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Country hopping Word of the day


Planet visitors These four images are representative of a European country, where
important international organisations such as NATO and the EU are Gargantuan (Adjective)
Connect the spacecraft with the headquartered. Name it. Meaning: Tremendous in size, volume or
planets they visited degree; gigantic; colossal
Hint: 1. The Grand Origin: Gargantua was the name of a
Place or Grote Markt, giant king in Francois Rabelais’ 16th
1. Messenger was the spacecraft to enter the central square in Century satiric novel “The Inestimable life of
the orbit of this planet. It studied the the capital city Brussels, Gargantua”. Rabelais derived Gargantua
chemical composition, geology and A. Pluto
decorated with a bright from the Portuguese and Spanish ‘garganta’
magnetic eld of this planet from 2011 oral carpet. 2. Tintin, meaning ‘throat’ or ‘gullet.’ All the details of
to 2015.  the popular comic book Gargantua’s life bet a giant. He rides a
character, who huge mare whose tail switches so violently
2. Voyager 2 discovered unknown rings originated in this that it fells the entire forest of Orleans. He
of this planet. It also conrmed six new B. Saturn
country 3. Wae, a has an enormous appetite ­­ in one
moons and a dark spot on the planet. 
sweet treat, that the memorable incident, he swallows ve
country is renowned for pilgrims while eating a salad. The scale of
3. Juno, launched in 2011, is currently 4. The Berlaymont everything connected to gargantua gave rise
orbiting this giant planet. Powered by
building where the to the adjective ‘gargantuan’, which since
solar arrays, Juno is studying the C. Mercury 
European Commission Shakespeare’s times has been used to
composition, gravity eld and magnetic
is located with the ags describe anything of tremendous size or
eld of the planet. 
of the European Union volume. The rst known use of the word was
uttering in front.  in 1596.
4. Cassini was active in space for nearly Usage:
20 years, with 13 years spent orbiting
1. He came across a gargantuan monster
the planet since 2004. Its nal close by
and fainted in fright.
between the planet and its rings D. Neptune 
2. It took ten men to move the
enabled scientists to measure the length
gargantuan boulder that was obstructing
of a day there: 10 hours, 33 minutes
the path.
and 38 seconds. 
Activity:
Use the word of the day in a sentence
5. New Horizons was launched in 2006 of your own.
with the primary objective of performing
a yby of the planet in 2015, and a E. Jupiter
secondary mission to y by and study
one or more other Kuiper Belt objects.
Answers: 1. C, B. D, 3. E, 4. B, 5. A

Answer: Belgium
PHOTOS: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS & REUTERS

High five War of words


Strike up a debate on
A quiz on India, its people, culture and lots more the given topic
1. Uttarayan is the kite festival  a. Vedanthangal. Parents and teachers often use
V. Ganesan

of which State?  television, mobile, tablets or laptops
to keep young children engaged.
2. Name India’s largest salt  b. Gujarat. Put on your thinking cap and get
desert.  ready to argue: Should

3. Which book fetched  c. Savitribai Phule. children under six years be


Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel?  exposed to screens?
Yes
4. Name India’s oldest water d. Gitanjali.
bird sanctuary. 

5. India’s rst female teacher was  e. The Rann of Kutch. No
also a social reformer. Name her. 
Answers: 1. b, 2. e, 3. d, 4. a, 5. c.

The W Corner New York.

WHEN was this picture


Tennis Center in

taken? Take a look closely.


The players in the picture
King National
USTA Billie Jean
2018 US Open at the
Fun facts
Williams at the
and their reactions will all with Serena
point you to the answer as Osaka (L) of Japan 1. Penguins north of the equator?
champion Naomi
to when this match took Womens Single Yes, the Galapagos penguin is the only penguin species found
north of the equator. Native to the Galapagos Islands, it is believed
place... 08, 2018, US Open
taken on September to survive the warmer environment because of the Humboldt Current
Answer: In this photo that brings cold waters to the islands. One of the smaller penguin
_________________________ singles nal. species, it has bare patches of pink skin around its eyes and at the
Open women’s base of its beak.
_________________________ Answer: 2018 US Q. Can you find out when World Penguin Day is
celebrated?
PHOTO: AFP ____________________
2. Headless roaches?
Did you know cockroaches can live without their head
for weeks together? If they lose their head, their neck
Journal Writing will seal o by clotting. As a result, there is no
uncontrolled bleeding. Besides, roaches
continue to breathe through spiracles, tiny
holes in their bodies. However, they

Puzzling Dear Diary


Today, it is my turn to interview a popular musician...
could die of starvation as they
won’t be able to eat without
their head.

Math Q. Cockroaches have


an _________ circulatory
system.
Jerry was asked to write down
numbers 1 to 100 and then count
how many times the number 7
appeared. 
What do you think? How
many times did 7 appear
between 1 and 100?
2. Open
Use your imagination and write a note in 150 words. Mail it 1. April 25
Answer: 20 times to school@thehindu.co.in with the subject line: Journal Answers
Writing. The best pieces will be published on Page 3 in the
Inbox column from Monday to Friday.

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