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Winners all Environment crossword Title track

Across Guess the name of the book
Connect the from the plot
following 1. These tiny pieces of plastic in personal care products
Nobel pose a threat to marine life
laureates
with their
4. First name of a young climate activist
relevant 6. Term used to refer to a prolonged period of
field on the abnormally hot weather
right:
Down
2. This gas has the chemical formula O3
3. It is considered to be the second most important
1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is greenhouse gas
an Indian American who won the
Nobel in 1983 along with William A. – a) Economics 5. Term used to describe an oxygen­starved region in
Fowler. The Chandrasekhar limit, which the ocean (4,4)
is the maximum mass of a stable white
dwarf star, is named after him. 7. The rainforest that saw a big spike in deforestation
in 2019 
2. Irene Joliot­Curie is a French chemist
1. A horse recounts its journey from a
and physicist, who won the Nobel in – b) Physics
carefree colt to a dicult life pulling cabs in
1935, along with her husband Frederic
London and eventual retirement in the
Joliot­Curie. She is the daughter of
countryside.
Marie Curie and Pierre Curie. 
2. A money lender demands a “pound of
esh” as collateral against a loan.
3. Barbara McClintock is an American
3. This book series is about a at planet
scientist and cytogeneticist, who was – c) Peace
balanced on the backs of four elephants which
awarded the Nobel in 1983. 
in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle.
4. A 12­year­old criminal mastermind
4. Rudyard Kipling, an English writer,
kidnaps a leprechaun for a large ransom of
born in India, won the Nobel in 1907.  – d) Medicine
gold and encounters fairies, dwarves and trolls
along the way. 
5. Barack Obama, the rst African­
5. Descending into a volcano in Iceland, a
American President of the United States, – e) Chemistry
geologist and his nephew embark on
won the Nobel in 2009. 
subterranean adventures to reach the Earth’s
core.
6. Amartya Sen, an Indian professor at
Verne.
Harvard University, won the Nobel in
“Journey to the Centre of the Earth” by Jules
1998. It was another Indian Nobel – f) Literature 
Pratchett, 4. “Artemis Fowl” by Eoin Colfer, and
laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, who
Shakespeare, 3. “Discworld” series by Terry
gave Amartya Sen his name. 
“The Merchant of Venice” by William
The Merchant of Venice” by William
Down: 2.Ozone, 3. Methane, 5. Dead Zone, 7. Amazon 
Answers: 1. “Black Beauty” by Anna Sewell, 2.
Answers: 1. b, 2. e, 3. d, 4. f, 5. c, 6. a  Across: 1. Microbeads, 4. Greta, 6. Heatwave
Answers:

Word of the day Bits & Bytes High five

A quiz on India, its people, culture and lots more
Diversity Given below are a few terms 1. Name the two major rivers of Telangana. 
Diversity means the understanding that every
with something in common.
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individual is unique and the recognition of Guess what it is.
individual dierences by all. The concept 2. Which National Park in Assam is known for the 
encompasses respect and acceptance of highest density of the one­horned rhinoceros in the world?
dierences.  ____________________________________ 
People across the world dier on the basis of Viv
gender, language, culture, social roles and 3. Name the Trinity of Carnatic music. 
practices, sexual orientation, education, skills AliGenie
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Ritu Raj Konwar

and income.  Xiaowei
Diversity does not stop with tolerance, but goes 4. Name the American who brought apples to 
beyond this to celebrating the rich dimensions Bixby Himachal Pradesh, made it his home and became 
of diversity within each individual. the only American political prisoner of the British 
Cortana during the Indian freedom struggle.
ACTIVITY ____________________________________ 
Use the word of the day in a sentence 5. On which coast do Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra lie?  Samuel (Satyananda) Stokes, 5. Konkan Coast 
Answer: They are all virtual assistants . Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Syama Sastri, 4.
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The W Corner Easy search

WHO is he? His face might have been blurred Spot five words relating to human
out, but there are more than enough clues in anatomy and write your answers
the image to point you in the right direction... in the space provided.

And if that isn’t enough, we are providing some hints too…
He was named NBA Most Valuable Player in 2015 and 2016.
Towards the end of March, he hosted a coronavirus discussion on _______________________
Instagram Live with Dr. Answer: Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry
Anthony S. Fauci, the _______________________
director of the National _______________________
Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases and _______________________
among the more
prominent medical faces _______________________
in the U.S.’ ght against
COVID­19. Over 50,000
people tuned in to the
30­minute chat, including
former U.S. President
PHOTOS: AP
Barack Obama. 
Answers: 1. Shoulder 2. Eyebrow 3, Cheek 4, Stomach 5. Forehead 

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