Diwali
Diwali 2
Bollywood
Indians at Harvard
Famous Indians
100
In North India, Diwali is the celebration of Ram defeating the evil deity ____, king of the island of _____.

What is Ravan (Ravana) and Lanka

100

Diwali is celebrated over ___ days

What is 5.

100

Om Shanti Om features famous actor ______ and famous actress _____.

Who are Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.

100

Karina can always be spotted with this person.

Who is Vishnu Emani

100

First woman chief economist of the IMF

Who is Gita Gopinath

200

Ram was exiled from this city.

What is Ayodhya

200

On the third day of Diwali, ______ is held to honor the goddess of prosperity.

What is Lakshmi Puja.
200

By far the highest grossing Bollywood movie of all time is ____ and features actor _____

What is Dangal and who is Aamir Khan.

200

The Dharma Arti Space is under this freshman dorm and entryway

What is Canaday B

200

Full name of the first prime minister of India

Who is Jawaharlal Nehr

300

Sivakasi is a town in this state that produced 90% of the firecracker sales of the country.

What is Tamil Nadu.

300

The moon phase on the 3rd day of Diwali

What is a new moon (moon is not visible).

300

This famous actor is married to a famous actress who won Miss World 1994 (and is the son of another famous actor).

Who is Abhishek Bachchan

300

This sophomore is not Indian but on the board of SAA

Who is Aaron Zheng

300

This cricketer has led India to the most ICC trophies for any Indian cricket captain.

Who is M.S. Dhoni

400

The 5th day of Diwali is called ___ and celebrates brothers and sisters.

What is Bhai Dooj

400

Kolam is the South Indian name for this form of art commonly practiced around Diwali.

What is Rangoli.
400

The best Bollywood song of all time, Chammak Challo, is from this movie and is sung by this artist.

What is Ra One and who is Akon

400

Name two members of Rohil's SAA sib fam

Who are Varun Suraj Tilly Krishna, Afiya Rahman, or Aabriti Khanal.

400

This Indian actress is known for starring in the teen Netflix show that every Indian has watched recently.

Who is Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.

500

The months of the Hindu Lunar calendar that Diwali falls in (2 answers accepted).

What is Ashwayuja or Kartika.

500

Sikhs celebrate Diwali as the day Guru Hargobind Ji was released from the captivity of Mughal ruler Jahangir. What is the name of this holiday.

What is Bandi Chhor Divas

500
This is Rohil's Favorite Bollywood Movie

What is Dhoom 2.

500

Rohil's Ghungroo position from last year.

What is Props Director (and Build Team).

500

This Indian author won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Who is Jhumpa Lahiri