Films
This 2023 Bollywood blockbuster starring Shah Rukh Khan became one of the highest-grossing Indian films ever. Name the film & the director
Jawan-Atlee
This NBA player remains the only athlete to win league MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season, doing so in 1988.
MJ
This European capital, divided for decades by a famous wall, sits on the River Spree
Berlin
At its 2025 developer conference, Apple surprised users by jumping its software naming system ahead and unveiling this operating system as the successor to iOS 18
iOs 26
Name all binge and bite former names
Chai Shai, Chit Chat, Loko Moko
Who is the legendary Indian playback singer in Bollywood who passed away recently?
Asha Bhosle
Who is the only other person to have the same Grand Slam titles as Novak Djokovic
Margaret Court
This plateau, covering much of peninsular India, is bordered by the Western and Eastern Ghats and rich in mineral resources.
Deccan
This scientist formulated the laws of planetary motion before Newton explained them gravitationally.
Kepler
A group of friends were expelled from Ashoka due to a placement process fiasco. Name the 3 people from the same school, who were involved, and narrate the fiasco.
Zahaan, Atharv, Rehaan, etc. They changed their grade on AMS
This 1994 Hollywood film, starring Tom Hanks, won six Academy Awards and told the life story of a slow-witted but kind-hearted man.
Forrest Gump
How Many Medals does Michael Phelps have in the olympics? 50 points extra for breakdown
28- 23g, 3s, 2b
Bordering both China and Pakistan, this cold desert district of India contains the Siachen Glacier, the Nubra Valley, and the strategic Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip
Ladakh
Made, in 2015 this was landmark international agreement aimed at limiting global warming.
Paris Agreement
Name 5 black box plays that did not happen this semester.
Shikhandi, Bombay Dying, Hungama Ho Gaya, Tales of the Raj, Two Lives, Kotha, etc.
In Hindi cinema history, this 1975 “curry western” directed by Ramesh Sippy is often called the greatest Indian film ever made. (Clue: Coin)
Sholay
Max Verstappen's maiden championship was surrounded a controversy regarding a FIA law? Who was the racing director involved and a famous radio message from this?
Michael Masi- lapped cars only between ver and ham were allowed to unlap themselves?- Toto we went car racing & No Michael No
The only active volcano in India is located on this island in the Andaman Sea.
Barren Island
This 18th-century French prison, stormed on July 14, 1789, became the defining symbolic flashpoint of the French Revolution
Storming of the Bastille
A lot has changed at Ashoka over the past 4 years. Some would say that a single event within this time frame started a butterfly effect, which led to most of the new on-campus measures, in turn effecting the entirety of Ashoka. Describe the incident, the person directly affected, and what they did immediately after the incident.
The bottle incident, where a bottle fell on VG's head from the 8th floor of RH3. He got up, held his head, and ran to the infirmary.
This Hindi film, whose villain never appears on screen for nearly half its runtime, was India’s official submission to the Oscars in 2002 and is remembered for Aamir Khan’s rural tax rebellion.
Lagaan
Only tennis player who completed a _____ by holding all four majors simultaneously across 2002–03, then repeated the feat across 2014–15. Name the player and the feat
Serena Williams, Serena Slam
This mountain pass in India is widely considered the most dangerous in the world. This is also where Prad had a gand phaad experience. Name the pass, and the two main destinations it connects.
Zoji La Pass
In one of luxury fashion’s biggest 2025 shake-ups, this former Bottega Veneta designer was appointed artistic director of Chanel, succeeding Virginie Viard in a move watched across the industry.
Matthieu Blazy
The end of Seniors Week is synonymous with a big event on campus. Name the event, and the secret location of its latest edition, as well as the location they moved to after the guards and wardens were alerted.
Boler Room. Service Shaft inside the women's washroom on the first floor of Sports MPH. They moved to the AC04 basement.