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!
Tuesday’s Traveller
Prince George of Cambridge —> CERN
Prince George of Cambridge
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to Prince George Alexander Louis on July 22, 2013.
As the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the grandson of Charles, Prince of Wales he is third in line to the throne, and the news of his birth was celebrated the world over.
Many of Prince George’s paternal ancestors are royal or aristocratic. The royal darling has now become a big brother to the little princess who was born a couple of days ago.
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles is the oldest son to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. He is also known as a natural conservative environmentalist. In addition to the Prince's Trust, he has founded several other charitable organisations and supports efforts to help the environment, improve education, and fund arts initiatives. He also takes concern in global warming and the current climatic changes that affect us. He often gives speeches on how necessary it is to create awareness on Global warming to save the earth.
Climate Change
Any long term change in the atmospheric temperature of the earth is known as a climatic change. As the Earth’s surface temperature gradually rises, it has become vital for us to predict the rate of this increase with as much precision as possible.
The CLOUD experiment by CERN aims to help scientists understand how clouds are formed in the atmosphere and how they contribute to the current climatic changes.
CERN
CERN is a European organisation for nuclear research. They use the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter – the fundamental particles. It was one of Europe's first joint ventures and now has 21 member states. Its main function is to provide the infrastructure needed for high-energy physics researches around the world.
So the path we have travelled today is:
Prince George of Cambridge —> Charles, Prince of Wales —> Climate Change —> CERN
Three clicks! Hop over. It’s time for the next question:
Wednesday’s Wanderer
Botswana —> Blog
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)
Kudos!
Mahima Saini was able to find an alternate path for this week's Monday Maruader. Here it is: Lake Oku-->Cameroon-->1990 FIFA World Cup-->Netherlands
