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!
Thursday’s Trekker
Tom and Jerry —> Avengers: Age of Ultron
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry is an iconic comedy animated series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The plot of the show revolves around a house cat Tom and a mouse Jerry and the deep rivalry that they share.
The series became very famous for the comic violence that it involved. Tom and Jerry has embedded itself as one of the true classics in cartoon shows.
The characters of The Itchy & Scratchy series that featured in the animated television show, The Simpsons is a spoof of Tom and Jerry.
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is a sensational American animated sitcom. The show features a middle class family that resides at a fictional American town and the struggle they go through in a typical American society. They face problems that any genuine middle class family would. The most phenomenal part of this show is its theme music that was composed by Danny Elfman. This happens to be one of his most popular compositions.
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman is an American music composer and actor. He has won Emmy and Grammy Awards for his compositions. He has done soundtracks and theme music for many movies and continues to be successful until today.
He is most famous for his theme music for the Batman film in 1989. His latest contribution was made for the Marvel superhero movie Avengers: The Age of Ultron.
Avengers: The Age of Ultron
Heroes are born, but Superheroes are made. Avengers: Age of Ultron is one such superhero movie. It is a sequel to Avengers from 2012 written and directed by Joss Whendon. Similarly, in The Age of Ultron our superheroes square off against Ultron, an artificial intelligence determined to destroy his creators. The film is a runaway hit. And “The Avengers will Return,” apparently with more sequels.
So the path we have travelled today is:
Tom and Jerry —> The Simpsons —> Danny Elfman —> Avengers: Age of Ultron
Three clicks! Hop over. It’s time for the next question:
Friday’s Freerider
Omar al-Bashir —> Coyote
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(Vidhyalakshmi is currently an intern with The Hindu In School)
