DIWALI
Diwali is celebrated over a period of ........ days
5
This Indian capital city is built over 7 hills.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
This ingredient in Indian cuisine originated in Africa. It was introduced to India by Arab traders who called it the 'date of India'.
TAMARIND
In 1993, I won a gold medal in the U-19 national speed skating championship. I came home flaunting the medal but my father snatched it and threw it away. I went on to play for Indian cricket team.
YUVRAJ SINGH
INDIGO
Diwali is celebrated on the Hindu calendar month of ......
KARTIK
There is something common between Kolkata, San Francisco, lawn tennis and Apache Indian's hairstyle.
TRAMLINES
The two most expensive spices or flavors in the world are ........
SAFFRON
VANILLA
Who makes it doesn't need it.
Who buys it has no use for it.
Who uses it doesn't know about it.
COFFIN
In Ludo, the winner has to reach the centre of the board. As per the founder of the game, what does the centre represent?
AKBAR - HIS THRONE
Apart from Hindus, Diwali is also celebrated as a festival by these two communities because
(Name both the communities and significance of this day)
SIKHS - BANDI CHOR DIWAS (Liberation of Guru Hargobind from captivity)
JAINS - MAHAVIR NIRVANA
Indian mathematicians were the first to use negative numbers, a concept unknown to other civilizations. They were used for the practical purpose of........
ACCOUNTING - BOOK-KEEPING TO RECORD LIABILITIES
The Incas of Peru were the first to cultivate it and was later introduced in Europe by a Spanish explorer. The Portugese brought it to India where it is now a popular vegetable.
POTATO
My father was the head of a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim. My wife belongs to the Sikkim royal family. My breweries produce two of Sikkim's most popular beers. I am a movie singer, actor and director.
DANNY DENZONGPA
There is only one Indian community/tribe with the right to carry unlicensed firearms to announce momentous occasions to the world. Who are they?
KODAVAS FROM COORG
............. directed a famous Bollywood movie whose plot involves the murder of the protagonist's parents on the night of Diwali in front of his eyes.
PRAKASH MEHRA (ZANJEER)
This Indian princely state was ruled by a series of female rulers who inherited the throne from their mothers?
BHOPAL
Guess the Indian food & drink brands behind these taglines
No one can eat just one
Made with Nature
Taste bhi, Health bhi
King of beers
LAYS
MINUTE MAID
LIMCA
BUDWEISER
My grandfather was called the "Rice King of Burma". My father declined Jinnah's invitation to move to Pakistan. I finally completed my degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University at the age of 55.
AZIM PREMJI
In the Hindi movie Anand, the characters played by Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan are based on which real-life personalities?
HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE
RAJ KAPOOR
Diwali is celebrated as a national holiday in many countries outside India including .......... (name any 7)
SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, MAURITIUS, SRI LANKA, NEPAL
FIJI, GUYANA, KENYA, SURINAME, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Only 3 Indian cricketers have managed to bat on all 5 days of a Test match. Who are they?
CHETESHWAR PUJARA (2017)
RAVI SHASTRI (1984)
ML JAISIMHA (1960)
The classic Mughal garden design known as Charbaghs divided the garden into four parts with paths. What is the Persian myth behind it?
RIVERS OF PARADISE
WATER, MILK, HONEY AND WINES
This is about an object that I owned. Officials in Holland took this object to see if there was a magnet inside. In Japan, they thought I used superglue on it. Hitler offered to buy it. Who am I and what objecting am I talking about?
DHYAN CHAND - HOCKEY STICK
RETRONYMS, A new name for an existing thing that differentiates the original form or version from a more recent one