India: Culture
This traditional art form uses henna paste to create designs on hands and feet.
What is Mehndi (Henna)?
He is officially known as the "Father of the Nation" in India.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
In The Matrix, this color pill allows Neo to see the truth.
What is the Red Pill?
This "Red Planet" is the target for future human colonization by SpaceX.
What is Mars?
This term describes the phenomenon where one person's post is shared rapidly by millions.
What is going viral?
This "Festival of Lights" commemorates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya.
What is Diwali?
This Mughal Emperor built the Taj Mahal as a testament of love for his wife.
Who is Shah Jahan?
This author wrote Frankenstein, often considered the first science fiction novel.
Who is Mary Shelley?
This first Indian citizen entered space in 1984 aboard a Soviet spacecraft.
Who is Rakesh Sharma?
In 2021, what social media giant officially changed its corporate name to reflect its focus on building a persistent, shared 3D virtual universe?
Meta (formerly Facebook)
This 2nd-century BCE UNESCO World Heritage site in Maharashtra consists of 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments famous for masterpieces of religious art and frescoes.
What are the Ajanta Caves?
This 1919 massacre in Amritsar became a turning point in the Indian independence movement.
What is the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
This AI system turned against humanity in the Terminator franchise.
What is Skynet?
This is the closest star to Earth (other than the Sun).
What is Proxima Centauri?
What specific term describes the AI-driven system that determines which content appears in a user’s feed, often blamed for creating "filter bubbles"?
The Algorithm
In the Indian musical tradition, this term refers to the melodic framework used for improvisation, while "Tala" refers to the rhythmic cycle.
What is a Raga?
This female ruler of Jhansi fought against the British in the Rebellion of 1857.
Who is Rani Lakshmibai?
This fictional metal is what makes up Captain America's shield and Black Panther's suit.
What is Vibranium?
This telescope, launched in 2021, is currently the most powerful space telescope.
What is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)?
This 2024 term refers to someone who is obsessed with being "Alpha" or "Sigma" online.
What is "Brainrot" (or Sigma culture)?
This rhythmic Indian martial art originated in the state of Kerala. It's sometimes called the "mother of all martial arts".
What is Kalaripayattu or Kalari?
This Buddhist Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty converted to non-violence after the Kalinga War.
Who is Ashoka the Great?
This "Law" states that robots may not injure a human being.
What is Asimov's First Law of Robotics?
This is the term for a star that has collapsed under its own gravity to a point of infinite density.
What is a Black Hole?
This professional networking site was acquired by Microsoft in 2016.
What is LinkedIn?