FOREIGN HOLIDAYS
Celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, this American holiday is all about gratitude and food
What is Thanksgiving?
Valued at over $22 billion, this edtech faced massive layoffs and scrutiny in 2023
What is Byju's?
This means Spill the Beans
Reveal a secret
This is the local name for the high-speed train network in Japan?
What is the Shinkansen
Curry and Punishment - An existential Russian thinks he's above morality, kills someone, and stews for 500 pages about it
Extra points for author name
What is Crime and Punishment?
This Brazilian pre-Lent celebration is borrowed by Goans too, known for its joyous atmosphere
What is Carnival/Carnaval
This E-commerce giant started as a small online bookstore in the late 1990s.
What is Flipkart?
The bucket list indeed comes from this idiom, synonymous with death
Kick the Bucket
This fermented soybean dish is a popular breakfast in Japan, but notorious for its smell
What is Natto?
Crepes of Wrath - This John Steinbeck novel is about displaced farmers during the Great Depression
What is The Grapes of Wrath?
This Islamic festival marks the Islamic Day of Sacrifice wth animal offerings and charity
What is Eil al-Adha
This startup promised coding for kids and reached unicorn status, but drew heat for aggressive marketing
What is White Hat Jr?
This idiom suggests that just as a river flows past and doesn't return, so should old problems be forgotten.
Water under the bridge
This Japanese concept refers to finding beauty in imperfection or impermanence
What is Wabi Sabi?
A Shrubbery Flourishes in this famous New York Borough - This radiant book on resilience in NYC
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Farhan, Abhay, Hrithik, and Katrina had a blast while enjoying this messy festival in Spain
La Tomatina
Founded by the beautiful Falguni Nayar, this startup became India's first woman-led unicorn
What is Nykaa?
If you're under the weather, what's happening to you?
Feeling unwell or sick
This Japanese word means 'cute' and is also a global aesthetic
What is Kawaii?
Little Wombats - This classic by Louisa May Alcott does not feature any marsupials!
What is Little Women?
This holiday honours the dead in Mexico, known for its sugar skulls and colourful altars
What is Dia de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead
This language-first short video app was built in India as an alternative to TikTok, and gained massive traction after the Tiktok Ban
What is Moj
Throwing in the towel
This Japanese region, known for Matcha, lends its name to an important protocol on climate change
What is Kyoto? Kyoto Protocol
The Code of Small Fins - A tale of forbidden love, caste, and tragedy in a small town in Kerala, written by a female author
The God of Small Things