Big History Quiz

An angry turkey is a frightening thing. Male turkeys often try to impress their fellow turkeys by attacking bigger animals. Sometimes, humans are that bigger animal… If you feel threatened by an imposing turkey, call the authorities and try to make yourself as big as you possibly can. This might deter the bird, if you’re lucky.

Although mathematics is the cold and factual language of science and reason, sometimes it can seem quite magical. For instance, if you multiply 111,111,111 with 111,111,111, the amazing product is 12,345,678,987,654,321.

‘The Life of Pi’, a novel written by Canadian author Yann Martel, was rejected by more than five publication houses before it was finally accepted. In 2001, it was finally published and won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. It also won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in Best Adult Fiction. Over ten million copies of the novel have been sold worldwide.