It's all relative
Go Cats
The keyboard is mightier than the sword
Getting Down With the Brown
SHOW us what you've got
100

Name any 2 of Heena's 1st cousins once removed, or 2nd cousins once removed.

Acceptable answers include (but are not limited to:) Stella, Dresden, Castilleia, Mila. Basically any cousin's kids or second cousin's kids

100

What year was Northwestern founded?

1851

100

What is the most followed news or news-related twitter account?

CNN Breaking News - @cnnbrk

100

Who is mainly credited with introducing yoga to the Western world?

Swami Vivekananda

100

How many households watched "La Casa de Papel" aka "Money Heist" according to Netflix? (+/- 2 million) Hint: Netflix defines "watched" as having watched at least 2 minutes

65 million

200

Name a Bollywood personality OTHER THAN AMITABH BACHCHAN who is part of the Kayastha parivar (+5 points for each additional name, up to 20 points).

Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to, Shatrugan Sinha, Sonu Nigam, Sonakshi Sinha, Neil Nitin Mukesh
200

How much money has the Northwestern University Dance Marathon raised for charities since its founding in 1975? (+/- $1 million) 

Over $20 million
200

(DOUBLE POINTS) What was the exact name of the article (written by Heena Srivastava) that was later included in a introductory journalism class's syllabus?

Hey journalists, be human

200

Who is the highest paid Indian celebrity?

Akshay Kumar

200

Which show broke (and currently holds) the record for the longest consecutive appearance on Netflix's daily top ten list?

Avatar the Last Airbender

300

How many people in the US have the last name "Srivastava"? (+/- 100)

1,893

300

What is the average starting salary of a Medill graduate? (+/- $1000)

$46,499 (2017 data)

300

The earliest forms of Western journalism were handwritten newsletters used to convey political, military, and economic news quickly and efficiently throughout Europe. Which government is credited with first publishing something like this?

Government of Venice

300

Which US metropolitan statistical area has the SECOND largest number of Indian Americans?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

300

How many Youtube subscribers does Prajakta Koli (star of Netflix show "Mismatched) have? (+/- 0.3 million)

5.98 Million

400

What is the Sanskrit word for Heena's relation to Asha and Ahana? (Hint: She is their "aunt" in English and their "bua" in Hindi)

पितृभगिनी pitRbhaginI

400
What sorority did Northwestern alumni and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, join during her time at Northwestern?

Kappa Kappa Gamma

Bonus: What year was she admitted into Northwestern?

400

The oldest surviving newspaper did not begin with a title. It began with a(n) ...

apology! (I do not understand Old English enough to know what they are apologizing for I'm sorry)

400

What year did the earliest recorded emigrant from India come to the US? (+/- 5 years)

1790

400

In Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy," how many women (who were not pregnant, previous to the childbirth) simultaneously gave birth on October 1, 1989? 

43

500

What is the origin of the name "Srivastava"?

It is derived directly from the Sanskrit root word vás meaing "to dwell" OR it originates from the former name of the Swat River, which is said to be the place of origin of this clan.

500

Who is the wealthiest Northwestern alumni historically?

Lester Crown, Class of 1946.

Bonus: What is his net worth (+/- $100 million)

500
What was the New York Times quote of the day on December 29, 1998 and who said it?

''We should dig a hole and bury the past and look ahead to the 21st century with a clean slate.''

-Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia.


500

What is the scientific name of the Hina/Henna plant?

Lawsonia inermis

500

In the game "True American" (commonly featured in Fox's "New Girl"), what is shouted before the shotgun tipoff?

"Abe Lincoln, George Washington -- Cherry Tree!"
"1, 2, 3, 4 JFK-FDR"