Indian Culture
Adult Question:
Which city is home to the Golden Temple, the holiest site in Sikhism?
Kids Question:
Which Indian festival celebrates the return of Rama to Ayodhya and is known for lighting rows of lamps?
1. Answer: Amritsar.
2. Answer: Diwali.
Adult: Which pop star is known for hits like Shake It Off and Anti-Hero?
Kids: Which singer performed the hit song Blinding Lights?
Adult: Taylor Swift
Kids: The Weeknd
Adult: In soccer, how many players are on the field per team at once?
Kids: Which sport uses a puck instead of a ball?
Adult: 11
Kids: Hockey
Adult: What do you call an animal that eats only plants?
Kids: What is the largest species of bear in the world?
Adult: Herbivore
Kids: Polar bear
Adult: Which actor played Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean?
Kids: Which Disney movie features a talking fish named Nemo?
$100 Adult: Johnny Depp
$100 Kids: Finding Nemo
Adult: Which classical Indian instrument is known for its sympathetic strings and became famous in the West through Ravi Shankar?
Kids: In Indian food, which bread is cooked in a tandoor oven and often served hot with butter or garlic?
Adult: Sitar
Kids: Naan
Adult: Which Bollywood composer duo created iconic soundtracks for movies like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Naa Ho?
Kids: Which Bollywood actor sang the popular song Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge?
Adult: Jatin–Lalit
Kids: Shah Rukh Khan
Adult: In tennis, what is the score called when both players have 40?
Kids: What sport has positions like quarterback, running back, and wide receiver?
Adult: Deuce
Kids: American football
Adult: What is the term for an animal that is active at night?
Kids: What biome is known for its cacti, little rainfall, and extreme temperatures?
Adult: Nocturnal
Kids: Desert
Adult: What 1994 animated film follows a lion cub named Simba?
Kids: Which superhero can climb walls and shoot webs from his hands?
Adult: The Lion King
Kids: Spider-Man
Adult: What advanced urban feature made Mohenjo-Daro one of the most sophisticated cities of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Kids: The largest statue in the world, found in India, is of which significant figure in Indian history?
Adult: Planned drainage/sewage system
Kids: Sadar Vallabhbhai Patel
Adult: In Bollywood music, what is the name of the vocal style known for fast, energetic rhythms, often used in party songs?
Kids: Which K-pop group became the first to top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with a fully Korean-language song?
Adult:Bhangra
Kids: BTS
Adults: What Olympic sport involves sliding a stone across ice toward a target?
Kids: This gymnast is considered to be one of the most dominant in her category at the Olympics, having 7 Olympic Gold Medals.
Adults: Curling
Kids: Simone Biles
Adult: Which layer of Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Kids: Which bird is known for its ability to mimic human speech?
Adult: The stratosphere
Kids: Parrot
Adult: Which director is famous for the Dark Knight trilogy?
Kids: In Harry Potter, what magical sport is played on broomsticks?
Adult: Christopher Nolan
Kids: Quidditch
Adult: Which emperor of the Maurya Empire adopted Buddhism after the Kalinga War and sent missionaries across Asia?
Kids: Which empire, ruled by kings like Chandragupta I and Samudragupta, is known as the “Golden Age” of ancient India?
Adult: Ashoka
Kids: Gupta Empire
Adult: What is the name of the 1982 album that became the best-selling album of all time and includes the song Beat It?
Kids: What is the name of the most-streamed song from 2024 (for Spotify)?
Adult: Thriller
Kids: "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter
Adult: In baseball, what is the term for when the batter hits the ball and reaches second base safely?
Kids: What sport includes events like pommel horse, rings, and parallel bars?
Adult: A double
Kids: Gymnastics
Adults: Which Florida native mammal is known for living in cold, fresh water and has a gentle nature?
Kids: What is the largest animal that has ever existed?
Adults: Mannatees
Kids: The Blue Whale
Adults: Which 2010 Bollywood film features the song Munni Badnaam Hui and stars Malaika Arora?
Kids: In Coco, what is the name of the boy who travels to the Land of the Dead?
Adult: Dabangg
Kids: Miguel
Adult: Which ancient Indian philosophical school is associated with Ujjain and focuses on atheistic and atomistic explanations of the universe?
Kids: Which river is considered especially sacred in Hinduism and is the site of major pilgrimage events like the Kumbh Mela?
Adukts: The Vaisheshika school.
Kids: The Ganges (Ganga)
Adult: Which Indian composer won two Academy Awards for his music in the film Slumdog Millionaire?
Kids: Which famous pop producer created hits for Justin Timberlake, Daft Punk, and Jay Z is known for his signature 4 beat signature?
Adult: A. R. Rahman
Kids: Pharrell Williams
Adult: Which cricketer holds the record for the most wickets in a single ICC Cricket World Cup tournament?
Kids: Which Indian cricket captain led India to their first-ever Test series win in Australia in 2018–19?
Adult: Mitchell Starc
Kids: Virat Kohli
Adults: What is the largest land mammal that lives in Florida (in the wild)?
Kids: What kind of animals are native to only Madagascar?
Adults: Bison. (I'll give you 250 for the Black Bear)
Kids: Lemurs
Adults: Which Bollywood film features the song Kala Chashma and stars Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra?
Kids: What is the name of the upcoming Crisotpher Nolan movie set to release in July of next year?
Adults: Baar Baar Dekho
Kids: The Odyssey