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Released in 1975, this blockbuster featuring Jai and Veeru is often called the greatest Indian film of all time.
What is "Sholay"?
Known as the ‘Queen of Pop,’ this singer’s hits include ‘Like a Virgin’ and ‘Vogue.’
Who is "Madonna"?
This festival of lights, celebrated in autumn, marks Lord Rama’s return to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana.
What is Diwali?
In 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a nationwide Emergency. Her Congress party lost power in the 1977 elections, the first time it had done so since this event in 1947.
What is Independence?
This legendary, long-serving IU president has a campus library named after him, and the "B" in his middle name does not stand for anything.
Who is Herman B Wells?
A. R. Rahman won two Academy Awards for the music of this 2008 film set in the slums of Mumbai, which includes the song ‘Jai Ho.’
What is "Slumdog Millionaire"?
Christopher Nolan’s 2010 sci-fi thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who steals secrets by entering people’s dreams, and it ends with a spinning top that may or may not fall.
What is "Inception"?
This Sanskrit term, meaning ‘liberation,’ refers to the release from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth known as samsara.
What is Moksha?
What is the 2nd U.S. Amendment?
What is the Right to Bear Arms?
What was Indiana University Bloomington first named when it was founded in 1820?
What is "State Seminary"?
This 2001 Ashutosh Gowariker film, built around a high-stakes cricket match against British officers to waive a tax, was only the third Indian film nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
What is "Lagaan"?
Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller about a killer shark terrorizing Amity Island is often credited as the first summer blockbuster.
What is "Jaws"?
The oldest of the four Vedas, this text is a collection of more than a thousand hymns, mostly dedicated to deities like Agni and Indra.
What is the Rigveda?
Since Trump’s second term began, there have been two record-breaking shutdowns: a 43-day full shutdown that ended in November 2025, then a partial shutdown that ended in April 2026 and lasted this many days.
What is 76?
Who coached the 1976 basketball squad, which remains the last NCAA men's team to finish an entire season completely undefeated?
Who is Bob Knight?
Kiran Rao directed this 2024 comedy-drama about two veiled brides who are accidentally swapped on a train in rural India, and it was India’s official submission for the 97th Academy Awards.
What is "Laapataa Ladies"?
In 1994, this Quentin Tarantino film, starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, won the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
What is "Pulp Fiction"?
This Hindu festival, held every 12 years at Prayag (Allahabad), Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik in rotation, is considered the largest peaceful gathering of people in the world, with pilgrims bathing in sacred rivers.
What is the Kumbh Mela?
If Democrats retake the House, this New York congressman and current Minority Leader could become the first elected Black Speaker.
Who is Hakeem Jeffries?
He was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 1981 after leading the Hoosiers to a national championship victory over North Carolina.
Who is Isiah Thomas?
Born in Allahabad, this actor was nearly named Inquilab, meaning ‘revolution,’ and his surname is actually his father’s pen name. His father was the poet who wrote ‘Madhushala.’
Who is Amitabh Bachchan?
Christopher Nolan’s 2014 sci-fi epic follows a team of astronauts traveling through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for humanity, with a score by Hans Zimmer built around a church organ.
What is "Interstellar"?
This 8th-century philosopher, born in Kerala, consolidated the Advaita Vedanta school, which holds that the individual self (Atman) and ultimate reality (Brahman) are identical.
Who is Adi Shankaracharya?
This jurist and social reformer chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly and is widely called the ‘Father of the Indian Constitution.
Who is B. R. Ambedkar?
This historic Big Ten football rivalry trophy, first contested in 1925, is awarded annually to the winner of the game between Indiana University and Purdue University.
What is the Old Oaken Bucket?