Bollywood
What is the title of the 2007 blockbuster movie where Shah Rukh Khan plays a hockey coach named Kabir Khan?
Chak De! India.
Which traditional Indian dessert is made by reducing milk for hours until it thickens, often flavored with cardamom and saffron?
Rabdi (or Rabri)
Literal translation: "To hit an axe on your own foot." What is the original Hindi muhavra? Where there is a desire, there is a path.
Apne pair par kulhadi marna
Which legendary 1980s epic television series created by Ramanand Sagar brought entire Indian streets to a complete standstill every Sunday morning?
Ramayan
What universal item do Indian moms use as a weapon when you talk back or don't wake up on time?
Flying Chappal (or Belan)
Which actor played the iconic character of 'Circuit' in the Munna Bhai movies?
Arshad Warsi
What specific type of lentil is used to make the classic North Indian dish Dal Makhani?
Black Gram (Whole Urad Dal)
Literal translation: "Neither of the home, nor of the ghat." What is the original Hindi muhavra?
Ghar ka na ghat ka (Ghar ka jogi jogna...).
What was the name of India's iconic premier state-owned news and entertainment channel that featured a swirling logo and a famous instrumental theme song before private cable TV took over?
Doordarshan (DD National)
What do you call the circular steel spice box found in literally every single Indian kitchen?
Masala Dabba
What was the first Indian film nominated for an Oscar?
Mother India
What is the primary base ingredient used to make the dense, fudgy sweet known as Kaju Katli?
Cashew nuts (Kaju)
Literal translation: "To make castled palaces in the air."
Khayali pulao pakana (or Hawa mein qile banana)
Which popular 90s kids' show featured a magical pencil that could bring anything it drew into real life?
Shaka Laka Boom Boom
What is the universal rule for the plastic protective film that comes on a brand-new television, microwave, or remote control?
You never peel it off (leave it on until it peels by itself to keep it "new")
Who composed the iconic music for Slumdog Millionaire?
A.R. Rahman
Which distinct, pungent spice—often stored in a tiny container inside the spice box—is a dried tree resin used in tiny pinches to flavor dals, aloo, and pickles?
Asafoetida (Hing)
Literal Translation: "Which farm is this radish from?"
kis khet ki mooli
Which iconic 90s washing powder commercial famously featured a revolving white-frock cartoon girl and a catchy jingle that names four women: "Radha, Hema, Rekha, aur Jaya"?
+100 points if you can sing the song
Nirma ("Washing Powder Nirma...")
When you buy groceries and accumulate a massive collection of plastic or cloth shopping bags, where is the designated, mandatory storage spot for all of those extra bags?
Inside one single, giant bag (The "Bag of Bags" behind the door or under the sink).
Which 1970s Bollywood film was inspired by The Godfather?
Dharmatma
Sindhi Koki is a famous, thick, delicious breakfast flatbread. While it is packed with wheat flour, onions, and green chilies, which specific sour fruit-derived spice powder gives it its signature tangy bite?
Anardana powder (Dried pomegranate seed powder) or Amchur (dry mango powder)
Literal translation: "The buffalo belongs to the one who holds the stick."
Jiski laathi uski bhains.
In the legendary 90s detective show Byomkesh Bakshi, what did the brilliant protagonist famously prefer to call himself instead of a "detective"?
Satyanweshi (Truth-seeker)
What is the unwritten rule regarding the brand of the blue-and-white metal biscuit tin that is secretly hoarding sewing supplies (needles and thread) in the cupboard?
Royal Dansk Danish Butter Cookies