Food
Most food in India is very ______.
spicy
What festival is known as “The Festival of Colours?”
Holi
Name the animal which is sacred in India
Cow
The mountain range in the north east region of India
the Himalayan mountains
What's the population of India?
1.47 billion
Most Hindu’s are vegetarian, what do they not eat?
Meat
What do people throw at each other during Holi festival?
colourful powders
What is the name of the religion that most people in India practice?
Hinduism
Which river is the longest in India?
The Ganges
Name the currency of India
the Indian rupee
What special type of oven do people in India use to make bread and other things?
Tandoor
What festival is known as “The Festival of Lights?”
Diwali
What is the name of the instrument used in a lot of Indian Music?
Sitar
How old is India’s civilization?
5000 years old
Name of a traditional social hierarchy where people are placed in different groups
The Indian caste system
What are the 4 types of bread people in India love to eat?
Roti, Naan, Chapati, Dorsa
What is the name of the object that people light during Diwali?
Diya
What is the name of the long piece of colourful cloth that women wear in India?
sari
What country ruled over India for over 90 years?
Britain
How many official languages does India have?
22
(1) Assamese, (2) Bengali, (3) Gujarati, (4) Hindi, (5) Kannada, (6) Kashmiri, (7) Konkani, (8) Malayalam, (9) Manipuri, (10) Marathi, (11) Nepali, (12) Oriya, (13) Punjabi, (14) Sanskrit, (15) Sindhi, (16) Tamil, (17) Telugu, (18) Urdu (19) Bodo, (20) Santhali, (21) Maithili and (22) Dogri
How do people in India usually eat?
With one hand
Who is Lord Ganesha?
The elephant-headed god of wisdom
The Hindi-language sector of movie-making industry, based in Mumbai
Bollywood
What is the name of the Indian Hero that helped free India from Britian?
Mahatma Gandhi
Name the Hindu spiritual discipline with physical poses which is popular for health and relaxation in many Western countries
yoga