Geography
What is Mt. Everest?
The Hindu Festival of Lights.
What is Diwali?
The immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife.
What is the Taj Mahal?
An earthy, golden spice that forms the base of most dals and vegetable dishes.
What is turmeric?
This bat-and-ball sport is by far the most popular game across South Asia.
What is cricket?
The longest river in India.
What is the Ganges?
This animal is deeply revered in Hinduism.
What is the cow?
This event in 1947 led to the partition of India into two separate nations.
What is the end of British rule?
A fried Indian turnover with a savory filling that mostly consists of vegetables like spiced potatoes, onions, and peas
What is a samosa?
This strategic board game, originally called chaturanga, originated in ancient India before spreading to Persia and Europe.
What is chess?
The South Asian country known as the "Land of the Thunder Dragon."
What is Bhutan?
The 9th month of the Islamic Calendar.
What is Ramadan?
Sigiriya (also known as the Lion Rock), an ancient rock fortress with a giant palace built on top of a 600-foot-high stone column, is located in this island nation.
What is Sri Lanka?
This is what lentil soup is called in many parts of South Asia.
What is dal?
The nickname for the world's largest film industry, based in Mumbai, India.
What is Bollywood?
Made up of over 1,000 coral islands, this is the lowest and flattest country in the world, making it highly vulnerable to rising sea levels.
What is the Maldives?
The date of Maldives' independence day.
What is July 26th?
This country legally shields its forests from exploitation through deep-rooted constitutional and legislative protections, therefore absorbing more carbon dioxide than it produces.
What is Bhutan?
This spice is native to Sri Lanka and provides a sweet, delicate warmth distinct from the coarser bark used elsewhere in the world.
What is true cinnamon?
The intricate designs on one's hands or other body parts usually drawn before a wedding, holiday, or other important event.
What is henna?
Name all 8 South Asian countries!
What are Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, The Maldives, and Nepal?
The holiday celebrated at the end of Ramadan.
What is Eid-Al-Adha?
This is when Bangladesh was founded.
What is 2200 BC?
Nepal and the eastern hills produce a major share of this spice, which is heavily smoked and used in robust meat curries and biryanis across Pakistan and Bangladesh.
What is black cardamom?
The color brides usually wear in Afghanistani weddings.
What is green (or sometimes red)?