Geography
What is the capital of present day Punjab?
Chandigarh
Due to discrimination from Anglo Americans, many early Punjabi immigrants in California married?
Mexican Americans
This movement call for an independent Sikh state
Khalistan
Who established the concept of langar?
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
This food is commonly ate alongside a cup of cha, is square and milk-based.
Barfi
Over half of American Sikhs live in this state.
California
This holiday is traditionally celebrated on April 13th or 14th in Punjab and also observes major events in the history of Sikhism.
Vaisakhi
A prominent Sikh politician, this woman became the first female Prime Minister of India in 1966 and served until 1977, widely credited for her role in shaping modern India
Indira Gandhi
Prior to Sikhi, only kings, royalty, and those of high stature wore these, but Sikh Gurus adopted the practice to assert equality and sovereignty among people.
Turbans
What is the main ingredient in traditional Saag?
Mustard greens (Sarson Ka Saag)
What is the largest city (by population) in Punjab?
Ludhiana
This contact team sport is played between two teams of seven players, originating in ancient India.
Kabaddi
This Canadian-born Sikh woman made history in 2020 by becoming the first woman of Sikh descent to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nikki Haley 🤮
Which forms of preparation of meat specifically are prohibited in Sikh diets?
Religiously slaughtered meat (example: Halal)
What are the main 2 crops produced in Punjab?
Wheat and rice
The area of Punjab that is between these two rivers is called the Doaba.
Hint: The five rivers of Punjab are Beas, Ravi, Satluj, Chenab, and Jhelum.
Beas and Satluj.
A internet sensation in the 2010s, this Youtuber made funny videos mainly about the relationship between Punjabi kids and their parents.
Lily Singh (iiSuperwomanii)
The movie "Punjab 1984" focused on the political unrest and aftermath of what military operation?
Operation Blue Star
The word Sikh can be translated as
a learner or disciple
This fibrous stalk is an important cash crop of the Punjab region and is commonly enjoyed right after harvesting.
Sugarcane
The reasoning for why Punjabi's tend to be more fair skinned and have more euro-centric physical attributes versus other groups in India. (open ended to explain or give your best guess).
Indo-Aryan ancestry from the north.
Explained:
There were two different ancestral populations who comingled to create modern Indians: the light-skinned Aryans and the darker skinned Dravidians. Since the Aryans invaded from the North during the Bronze Age (think Iran), and also since they established themselves as the top ranks in Indian society, the Brahmins (high-castes) stayed light-skinned (even in south India) while the Dravidians got pushed south and speak a very different group of languages than the Sanskrit-based north (languages such as punjabi and hindi). The lower castes were more Dravidian in heritage, and therefore darker. Basically, it has to do with the proportion of Aryan:Dravidian ancestry a person/group has.
In this 2014 Disney movie, a sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball
Million Dollar Arm
This famous and controversial piece of jewelry was looted during the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, after the British defeated the Sikh Empire and annexed Punjab. The diamond was taken to England and has been part of the British Crown Jewels since 1850.
The Koh-i-Noor Diamond
In what century was Sikhism formed by Guru Nanak?
15th century (1469).
What is the process that milk goes through to become dahi? (one word)
Hint: also the same process used to make achaar
Fermentation (of milk by bacteria)