Alcohol
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100

A dangerous, toxic condition when a person drinks a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.

What is Alcohol Poisoning?

100
What year did India become independent? What 2 states or countries were created?
1947 India Pakistan
100
How do men and women dress?
Traditional Indian clothing for women in the north and east are saris worn with choli tops; a long skirt called a lehenga or pavada worn with choli and a dupatta scarf to create an ensemble called a gagra choli; or salwar kameez suits, while many south Indian women traditionally wear sari and children wear pattu langa. Churidaar, anarkali, men : dhoti, lungi(sarong), achkan/sherwani, angarkha(tie shirt), turban (pagri),
100
Name the 3 Gods in the Great Trinity.
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
100
This is taxes paid to an empire.
What is a tribute.
200
Fear of alcohol

What is Methyphobia?

200
This person was a leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
200
Why don't they eat meat?
cow is sacred, beef is not eaten, mostly veg, animals associated with gods.
200
What is Lakshmi the goddess?
wealth, fortune, prosperity,
200
He started the Maurya Empire.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya.
300

They help slow the absorption of alcohol into the body

What are high-protein foods?

300
These were the nomads from the north who first settled in the area. What does it mean to be a nomad?
Aryans To travel from one place to another in search of food and shelter.
300
What are 3 languages of India? (Can not say Hindi, English, Urdu)
Kannada Guharati Marathi Konkani Bengali Oriya Kashmiri Assamese Nissi & Daffle Ao Manipuri Khasi & Garo Tamil Malayalam Punjabi Telegu Mizo
300
What is the total number of Lord Vishnu's avatars? Name one of them.
10 different avatars = 7. rama , 8. krishna , 9. buddha
300
This ruler of the Maurya Empire who converted the empire to Buddhism.
Who is Asoka.
400

This is about 25% of alcohol that people consume around the world

What is Vodka or contains Vodka?

400
Name 3 of the freedom fighters.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bhagat Singh
400
What are all 6 major religions?
Hinduism, Islam, christianity, sikhism, buddhism, jainism.
400
How does Lord Ganesh look and what is he holding?
elephant's face and a human body. A big belly with a snake tied around it. He has four hands, each holding the ‘Ankusa’(bullhook), the ‘noose’(rope with knot), 'modakam' (food) and the broken end of his tusk respectively
400
This ruler founded the Gupta Empire.
Who is Chandragupta I.
500

Distilled Spirits like vodka, absinthe, whiskey, rum, tequila and gin contain none, while beer is full of this

What are Carbohydrates, Fats of any Kind and Cholesterol?

500
Tell the story of Bhagat Singh.
He wanted revenge for Lala Lajpat Rai, and became involved in the murder of the British Police Officer John Saunders, but successful avoided arrest., then planned to bomb the Central Legislative Assembly. bombarded the assembly, shouting slogans of revolution, surrendered. 116 day fast in jail (no food/water), hanged at 23 yrs, reason for youth in India to begin fighting for Indian independence.
500
Explain what the religion Jainism is about.
Jains do not have one God, but Jain Gods are to many to count and their number is continuously increasing as more living beings attain liberation. Jains believe that since the beginning of the time every living being (meaning every soul) because of its ignorance, is associated with karmas.)
500
What are Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu the lords of?
Brahma creator of the whole universe, Vishnu the maintainer or preserver , the highest God, he protects the earth from being destroyed and keeps it going, Shiva the destroyer or transformer. upkeep and destruction of the world, he removes all evil from the world
500
The Grand Trunk connected Pataliputra to this city.
What is Taxila.
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