Movies
The famous movie which won many awards, including two Oscar Awards for A.R Rahman for 'Best Original Score' and 'Best Original Song'.
What is Slumdog Millionaire?
We have this South Asian food at our meetings ALL THE TIME.
What is samosas?
This Hindi song was sung by The Pussycat Dolls.
What is Jai Ho?
This well-known South Asian country is the seventh-largest country by area and second-most populous country in the world.
What is India?
An attire a woman wears that is made out of pure silk.
What is a saree?
This Bollywood movie is the highest-grossing Indian film of all time.
What is dangal?
A type of flat bread traditionally cooked in a clay oven.
What is naan?
This Tamil song was a huge hit in 2011/2012 and went international.
What is Why This Kolaveri Di?
This country is a small island.
What is Sri-Lanka?
Festival of lights.
What is Diwali?
This 2001 Bollywood blockbuster about cricket was nominated for an Academy Award.
What is Lagaan?
A flavoured form of butter used both in savory and sweet recipes in South Asian cuisine.
What is ghee?
This Hindi song was sung by Akon.
What is Chammak Challo?
This country was ruled by the Taliban in 1995.
What is Afghanistan?
An outfit a man wears when he is at a wedding/ceremony/religious occasion.
What is a gurta?
The tamil movie where actor Kamal Hassan played the roles of 10 distinct characters, this movie was also released in hindi a year later.
What is Dasavathaaram/Dashavatar?
An Indian sweet made of a coil of batter fried and steeped in syrup.
What is jalebi?
Aishwarya Rai dances in the rain to this song from the movie Guru.
What is Barso Re/Ven Megham?
The capital of this country is Islamabad.
What is Pakistan?
This holiday filled with colours.
What is Holi?
A famous hindi drama film released in 2001, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Sharukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, and Kareena Kapoor.
What is Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
A group of recent South Asian graduates of MAC who call themselves "____ Gang". (Hint: Answer is food related)
What is roti?
This famous artist, who has sung in many languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu, now has a street named after him in Canada.
Who is A.R. Rahman?
In 1947, this country separated itself from Pakistan.
What is Bangladesh?
This ancient Sanskrit epic of over 100,000 verses centers on a war between the Kauravas and Pandavas and contains the philosophical Bhagavad Gita.
What is the Mahabharata?