Punjabi Instruments
Miscellaneous
Holiday Traditions Around the World
Best of the Best
“T”oo Much, Too Little
200

This organ-like instrument is a mainstay in Kirtan.

What is the harmonium?

200

In this novel, the name often is confused for that of the Monster’s; much less likely if the subtitle of “modern Prometheus” is retained.

What is Frankenstein?

200

Often celebrated the day after Halloween, this holiday involves placing memorials to dead relatives on ofrendas, altars often at home.

What is Dia de los Muertos?

200

This animated movie topped the box office records for 2024. What a rush of emotions!

What is Inside Out 2?

200

This element frequently used in metal alloys has an atomic symbol of Ti.

What is titanium?

400

Often depicted as being played by Bhai Mardana, this popular stringed instrument goes by the English name ‘rebeck.’

What is the Rabab?

400

The “AR” in AR glasses refers to this technology of overlaying virtual images over a real life view.

What is augmented reality?

400

Krampus is a half goat half man who punishes children in Eastern Europe who misbehave during this holiday.

What is Christmas?

400

Rapper Kendrick Lamar ended the beef between him and rapper Drake by dropping this chart-topping song.

What is Not Like Us?

400

A rare juvenile specimen of this terrible lizard was found by three teens in mid-2024, suggesting that adults could have been 70% larger than what we currently estimate.

What is T. Rex?

600

This small hand-drum gives the groups, often trios, of folk war-song singers their names.

What is the Dhadd?

600

Soda goes by many names, including this brand-name term in the South referring to all sorts of fizzy drinks, not just that specific one.

What is a Coke?

600

A traditional menorah, or Hanukkiah, used for Hanukkah, has this many branches.

What is nine?
600

An entry in the Dog Man series by this Captain Underpants author was the best selling children’s book of 2024.

Who is Dav Pilkey?

600

This streaming site gained new popularity in 2024. Should I play a mid roll ad, chat?

What is Twitch?

800

The sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind, returned the Dilruba into its roots as this bird-headed ornamental variety, played seated.

What is the Taus?

800

Da Vinci, aside from being a great thinker and painter for his time, also was a prolific inventor; one of his most famous inventions was an early form of this whirling vehicle, which never quite took to the air.

What is a helicopter?

800

Diwali as celebrated by Hindus is said to be to guide the hero Rama to his home after defeating this demon.

Who is Ravana?

800

This province of Indonesia was the hottest travel destination of 2024, according to TripAdvisor.

What is Bali?

800

People joked in mid 2023 that this doomed vessel had claimed three more victims without intending to after another accident related to it, long after it had sank.

What is the Titanic?

1000

Rabindranath Tagore made the playing of this modern cousin of the dilruba mandatory for students of his school.

What is the esraj?

1000

This news program on NBC is the longest running show on American TV.

What is Meet the Press?

1000

Holi is not just celebrated in India; oftentimes, it is celebrated in this neighboring country as well.

Where is Nepal?

1000

This voluntary event during the 2024 Paris Olympics made a splash with some more unorthodox moves from Australia’s sole representative.

What is breaking/breakdancing?

1000

The laws of ‘this’ dictate that perpetual motion machines should be impossible in any real sense.

What are thermodynamics?

M
e
n
u