India: Icons
This "Badshah of Bollywood" has his own wax statue at Madame Tussauds.
Who is Shah Rukh Khan?
This city, the capital of Canada, is often mistaken for Toronto or Vancouver.
What is Ottawa?
This river is considered the most sacred in Hinduism and originates from the Gangotri Glacier.
What is the Ganges (Ganga)?
In this game, players drop into an island to be the last one standing, often "flossing" after a win.
What is Fortnite?
This US President issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This tech leader, born in Madurai, became the CEO of Google in 2015.
Who is Sundar Pichai?
This is the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area.
What is Lake Superior?
This state holds the record for the highest average rainfall in the world.
What is Meghalaya?
This strategy board game, originally known as Chaturanga, traces its roots to ancient India.
What is Chess?
This woman was the first female Prime Minister of India, serving in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
Who is Indira Gandhi?
The "Flying Sikh" of India who famously missed an Olympic bronze by 1/100th of a second.
Who is Milkha Singh?
This country is home to the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.
What is the United Arab Emirates?
This state is India's smallest by geographical area.
What is Goa?
This Nintendo character’s first appearance was in the game Donkey Kong as "Jumpman."
Who is Mario?
This international group was formed after World War I with the primary goal to maintain world peace, but it ultimately failed to prevent WWII.
What is the League of Nations?
This 2024 film featured the song "Naatu Naatu," which won an Oscar for Best Original Song.
What is RRR?
This island nation is the smallest country in the world by land area.
What is Vatican City?
This desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, covers most of Rajasthan.
What is the Thar Desert?
Which 2020 Nintendo title became a cultural phenomenon by allowing players to develop their own deserted islands during the pandemic?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
This Polish scientist proposed the heliocentric theory, arguing the sun, not the earth, was the center of the universe.
Who is Copernicus?
He is known as the "Missile Man of India" and served as the 11th President.
Who is APJ Abdul Kalam?
This South American river is the largest in the world by discharge volume.
What is the Amazon River?
This peak is the highest mountain located entirely within India's borders.
What is Kangchenjunga?
This 2023 game won "Game of the Year" and is based on the Dungeons & Dragons universe.
What is Baldur's Gate 3?
This revolutionary famously said, "Give me blood and I will give you freedom".
Who is Subhash Chandra Bose?