Bollywood
Which Bollywood actor is famously known as the “King of Bollywood”?
Answer: Shah Rukh Khan
What is the capital of India?
Answer: New Delhi
What is the main ingredient in traditional Gujarati dhokla?
Answer: Gram flour (besan), though some varieties use fermented rice and lentils.
How many players from one team are on the field in a standard cricket match?
Answer: 11
Which Indian festival is widely known as the Festival of Lights?
Answer: Diwali
In the movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, what are the first names of the two main characters played by Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol?
Answer: Raj and Simran
Which famous white marble monument in Agra was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife?
The Taj Mahal
Which Indian bread is traditionally cooked in a tandoor and is often served with butter chicken?
Answer: Naan
Which Indian cricketer is nicknamed the “Master Blaster”?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
Which Indian playback singer is famous for songs such as “Lag Ja Gale” and “Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh”?
Answer: Lata Mangeshkar
Which actor played the lead role of Bhuvan in the Oscar-nominated Indian film Lagaan?
Answer: Aamir Khan
On what date does India celebrate Independence Day?
Answer: August 15
Which Indian state is particularly famous for its Mysore masala dosa?
Answer: Karnataka
In which year did India win its first men's Cricket World Cup?
Answer: 1983
During Navratri, what traditional Gujarati dance is commonly performed using decorated sticks?
Answer: Dandiya Raas**
Which legendary Bollywood actor is known as the “Angry Young Man” of Indian cinema?
Answer: Amitabh Bachchan
Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
What is the name of the popular Bengali sweet made primarily from chhena (fresh cheese) and soaked in sugar syrup?
Answer: Rasgulla
Which Indian captain led the men's team to victory in the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
Answer: MS Dhoni
What is the name of the classical Indian string instrument famously associated with Ravi Shankar?
Answer: The sitar
Which Indian composer won two Academy Awards for Slumdog Millionaire, including for the song “Jai Ho”?
Answer: A. R. Rahman
How many spokes are there in the Ashoka Chakra at the centre of India's national flag?
Answer: 24
Which spice gives traditional Hyderabadi biryani much of its distinctive aroma and is one of the world's most expensive spices?
Answer: Saffron (kesar)
Which Indian badminton player won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics?
Answer: Saina Nehwal
What is the name of the ancient Indian epic in which Prince Rama sets out to rescue Sita from Ravana?
Answer: The Ramayana