Cultural Celebration of Diwali
Other than Hindus - two religions that celebrate Diwali
Sikhism and Jainism
Mohabbatein
Who was the first prime minister of India?
In 1975, this Indian Prime Minister declared a state of Emergency, which lasted for 21 months.
Indira Gandhi
Who was the president of the US during WW2?
FDR
Diwali is celebrated as Kali Puja in this state
Bengal
Aamir Khan and Ayesha Jhulka celebrate Diwali and tease each other, sing and dance in a Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) song. Name the song.
Sheher ki pariyon ke peeche
A state in the southern coastal region of India with the capital Amaravati
Andhra Pradesh
This Indian cricketer is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time and became the first to score 100 international centuries.
Sachin Tendulkar
Which American president appears on a one dollar bill?
George Washington
Thalai Deepavali is celebrated in this state in India
Tamil Nadu
This Bollywood director started the trend of Diwali releases. Lamhe, starring Anil Kapoor and Sridevi was his first festive release. Name the director.
Yash Chopra
Everyone knows Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. What is the second tallest/highest?
K2
This film, released in 1975 and directed by Ramesh Sippy, became one of the biggest blockbusters in Bollywood history.
Sholay
What is the world's most expensive spice by weight?
Saffron
The traditional number of petals in this flower in Rangoli design varies among regions from 4 or 8 or up to 24.
What is a Lotus?
Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar’s first film together featured a funny song about Diwali, Kaise Diwali manaye lala, sung by Mohammed Rafi and featuring Johnny Walker. Name this 1959 film.
Paigham
Which state are Tinsukia, Kokrajhar, Tezpur, and Haflong a part of?
Assam
India’s first nuclear test in 1974 was code-named this.
Smiling Buddha
Reportedly, Kishore Kumar made this movie to evade taxes, hoping that it would fail at the box office, but it ended up becoming a big hit at the box office. Which movie was it?
Chalti Ka Naam Gadi
Diwali is celebrated as ‘Hari Diwali’ in which country
Malaysia
Name the critically acclaimed 1999 film where Sanjay Dutt, playing a gangster, comes home to his family on Diwali to give out gifts, and brags about his pachaas tauley ka necklace to his mother, played by Reema Lagoo.Diwali is actually a shortened version of this more formal name for the holiday meaning "row of lights."
Vaastav
The largest secondhand book market in the world is in an Indian city. Which city do you think it is?
Kolkata
India celebrated its first moon mission in 2008 with this space mission.
Chandrayaan-1
India's first movie nominated to the Oscars?
Mother India