Ancient Indian History
"Q" Tips
Caspian, The Friendly Sea
Gangsters
TV Shows in Other Words
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Dating back to around 600 AD , the Unesco World Heritage site cave paintings located in Aurangabad district have artwork featuring Hindu, Buddhist and Jain elements

Ajanta/Ellora Caves

400

It's a spread for a bed

Quilt

400

It is estimated the reserves of this fossil fuel is greater than that in the North Sea

Oil

400

Dion O'Banion ran his gang empire out of a Chicago flower shop...until 3 of this rival's men came by for flowers in 1924

Al Capone

400

On ABC: Unmarried Man

Bachelor

800

This legendary Conqueror's advance was stopped by King Porus in India using Elephants in military warfare though conspiracies exist 

Alexander the great

800

According to its name, a 10-gallon hat would hold 40 of these

Quarts

800

Botanists believe this fruit, Vitis vinifera, originated in the area of the Caspian Sea

Grapes

800

His brother Buck was part of his gang as was his moll Bonnie

Clyde

800

On Fox: Femurs & Clavicles

Bones

1200

Now known as Patna , this place served as capital of many early Indian empires including Shishuanga, Nanda Empire. However, it gained most fame as capital during the Maurya Empire

Pataliputra

1200

It can be the object of a hunt or a place to excavate stone

Quarry

1200

In addition to carp & herring, the sea is a major source of this caviar fish

Sturgeon

1200

He survived a 1929 one-way ride in which he was stabbed multiple times; no wonder he was called Lucky

Lucky Luciano

1200

On HBO: Those highest natural singing voices

The Sopranos

1600

The Chera and Cholas are two dynasties part of the three crowned rulers of Tamil country, this is the other dynasty which has ethnically tamil lineage

Pandyas

1600

To reserve and set aside a section

Quota

1600

This longest river in Europe enters the Caspian by way of Astrakhan

Volga

1600

Salvatore Maranzano's efforts to make himself Capo di Tutti Capi this did not end well for Sal

Boss of all Bosses

1600

On Fox Network: Doc Drama called Residence

House MD

2000

Known as Mad King , Ibn Battuta wrote stories of this Sultan of Delhi in 1350 after he spent time in his court

Muhammad bin Tughluq

2000

This archaic word for "said" is associated forevermore with a raven

Quoth

2000

In the 1980s the zebra species of these "strong" bivalves native to the Caspian invaded the Great Lakes

Mussels

2000

Head of the Gambino crime family in NYC during the 1990s known as Dapper Don or Teflon Don

John Gotti

2000

On NBC: Hurrahs

Cheers

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