History
These South Asian countries gained liberation from the British between 1947 and 1948.
Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India
This is the Hindu festival of light.
What is Diwali?
This traditional dessert, made with carrots and milk, is popular in North India and Pakistan.
What is gajar ka halwa?
The Himalayas
The Ganges River flows ______________ from the Himalayas.
East
This ancient Indian civilization is one of the largest and oldest in the world.
What is the Indus Valley Civilization?
What is also known as the festival of colors in India?
Holi
This is a type of flat bread traditionally cooked in a clay oven.
What is naan?
Name five countries of South Asia
Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Maldives
What two countries in South Asia primarily practice Islam?
Pakistan and Bangladesh
This is an independent island country in the North-Central Indian Ocean. Traders from Arab countries, Malaya, Madagascar, Indonesia, and China visited the islands through the centuries.
What is Maldives?
What holiday symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Nepal?
Dasain/Dashain
This is an Indian sweet made of a coil of batter fried and steeped in syrup.
What is Jalebi?
Pakistan borders India to the ____________ and Afghanistan to the ___________.
West, Northeast
This country is known as the "land of the thunder dragon."
Bhutan
In 1971, an internal crisis in Pakistan resulted in a third war between India and Pakistan and the secession of East Pakistan, causing this country to become an independent state.
What is considered one of the oldest Sri Lankan festivals?
Kandy Esala Perahera
This South Asian country has the highest cinnamon export in the world.
What is Sri Lanka?
What two bodies of water surround India?
Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea
Originally the sacred text Sanskrit could only be read by:
The priestly caste (Brahmins)
Since 1706, this country has gone through 26 different flags.
What is Afghanistan?
What is also known as the "Mask Dance Festival" in Bhutan?
Tschechu
This is an uneven, deep-fried bread.
What is puri?
What is the North most state of India?
Jammu and Kashmir
Indian and Bangladeshi industries are known to manufacture:
Iron