Riddles
I have no mass and cannot be seen, but I am the reason you see anything at all. What am I?
Light (Photons)
What do we call a rocky object from space that survives passing through Earth’s atmosphere and lands on the ground?
A meteorite
How many chambers are found in a healthy human heart?
4
In the show The Big Bang Theory, what is the home city of Rajesh Koothrappali?
New Delhi
Which Belgian city is famous for diamonds, a trade also strongly linked to India?
Antwerp
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A Map
What acronym refers to India's first successful mission to Mars?
MOM (Mars Orbiter Mission)
What is the name of the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen?
Hemoglobin
Which Indian actor became internationally known for roles in Life of Pi, Jurassic World, and The Amazing Spider-Man?
Irrfan Khan
This spice is key in Belgian speculoos and is also commonly used in Indian dishes like biryani and garam masala. Which spice is it?
Cinnamon
What bird do you associate with lifting weight?
A crane
Which planet in our Solar System is known for having the largest rings?
Saturn
Which human organ is the primary site of detoxification and is famously the only internal organ capable of regrowing to full size from as little as 25% of its original tissue?
The liver
Which 2018 thriller was Netflix’s first Indian original series?
Sacred Games
Which Belgian comic book reporter traveled to India in "Cigars of the Pharaoh"?
Tintin
I have two poles but no north or south. I can push you away or pull you close, but I have no hands. What am I?
A Magnet
What is the term for the point in a black hole beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape?
The event horizon
Which Indian-American won the 1968 Nobel Prize for cracking the genetic code?
Har Gobind Khorana
Which Oscar-winning film features the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and is set partly in India?
Slumdog Millionaire
In which year was the Indian embassy in Belgium opened?
1948
Nobody has ever walked this way. Which way is it?
The Milky Way
Which Belgian priest and physicist first proposed the "Big Bang" theory?
Georges Lemaître
What is the only part of the human body that has no blood supply and receives oxygen directly from the air?
The cornea (the outermost transparent layer of the eye)
I am a show where the protagonist’s name is a color, his profession is a "Master," and his greatest enemy is a man who hides behind a "Chicken" mask. What am I?
Breaking Bad (Walter White, a "Master" chemist, vs. Gus Fring of Los Pollos Hermanos)
Who was the first King of the Belgians to make a diplomatic visit to India?
King Philippe (2017)