms into a large musical instrument when it rains.

Kunsthofpassage in Dresden is an artistic series of courtyards. One of these is the ‘Courtyard of Elements’. This brilliantly coloured building has pipes, drains and funnels that are designed in such a way that when it rains and water flows down, it creates musical sounds.

All it takes is a downpour of rain to create a spectacular symphony!

Can you unravel the image of this building? Pick a difficulty level under ‘Shuffle’, choose the size of the ‘Grid’, and get going!