Indian History
Indian Independence Day
What is Aug 15th (1947)?
Mountain range acting as a natural border for India
What are the Himalayas?
Who is known as "King of Bollywood" ?
Who is Shah Ruk Khan?
What "AID" stands for
What is the "Association for India's Development"?
Sung at Pitt home games
What is "Sweet Caroline"?
Commonly known name for India during ancient times
What is Hindustan/Bharat?
The longest river in India
What is the Ganges River/Ganga?
Highest paid Indian actress
Who is "Priyanka Chopra Jonas"?
Presidents of Pitt AID
Who are Rhea and Rueben?
The name of Pitt's mascot
Who is "Roc"?
Commissioned the Taj Mahal
Who is Shah Jahan?
Located in the Thar Desert, this Indian state is famous for its vibrant forts, palaces, and the cities of Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Udaipur.
What is Rajasthan?
The highest grossing Indian movie globally
What is "Dangal"?
Who was the AID member of the week?
Who is Moksha
Pitt’s mascot, the Panther, was chosen in 1909 for four reasons one of which was that the animal was once common in Pennsylvania. Name one of the other reasons it was chosen.
The panther is graceful, powerful, and dignified, qualities admired by the university.
The panther’s golden hue matched Pitt’s official colors.
Capital city of India during British rule before it was moved to New Delhi
What is Calcutta?
This river, known as the “Ganga of the South,” flows through Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
What is the Godavari River?
This South Indian actor, often called “Thalapathy” by his fans and is known for movies like Mersal, Master, and Leo.
Who is Vijay (Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar)?
What is our next fundraiser?
What is Garba fundraiser?
The decade construction on Cathy began
*HINT: Cathy is older than independent India*
What are the "1920s"?
First and last name of the 1st Prime Minister of (independent) India
Who is "Jawaharlal Nehru"?
This river, originating in Karnataka’s Western Ghats, forms the Jog Falls—one of the highest waterfalls in India—before flowing westward into the Arabian Sea.
What is the Sharavathi River?
This legendary composer from Tamil Nadu has won multiple National Film Awards and an Academy Award for Slumdog Millionaire, earning him the nickname “Mozart of Madras.”
Who is A. R. Rahman?
Which AID member loves pineapple on pizza?
Who is Shrusti Patel?
This groundbreaking medical innovation, developed at the University of Pittsburgh by Dr. Jonas Salk and his team in 1955, changed global health forever.
What is the polio vaccine?