riddles/puzzles
What goes down but NEVER goes up?? 🤔
RAIN
(if you disagree stfu or SYBAU)
Which Upanishad contains the statement Tat Tvam Asi(that thou art) and who teaches it to whom.
Marking Scheme
300 points for the Upanishad
700 points for the Person
Upanishad: Chandogya Upanishad
Taught by: Uddalaka Aruni to his son Shvetaketu
(yes you need the names)
Who is the god of the sky? ✨
Zeus
Which artists released the album 1989?
Taylor Swift!!!
Which 1947 event caused the largest mass migration in human history, displacing around 15 million people and killing up to 2 million, due largely to hastily drawn borders by colonial administrators?
Partition of India
What does it mean when someone orders a drink “neat”?
Alcohol by itself, no ice, no mixer, no dilution.
Name one college that Pavni didi got accepted to but did not go!
Baylor or another that is correct!!
Which 1947 event created two nation-states and triggered the largest mass migration in human history?
Partition of India
I can be cracked made told and played! What am I? 🤔
A joke! <3
if you need it in a sentence --> (yo mama took so slow she took 9 months to make a joke)
Which concept explains why krishna is simultaneously the doer and nondoer in the Bhagavat Gita?
DOUBLEEE POINTSSSS 🩷🩷
Nishkama Karma + Advaita non duality
Also known as the Akarta doctrine
Name the three MAIN greek gods?
Hades, Zeus, Poseidon
DOUBLE!!
What animated movie features the song "In summer"
Frozen
Which Indian real-time payments system now processes more transactions than Visa globally, and is being exported to countries like Singapore, France, and the UAE?
Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
If a bartender says a cocktail is “up”, how is it served?
DOUBLE POINTSSSSS 🥈2️⃣
Chilled, then strained, no ice in the glass (martini-style).
What is Rajit's FAVORITEEEE music artist? (EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THIS!!!) 🎤
Kendrick Lamar!!!
Which British policy during World War II is linked by historians to a famine that killed 3 million Indians, despite adequate food availability elsewhere in the empire?
Bengal Famine
I shave everyday but my beard stays the same...! What am I? 🤔
Barber
What is the name of the river that flows opposite the the ganga and yamuna at the Triveni Sangam though it is invisible
Saraswati
DOUBLE POINTSSSS!!!
Which titan was punished by being forced to hold up the sky and was after briefly relieved of this burden by Heracles?
ATLAS
Who is doing doctor doom in Marvel: Doomsday
Robert Downey Jr
Which Indian semiconductor strategy aims to reduce dependence on Taiwan and China by offering multi-billion-dollar fabrication incentives?
India Semiconductor Mission
What does “on the rocks” actually refer to?
Served over ice cubes (“rocks”).
What is Ira's EXCACT research question for her Science Fair project? (Ovi better know this) 🦠🔍🔬🧪
How do the different syringe sizes affect the pressure used in a hydraulic arm?
Which ancient Indian emperor renounced conquest after a single devastating war and ruled through dhamma rather than force?
Ashoka
What can fill a room but take up no space?
LIGHTS
🎶IM BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS!!!!🎶
Hindustani is a pluricentric language with two standard registers: Hindi, which is principally influenced by Sanskrit, and what other,
URDU
Which hero killed the minotaur in the labyrinth?? ✨ (HINT- it's not Percy Jackson...)
Theseus
Which actress starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Diwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Kajol
Which border issue remains India’s most serious active military standoff, involving disengagement talks but no full de-escalation?
India-China LAC standoff
What is a “back” when ordering a drink?
A non-alcoholic chaser (water, soda, beer) served alongside the main drink.
What is Suhani didi's favorite book? 😇
(Whatever Suhani Didi Says) 🩷
Which 19th-century Chinese civil war caused more deaths than World War I, led by a man claiming divine lineage?
DOUBLEE POINTSSSS ✨🩷
Taiping Rebellion
The person who makes it sells it
The person who buys it never uses it
The person who never knows
WHAT AM I?!! 🤔
A coffin
Following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal of the concept three months prior, the U.N. general assembly in December 2014 officially declared June 21 as the “International Day of
YOGA
What is the winged horse that was born from medusa's blood.
Pegasus
Which Director is known for the Unofficial Mumbai Trilogy: satya company and D?
Ram Gopal Varma
Which Indian digital health initiative aims to create a nationwide interoperable health record system similar in ambition to Aadhaar?
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
What does it mean to “burn” a drink in bartending slang?
Over-diluting or overheating alcohol (often from too much shaking), flattening flavor and bite.
What is the most DEADLIESTTT thing known to man kind... according to masergi? (inside joke)
HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP!!!!
Which African territory was once the personal private property of a European king, resulting in millions of deaths without formal genocide trials?
Congo Free State
you just get a free 600 point :)
ur welcome <3
Both the Hindu japa mala and the Roman Catholic rosary are what type of tool used in devotional meditation?
Prayer Beads
DOUBLE!
What was the name of Odysseus's home island
Ithaca
Which film was India's official entry to the Oscars in 2002 but was not nominated due to its cricism on colonal Britian
Lagaan
Which Iranian port gives India direct access to Afghanistan and Central Asia while bypassing Pakistan?
Chabahar Port
What is “angel’s share” in drinking terminology?
The alcohol lost to evaporation while spirits age in barrels.
If father could remove ONE THINGG FROM ME- (Rajit) what would he remove... ?
my phone :(
Which secret World War I–era agreement redrew the Middle East before the war even ended?
Sykes–Picot Agreement
You have 4 minutes to solve this soduku puzzle!! GOOD LUCKKKKKKKK! :)
Ira will have answer key ready!
What is the name of the weapon shiva used to destroy tripura the three flying cities of the asuras
Pashupatastra
What is Ira's FAVORITEEE Percy Jackson book???
The Last Olympian(5th one)
In Kendrick's "Would You Like" tour, which artists did he collaborate with? ✨
In Kendricks "Would You Like" tour, which artist did he collaborate with?
DOUBLE POINTSSSS ✨🩷
Drake
What does “fat-washed” mean when describing a spirit?
Alcohol infused with fat (butter, bacon, olive oil, coconut oil) to capture flavor, then frozen and strained — leaving aroma without grease.
If this is the first one picked out of the family category-FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE....
You GETTTTTT....
🥁🥁🥁🥁
free 700 points
ur welcome <3
Which 1648 settlement ended Europe’s religious wars and laid the foundation for the modern concept of state sovereignty?
Peace of Westphalia