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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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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Quiz 38 – Sanskrit words

For those who have embarked on learning a new language, 10 Sanskrit words would be a good start. Take the test a second time and you would have had the opportunity to learn 10 new words from a different language!

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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 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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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 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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