Geography
Which mountain range dominates the northern border of South Asia?
What is the Himalayas?
This is the most widely spoken language in India?
What is Hindi?
This Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, is the largest in the world by number of films produced annually.
What is Bollywood?
This popular Indian film industry is known for its music-heavy movies, often featuring elaborate song and dance sequences?
What is Bollywood?
This river, considered sacred in Hinduism, flows through India and Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
What is the Ganges River?
This Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Bangledesh?
What is Bengali?
This legendary Indian actor, known as the "King of Bollywood," has starred in films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, My Name is Khan, and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Who is Shah Rukh Khan?
This popular Indian singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Her siblings include Asha Bosle and Usha Mangeshkar.
Who is Lata Mangeshkar?
This country, bordered by China, India, and Nepal, is known for its Himalayan landscapes and is often called the "Land of Thunder Dragon."
What is Bhutan?
This language is the national language of Pakistan and is mutually intelligible with Hindi in spoken form.
What is Urdu?
This 2008 film, directed by Danny Boyle, follows a young man from the slums of Mumbai who wins big on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
What is Slumdog Millionaire?
This pair of hand-played drums is a staple of Indian classical, folk, and film music.
What is the tabla?
The Maldives, a tropical nation in this body of water consists of around 1200 islands most of which are in this body of water.
This Dravidian language, spoken primarily in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, is one of the world's oldest living languages.
What is Tamil?
The comedy film which was released in 2009 and became the highest-grossing Bollywood film starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R.Madhavan, and Sharmi Joshi.
What is 3-idiots?
This legendary Indian musician is credited with popularizing the sitar in the West and influenced artists like The Beatles' George Harrison.
Who is Ravi Shankar?
The Thar Desert is located primarily in this country, known for its capital, Jaipur, and the historic region of Rajasthan.
What is India?
How many languages are spoken in India?
(two acceptable answers)
What is 121?
What is 22? (officially recognized by the Indian government?)
A famous hindi drama film released in 2001, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Sharukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, and Kareena Kapoor. This Sri Lankan film, which won the prestigious Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, tells the story of a boy caught in the civil war.
What is "Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham"
This South Indian classical music tradition, distinct from Hindustani classical music, features complex ragas and compositions called kritis.
What is Carnatic Classical?