“The distance between insanity and genius is measured only December 06, 2020 by success.” —Bruce Feirstein [email protected] 3 THE FACT CORNER

BRAIN TEASERS English Proverbs and Meanings 1 Q. Which word does NOT belong with the others? * You are never too old to learn. have any money when you're others? A. heading B. body You can always learn something old. A. parsley B. basil C. letter D. closing new, no matter how old you are. C. dill D. mayonnaise * What the eye doesn't see, the 5 Q. Which word does NOT belong with the * You can lead a horse to water heart doesn't grieve over. 2 Q. Which word does NOT belong with the others? but you can't make it drink. If a person doesn't know about others? A. tape B. twine You can offer somebody an something, it cannot hurt them. A. tulip B. rose C. cord D. yarn opportunity to do something but C. bud D. daisy you can't force them to do it. * Who makes himself a sheep will 6 Q. Odometer is to mileage as compass is to be eaten by the wolves. 3 Q. Which word does NOT belong with the A. speed B. hiking * You can't teach an old dog new Possible interpretation: an easi others? C. needle D. direction tricks. ly influenced person can be A. guitar B. flute A person who is used to doing mislead. C. violin D. cello 7 Q. Marathon is to race as hibernation is to things a certain way cannot A. winter B. bear change. * Two wrongs don't make a right.

4 Q. Which word does NOT belong with the C. dream D. sleep It is wrong to harm someone

Bud 2. Tape * Young idler, an old beggar. because they have harmed you. 5.

sleep Mayonnaise. If you don't work, you won't 1. 1. 7. 7. Letter 4.

direction Flute 6. 6. 3. SOLUTION: Mawa Cake J Cinnamon Shortbread Bars U Ingredients: Cream them together till the butter is light. 3 eggs Note: It is essential for the butter to be at room temper 1 cup maida N ature. Add the cinnamon and give it a whiz. 1 and 1/2 cup sugar Now add the flour gradually and keep mixing it at inter 1/3 cup butter vals. Do not add all the flour at once. 200 gm khoya (mawa) I Once the dough is ready, scrape it all out in a plate 1 tsp vanilla essence with your hands press it together to make the dough 1/3 tsp baking powder compact. Muffin moulds-greased and floured O In a baking dish lay a butter paper and grease it with a drop of oil. Place the dough and spread it with a wood Method en spatula, equally on all sides. Level the dough with a Place maida, sugar, butter, khoya, vanilla and baking R flat instrument. powder in a bowl and beat well with a beater, till Now cut the dough with a knife: 3 times vertically smooth. C (Makes 4 columns) and 2 times horizontally (Makes 3 Add the eggs and beat it again. rows) to make 12 shortbread bars. The batter should have dropping and smooth Ingredients: With a fork make marks on the bars twice or thrice. Bake consistency. H 3/4 cup butter, at room temperature at 170-180 degrees C for 20 minutes or till the short If does not have such consistency, add a little milk and 3/4 cup powdered sugar bread is golden brown. Take out of the oven, let it cool beat again. 1 1/2 cup flour completely. Cut the shortbread over the lines again, sep Pour into muffin moulds and bake in a pre-heated oven E 1 tsp cinnamon powder arate to make individual bars. 20-25 minutes ( Temp: 180 C-360 F) Nutella or peanut butter Spread some nutella or peanut butter if you want. Insert a skewer or knife in the cake, if it comes out clean Method You can eat the shortbread without this too. your cake is ready. Serve. F In a food processor or mixie add butter and sugar. Serve. : ’s golden archer eepika Kumari was born at Ritu Chai village at Jharkhand. Her parents Deepika scripted the history by equaling Ki-Bo-bae's world record of 686/720 in Satyanarayan Mahato is an auto rickshaw driver and her mother Geeta the recurve event at Shanghai world cup. She was also part of the team that DMahato is a nurse at the Ranchi Medical College. During her childhood, qualified for Rio Olympics where the team lost a quarterfinal match against Deepika spent her holidays in grandmother's home. During that time she was Russia and settled for seventh place. introduced to archery and she became fond of this sport and practiced archery After her average performance at Rio Olympics, 2016 questions were raised with the homegrown apparatus by aiming mangoes with white stones. Her parents against her ability to win at the big stage. She made a self-realization and could not manage to buy new equipment for her training as the result, she improved a lot as a player these days. she becomes more matured and focusing started practicing with bamboo bows and arrows. more on her fitness. She has lost 7kgs and hired a new trainer to enhance her Her cousin Vidya Kumari who was an archer in the Tata Archery Academy then performance. She is trying to outsmart the external factors like weather which is supported her in improving the talents. She wants to make it big in archery and affecting her performance a lot over the years. with the certainty of meal in Archery Academy she decided to join in Tata Archery When the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Games open on July 23, 2021, Deepika Kumari Academy but she failed in the qualification process and later directed to Arjun will get a third chance to earn a precious Olympic medal and fulfil her long held Archery Academy which is operated by former Jharkhand chief minister's wife ambition. She ensured her quota in November by soundly defeating Vietnam’s Meera Munda. Her mother always dreamed of seeing her as a future doctor and Nguyet Do Thi Anh 6-0 in the Asian Continental Qualification tournament in wanted her to concentrate on studies. But Deepika stood firm and wanted to join Bangkok. in the academy and her parents accepted it later. Her gold in the women's recurve event at the Asian Continental Qualifying Though she joined in Arjun Archery Academy her career got the major break Tournament was shortly after her fine show in the Asian Archery Championships through after she joined at Tata Archery Academy in 2006. During her training where she bagged two bronze medals in the mixed team and the women’s recurve days in the Tata Academy, she was introduced to modern kits and was able to train team event. Deepika Kumar is engaged to fellow Indian archer Atanu Das, and with proper equipment. With right support and guidance she was able to horn her the two were set to tie the knot following Tokyo 2020’s originally scheduled end of skills there, she also received the stipend of Rs 500 per month. Her hard work August 9, 2020. never failed as she went on to win the Cadet World Championship in 2009. During Awards and Felicitations the course of 3 years, she visited home only once and concentrated a lot in devel She was awarded Arjuna Award the second highest sporting award in the year oping skills which required sustaining at international level. 2012. She got the FICCI Sportsperson of the Year Award in 2014 Deepika Kumari won the 11th Youth World Archery Championship at Ogden Deepika Kumari won her first world championship title at Antalya, turkey in May In 2016 she was awarded Padma Shri. United States of America in the same year and that marked her entry into the 2012. During the same year, she was ranked No.1 in world women archery In the year 2017, she got the Young Achievers Award which is felicitated by Vogue. international arena. She was only fifteen that time and she became the second rankings. It was really a proud moment for the sport in India because that is the Medals won by Deepika Kumari till now Indian to achieve that foot after Palton Hansda in 2006. first time an Indian securing number one ranking at international level. Gold medal - 2010 held in Delhi for individual category 2010 was the outstanding year for Deepika Kumari as she bagged two gold medals Later in the same year, she suffered the humiliating first-round exit at London Gold medal - held in Delhi for recurve team (one for the individual event and another one for women's team recurve event) at Olympics due to poor execution of shots and inability to handle high winds. Silver medal - 2011 world championships held at Torino the Commonwealth Games. Due to this majestic performance, she was awarded as In 2013 Deepika bagged the gold medal at 2013 and a few Silver medal - 2011 world cup held at Istanbul a best female sportsperson for 2010 at Sahara Sports Awards. After a few months months later at FIRA World Cup she suffered a defeat to South Korea's Yunk Ok Gold medal - 2012 world cup held in Medellin she missed a golden opportunity to bag a medal in as she suffered a Hee in the finals and had to settle for silver. Deepika made every appearance count Silver medal - 2012 world cup held in Tokyo narrow loss to Kwon Un Sil of North Korea in the bronze medal play-off but in the world cup by Bagging at least a medal every time. This was the phenome Gold medal - 2013 world cup held in Antalya Indian team along with Deepika, Dola Banerjee, and Rimil ensured a bronze nal record over the years. Deepika clinched bronze in the individual event and Silver medal - 2013 world cup held in Shanghai medal by stealing victory against Chinese Taipei 218-217 in the bronze medal secured for silver in team event along with Rimil and Laxmirani at Copenhagen Silver medal - 2015 world championships held at Copenhagen playoff. world championship in 2015. Gold medal - 2018 world cup held at Salt Lake City