Pongal
What do people commonly say when the Pongal overflows?
Pongalo Pongal!
Who is the main lead of Guntur Kaaram?
Mahesh Babu
Who was the famous courtier of King Krishnadevaraya?
Tenali Rama
What is the name of Tamil Nadu's capital?
Chennai
Is Makar Sankranti linked to the lunar calendar or the solar calendar?
Solar calendar
What is the name of the competition to catch and hold onto both of a bull's horns ?
Jalikattu
Name a Pongal release.
Nanban, Master, Friends, Captain Miller, Merry Christmas, and etc.
Which 3 Tamil kingdoms were known as major powers in Tamil Nadu historically?
The Chola, Chera, and Pandya kingdoms.
What are the 2 major mountain ranges in South India?
Eastern and Western Ghats
Name at least 1 of the Hindu beliefs associated with Makar Sankranti
According to some Hindu beliefs, Makar Sankranti is the day Lord Surya (Sun God) visits his son Shani (Saturn) to mend their differences.
Another belief is that anyone who passes on the day of Makar Sankranti is granted Moksha (salvation) immediately, and Bhishma Pitamah although heavily injured stayed alive till Sankranti day using a boon.
Which God is the Pongal dedicated to?
Lord Surya (Sun God)
Name a Pongal release that is a Tamil remake of a Bollywood film starring Vijay.
Nanban
What is the term for the large gateway towers found in Dravidian Temple architecture
Gopuram
Longest river in South India?
Godavari River
During the festival of Uttarayan in which people have kite-flying competitions what is a common saying?
“kai po che” (“I have cut”) when someone successfully cuts the string of another kite
Name each day of Pongal in the correct order.
1) Bhogi Pongal
2) Surya Pongal
3) Maatu Pongal
4) Kaanum Pongal
Name the Purdue alum who is a famous South Indian actor
Dulquer Salmaan
In 1640 the East India Company of England opened a trading post at a fishing village with the permission of the local ruler. What was the name of the village?
Madraspatnam
Which famous flower in Kerala blooms every 12 years?
Neelakurinji
Name any 4 countries that celebrate Makar Sankranti.
India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar
During which Tamil month is Pongal celebrated?
Thai
Who is the director of Baasha?
Suresh Krissna
Which year did Andhra Pradesh reorganize into two states?
2014
This canal system built during British rule, irrigates parts of the Godavari Delta.
Dowleswaram(Sir Arthur Cotton) Barrage system
What does the Makar Sankranti mean?
Makar means 'Capricorn' and Sankranti is the movement of the sun from one zodiac sign to another