Around South Asia
This island nation lies directly south of India and is sometimes called the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean.”
What is Sri Lanka?
This yogurt-based drink can be sweet, salty, or flavored with mango.
What is lassi?
This festival of lights is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists.
What is Diwali?
This famous white-marble monument in Agra was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
What is the Taj Mahal?
This sport is followed obsessively across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
What is cricket?
This mountain range stretches across countries including India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, and China.
What are the Himalayas?
This triangular fried pastry is commonly filled with potatoes, peas, or meat.
What is a samosa?
During this colorful spring festival, people traditionally throw colored powder and water.
What is holi?
This ancient civilization developed major cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro thousands of years ago.
What is the Indus Valley Civilization?
The Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, is popularly known by this nickname.
What is Bollywood?
This South Asian country is famous for having a national flag that is not rectangular.
What is Nepal?
Despite its name, this orange-colored dish was likely developed in Britain using South Asian culinary influences.
What is butter chicken/chicken tikka masala?
This Muslim holiday marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan and is celebrated widely across South Asia.
What is eid-al-fitr?
This empire ruled much of the Indian subcontinent from the 1500s through the early 1700s, with rulers including Akbar and Shah Jahan.
What is the Mughal Empire?
India and Pakistan frequently face each other in this international tournament for cricket's shortest format.
What is the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?
This river flows through India and Bangladesh before joining the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta and emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
What is the Brahmaputra River?
Hyderabadi, Lucknowi, and Kolkata are all famous regional versions of this rice dish.
What is biryani?
This harvest festival from Tamil culture is traditionally celebrated by cooking newly harvested rice with milk.
What is pongal?
Located in modern-day Pakistan, this historic city served as an important center of the Mughal Empire and is home to the Badshahi Mosque.
What is Lahore?
This composer won two Academy Awards for his work on Slumdog Millionaire.
Who is A. R. Rahman?
This country is home to Mount Everest and the birthplace traditionally associated with the Buddha.
What is Nepal?
The word for this spice blend literally translates roughly to “hot mixture,” although it doesn't necessarily mean spicy-hot.
What is garam masala?
During this major Bengali festival, elaborate temporary structures called pandals are built to honor this goddess.
Who/what is Durga?
This emperor embraced Buddhism after witnessing the devastation of the Kalinga War and later helped spread the religion across Asia.
Who is Ashoka?
This Indian athlete became the first from the country to win an individual Olympic gold medal in track and field.
Who is Neeraj Chopra?