Quiz 45 – Variety of Peas

How many of these peas varieties can you name correctly?

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Quiz 44 – Rivers across the world

How many of these rivers can you name correctly?

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Daily Motivation #354

One small positive thought in the mornings can change our whole day, and impact those around us!

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Online games – Find the hidden words

Attended a seminar on brain and its functions. Find the hidden words was a good mental activity for the ice breakers!

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Quiz 43 – Phobias

How many of these phobias do you know?

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Math Puzzle

Try to solve this math puzzle – good change of mind!

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Six word stories for the week

Six word stories that apply to most of us this week, in the form of a crossword puzzle!

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Puzzle

For all those who love to solve puzzles… try to solve this one!

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Quiz 42 – Names of New year

New year celebrations are tied to spring in India. People speaking different languages seem to call the turn of new year by different names. How many can you name correctly?

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Writing contests for school students

Students who have an interest to write can submit their articles in these forums to get recognized for their writing skills.

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Quiz 39 – Sanskrit words – Part 2

Learning a new language becomes easier when approached in small baby steps! Continuing 10 Sanskrit words this week. Feedback from last week’s quiz prompts me to post it again!

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Projects for young children at home

While talking to a few mothers in the community, realized that everyone looks for innovative ways to keep their kids occupied! The new and innovative ideas were great, and every parent does it differently (in an awesome manner), however – the typical question about how to engage the kids with less resources and more fun stuff remains.

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Quiz 37 – Electronic or Logic Gates

In electronics class, we would learn about Logic Gates and their functions. A simple concept of whether electricity flows through a circuit or not is either Yes or No. All kinds of combinational circuits exist based on this principle. How many can you remember and get it right?

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Quiz 36 – Uses of elements

While we might have studied chemistry in school, how many of these elements and their uses can we recognize in real life? Test your knowledge!

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Quiz 35 – Planets in our solar system

If you want to be humbled by nature – take a look at the sky, better still visit the planetarium. How many of these planets and details about them can you identify correctly?

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Santa and his reindeer

While conversing with a bunch of elementary school kids, we got into a debate about how many reindeer does Santa’s sleigh have? Interesting conversation followed 🙂

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Quiz 34 – 12 Jyothirlinga sthalas

How many of these Jyothirlinga sthalas and lingams can you identify? Have you visited any of these places?

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Virtual playground

The concept of virtual playground, especially during these times seems to be pretty interesting. Sharing what I got to see and hear from my circle about their experiences.

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Quiz 33 – Numerals from around the world

Learning numbers 1-100 is common for all children. Did you know the numbers are written differently in different languages around the world! How many can you recognize?

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Pumpkin carvings

This is the time of the year for pumpkin carvings..! This year though we are unable to host a carving party, felt it would be nice to see the nice carvings around and share them!

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Hmm.. is it Math or ethics?

To me, mathematics has always been logical and structured way of thinking. One puzzle made me feel there is an ethical angle to it as well 🙂 Sharing it with all of you!

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Quiz 32 – Unique birds and animals

How many of these unique birds and animals can you name? Test your knowledge below!

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Quiz 31 – Indian sweets

How many of these Indian sweets / desserts can you recognize? How many have you tried? I have tried making many of them and looking forward to trying all of them this year.

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Quiz 30 – Beautiful flowers

How many of these flowers can you name? Test yourself!

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Krishna – 64 forms of art

Have grown up hearing stories about how Krishna was adept at 64 arts.. wanted to know what they were and how it can apply to today’s scenario!

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Quiz 29 – Trees

How many of these popular trees can you recognize? Test yourself!

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Quiz 28 – Dry fruits and nuts

Many of us have tasted dry fruits and nuts, do we know how they look on trees? How many can you guess correctly?

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Quiz 27 – Harry Potter spells

Are you an expert on Harry Potter spells? How many of these can you guess correctly?

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Family projects

Yes… this is important these days. We know how to focus on our office/school work and meet / beat the expectations! Do we know how to bond as a family as we grow older?

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Best Board games ever

It is always fun to play board games with family and friends. It is the recipe for great bonding! Sharing some of the best board games that I have liked over years!

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Quiz 26 – Landmarks around the world

How many of these landmarks have you heard of? Do you know the historic facts behind them? Test your knowledge!

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Quiz 25 – Festivals

How many of these festivals can you identify?

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Krishna – 64 forms of art

Have grown up hearing stories about how Krishna was adept at 64 arts.. wanted to know what they were and how it can apply to today’s scenario!

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Quiz 24 – Desserts

How many of these desserts have you tried? Do you know their names at least? Test yourself!

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Quiz 23 – Famous movie quotes

How many of these do you know? Have you watched all these movies? If not, would be a good collection to watch!

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Quiz 22 – Slogans and Taglines

You must have heard about these companies, but do you know their taglines? Test yourself and find out!

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Quiz 21 – Temples in India

Have you visited these temples? Do you know their names and/or can you recognize them by their pictures? Test your knowledge!

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Quiz 20 – Harry Potter Quiz

Have you watched the Harry Potter movies? How well do you know the characters and the plot? Test yourself!

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Activities to cheer you up

Every now and then, we tend to feel bad about the situation we are in, irrespective of our age. We need our scope of control back… but things are different now.. so, feeling sad is normal.. some tips to try when you are feeling sad…

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Quiz 19 – Gods and their vehicles

In Hinduism, Gods are associated with different animals. Every animal has a significance and a story behind why that animal (and relvant characteristics) were conquered by the God. How many of them do you know?

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