Indian Mythology
What was the name of Ravana's flying machine?
Pushpaka Viman
In which Indian festival is known as 'the festival of lights?'
Diwali
What are the 3 types of atoms?
Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
Which 2001 Bollywood film is set in a British-ruled Indian village and features a cricket match as a symbol of resistance?
Lagaan
What date did India gain independence?
15th August 1947
Name the five Pandavas
Yudhistira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva
Pongal is celebrated in which Indian state?
Tamil Nadu
Which bird lays the largest eggs in the world?
Ostrich
What was Deepika padukone's debut bollywood film?
Om Shanti Om
Who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi?
Nathuram Godse
In Mahabharat, what was Kunti's name before adoption?
Pritha
Which major festival comes before Janmashthmi
Ganesh Chaturthi
Which tragic event resulted in stricter airport security?
9/11
In Queen, what 2 places does Rani travel for her honeymoon alone?
Paris and Amsterdam
Which Indian revolutionary founded the “Hindustan Socialist Republican Association”?
Bhagat Singh / Chandrashekhar Azad
Which asura performed severe penance to gain a boon from Lord Brahma, making him almost invincible
Hiranyakashipu
Which Indian freedom fighter and social reformer made Ganesh Chaturthi a public celebration again after it lost state patronage?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Which country is the top producer of coffee?
Brazil
Which 1971 film, starring Rajesh Khanna, was the first Indian movie to run continuously for over 5 years in a single Mumbai theatre?
Anand
Lal-Bal-Pal refers to which three freedom fighters?
Lala Lajpat Rai, Balgangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal
During the Mahabharata, which weapon did Lord Shiva give Arjuna which could destroy the entire world if used?
The Pashupatastra
Which Himalayan festival involves priests performing masked dances to ward off evil spirits, celebrated in Ladakh and parts of Sikkim?
Losar/Cham Dance
Aureolin is a shade of what colour?
Yellow
Which three films by Vishal Bhardwaj are inspired by Shakespeare's Lady MacBeth, Othello and Hamlet?
Maqbool, Omkara and Haider
Who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
Brigadier General Reginald Dyer