What is Qwikipedia?
Ever been on Wikipedia to look up an article? More often than not, we start with one topic, click a few links and within no time are reading about something else.
Qwikipedia is a game that tries to quench this curiosity in us. The objective is to get to a particular Wiki page, starting from a specific article, using minimal clicks. There is no single correct answer, so we might surprise ourselves by finding new routes each time!
Friday’s Free rider
Omar al-Bashir
Omar Hassan al-Bashir is the current President of Sudan and also the head of the National Congress Party. He studied at the Egyptian Military Academy and graduated from the Sudan Military Academy. In 2010 Sudan’s National Election Council certified al-Bashir as the winner of thepresidential elections with 68 per cent of the total votes.
Sudan
Sudan is an African republic in the Nile Valley of North Africa. It is the third largest country in Africa. Its most common religion is Islam.
The Western Deffufa Temple is a large mud-brick temple in the ancient city of Kerma, Sudan. This is one of Sudan’s most notable places that attracts many tourists. This temple was said to be built during the eighth millennium BC when people of the Neolithic culture had migrated to settle there in fortified mud-brick villages where their food habits were supplemented by hunting and fishing.
Hunting
To hunt is to trap any animal by means of killing it. There are many beneficial reasons behind the act of hunting. Usually the reason behind hunting is either for food or recreation or trade. Hunting has also been a sport in many countries, for which the hunter needs to possess a license. There are specified game animals which are permitted to be killed but under strict limitations. Traditionally, it has always been a great pride for a hunter to hunt predators. Such predators include mountain lions, wolfs, coyotes and panthers.
Coyote
Coyote is an animal that belongs to North America. They are omnivorous creatures that eat both meat and vegetation. Though the coyotes are predators they are know for their gregarious nature. It is also surprising to know that coyotes are uncontrollable in population in spite of being licensed to hunt. One amusing fact about Coyotes is that they are monogamous by nature, i.e. one couple mate for a lifetime.
So the path we have travelled today is:
>Omar al-Bashir —> >Sudan —> >Hunting —> >Coyote
Three clicks! Hop over. It’s time for the next question:
Monday’s Marauder
Send in your paths for the above to school@thehindu.co.in with the subject “Qwikipedia”.
(Vidhyalakshmi is currently an intern with The Hindu In School)
