Festivals
Known as the Festival of Lights, this celebration fills homes with diyas.
What is Diwali?
This crispy sweet is spiraled, crispy, and soaked in a sugary syrup.
What is Jalebi?
This actor is known as the King of Bollywood.
Who is Shah Rukh Khan?
This white-marble monument in Agra was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
What is the Taj Mahal?
Found in almost every Indian kitchen, this appliance announces dinner with a loud whistle.
What is a pressure cooker?
Sanedo is played during this festival.
What is Navratri?
Made with methi and atta, this item is mandatory for travel.
What is Methi Debra / Thepla?
This movie was adapted from Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet.
What is Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.
Located in Mumbai, this waterfront monument was built to commemorate the 1911 visit of King George V and Queen Mary.
What is the Gateway to India?
This stainless-steel container system stacks multiple dishes vertically and is commonly used to carry lunch.
What is a tiffin?
These nights honor different forms of this Indian goddess.
Who is Durga / Ambe Maa?
This dish is fermented rice and urad dal, typically served as a crepe with sambar.
What is Dosa?
This famous actor has an extra thumb.
Who is Hrithik Roshan?
This mandir is located in Georgia and opened in 2007.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
A cold often meant getting a generous rub of this ointment on your chest before bed.
What is Vicks or Tiger Balm?
Celebrated on the fourth day of Diwali in Gujarat, this day marks the beginning of the Gujarati New Year.
What is Bestu Varas?
What is this spice? Blindfold contestants.
What is Dhanna-Jeeru?
In Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, what is the last name of the family at the center of the movie?
What is Raichand?
Much of this 2013 Bollywood action film, starring Aamir Khan as a circus performer turned thief, was filmed throughout Chicago.
What is Dhoom 3?
These nuts are traditionally eaten for “brain power” and memory.
What is Almond?
During Janmashtami, this tradition recreates Krishna’s childhood love of butter by having participants form a human pyramid to break a pot suspended high above the ground.
What is Dahi Handi?
What is this flour? Blindfold the contestants?
What is Channa no lot?
This actress played the iconic role of Chandramukhi, a courtesan who falls in love with the film’s troubled title character. Name the actress AND the movie.
Madhuri Dixit — Devdas
This iconic city appears in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.
What is London?
Before WhatsApp and FaceTime, many Indian families abroad used this service to make cheap calls to relatives in India by dialing a number and entering a long PIN.
What is a calling card?