International Borders
Bollywood
Desh ki dharti
Trivia
Sample
100

This border (called the International Boundary) is the longest international border in the world

What is special about the US-Canada border?

100

Shivaji Rao Gaekwad

What is Rajinikanth's real name?

100

It is the only floating post office in the world

What is special about the post office in Srinagar?

100

Oll Korrect

Which colloquial slang does the word 'ok' trace its origins to?

100

This popular garment owes its name to an Italian city known for manufacturing cotton corduroys 

Trace the origins of the word Jeans

200

This land was sold by the USSR to USA in 1867 for 7 million dollars, while oil was discovered in the region hundred years later in 1968.

Why is the sale of Alaska from USSR to USA considered to be one of the most expensive mistakes in the world?

200

His (leading actor's) real surname is Nagrath

What is Hrithik Roshan's real surname?

200

Haveli Ram Gupta is the founder of this electrical equipment company

Who is the founder of Havell's?

200

This word traces its origins to the first two alphabets of the Greek language- Alpha, and Beta.

What are the origins of the English word "alphabet"?

300

The capital of this country is Antananarivo

What is the capital of Madagascar?

300

This movie entered the Guiness Book of world records for winning the most no. of awards ever (94) in the year 2002

Why did Kaho Na Pyaar hai enter the Guiness Book of World records?

300

This popular board game is derived from an ancient Indian game called Moksha Patamu, which was developed to teach the concept of Karma to young children

Trace the origins of the Snakes and Ladders game

300

This popular board game was originally developed by Elizabeth Magie to teach children about the consequences of economic privilege and land value taxation. It was originally called the 'The Landlords Game'.

Who invented the board game Monopoly and how was it different from what it is now?

400

These are the only two countries in the world to have had a third enclave border (Country A within Country B within Country A within Country B) till as recent as 2015.

What is special about the India-Bangladesh border?

400

This Bollywood actor is the great grand nephew of the freedom fighter Abdul Kalam Azad

Who is Aamir Khan's great grand uncle?

400

This Indian national sports team (in both the women's and men's categories) won all the world cups held so far

What is special about the Indian National Kabaddi team?

400

This uniquely British phenomenon, called the TV pickup used to result in sudden spikes in electricity consumption throughout the country, because of which the engineers manning the British National Grid had to keep an eye on what’s playing on TV. 

What nationwide phenomenon used to often happen when Britishers got up to make tea during (i) commercial breaks or (ii) after a popular TV show?

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