Solutions - September 11, 2015

September 10, 2015 09:00 pm | Updated 09:00 pm IST

Crossword For You

Across: 1. Phobos; 4. Saturn; 7. Ursa; 8. Orion; 9. Kepler; 11. Apo; 14. Uranus; 16. Titan; 17. Peri; 18. Star; 19. Earth

Down: 1. Pluto; 2. Black; 3. Scorpius; 4. Shine; 5. Ten; 6. New; 10. Rotate; 12. Planet; 13. Super; 15. Axis

Quiz Whizz

1. Jayant Sinha;

2. The plus (+) and minus (–) signs. They were first used in a book published in Germany;

3. Mare Dibaba. She completed the event in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds; 4. Greek scientists Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles designed Hagia Sophia under the orders of Byzantine emperor Justinian I;

5. Antoine Lavoisier. He recognised and named oxygen and hydrogen, and also wrote the first extensive list of elements;

6. Cuba. It is one of the leading exporters of sugar, though a drop in prices have made Cuba less competitive in the world market.

Sudoku

Kidspot

Hen, Pen, Pan, Pin, Pig, Big, Bag, Bat, Cat

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