UIUC
Indian Geography
Bollywood
Indian Culture
General
100

The year that UIUC was established

What is 1867?

100

India's Capital

What is Delhi?

100

This actress, a former Miss World, became one of the first Bollywood stars to cross over to Hollywood

Who is Priyanka Chopra?

100

People throw colored powder during this spring "festival of colors."

What is Holi?

100

This is actually the largest organ in the human body.

What is the skin?

200

Two co-founders of this video-sharing website, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, were students at UIUC.

What is YouTube?

200

This river flows from the Himalayas across the northern plains into Bangladesh.

What is the Ganges?

200

This actor is the highest-paid actor in Hindi cinema.

 Who is Shah Rukh Khan?

200

This epic tells the story of Rama's journey to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.

What is Ramayana?

200

This is the smallest country in the world, located inside Rome.

What is Vatican City?

300

The oldest building on UIUC's campus

What is Mumford House?

300

This northwestern desert state is India's largest by land area.

What is Rajasthan?

300

Most Bollywood films are shot in this Indian city, home to the industry and its famous Film City studios.

What is Mumbai?

300

This ancient Indian system of medicine focused on balancing the mind, body, and spirit

What is Ayurveda?

300

This is the largest desert on Earth

What is Antarctica?

400

Illinois football last won the college national championship in this year

What is 1951?

400

India shares its longest international border with this neighbor, stretching over 4,000 km along the east.

What is Bangladesh?

400

“All is well” became an iconic phrase from this film.

What is 3 Idiots?

400

The number of main languages spoken in India

What is 122?

400

These are the seven modern wonders.

What are the Great Wall of China, Petra, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, the Colosseum, Christ the Redeemer, and the Taj Mahal?

500

This professor in the U of I Department of Entomology is the long-lost brother of which famous actor?

Who is Tom Hanks?

500

This is India's highest peak and the world's third-highest mountain.

What is Kangchenjunga?

500

This 2009 film sweeping 8 Oscars was set in Mumbai, though directed by Britain's Danny Boyle and based on the novel Q & A.

What is Slumdog Millionaire?

500

This 63-year-old sacred pilgrimage, the world's largest religious gathering, rotates among four riverside cities where devotees bathe to wash away sins.

What is the Kumbh Mela?

500

This product is often cited as the most shoplifted food in the world, with about 4% of it stolen.

What is Cheese?