Indian Trivia
True or False: India have the biggest democracy in the world.
True
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What process do bats use to locate their prey?
Echoloction
Who is Anjali's great great grandmother and grandfather from the Koduri side?
Kanayya and Durgammama
Matsya warned of a disaster that threatened all life that resembled catastrophes in several other religions. What was the doom that this avatar saved the first man, Mannu, from?
Flood
Which politician is the youngest person to ever hold office in India
Droupadi Murmu
The McMahon Line forms part of the de facto boundary between which two countries?
India and China
What physical measurement is technically defined as force divided by area over which that force is being applied?
Pressure
What is the full name of the high-school Anjali goes to?
Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health & Science
What does Vishnu hold in all his hands?
Chakra, Conch, Lotus, Kaumodaki (mace or club)
Known for leading the first European expedition to reach India by sea, the largest city in the state of Goa is named after which Portuguese explorer?
Vasco Da Gama
What is the name of the smallest country in the world?
What does the acronym STEAM stand for in education?
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math
Out of all the kids gathered here today, state their names and level of educations (i.e. middle school, college, etc.)
Niki: Preschool
Saket: Middle School
Pandu: Middle School
Anju: High School
Pratheek: High School
Vishnu: College
Vivek Anna: Med School
Divya Pinni: Masters (bonus point!)
Name all the ten reincarnations of Vishnu.
Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vaman, Parashuram, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki
India is one of the few countries in the world that's deemed biologically "mega-diverse." In fact, almost a quarter of its land is covered by which biome.
Forest
Which country is also called The Netherlands?
Holland
What are the processes called when a state of matter goes form solid to gas and when it goes from gas to solid.
Sublimation and Desublimation (deposition)
How many grand children are there in total from Balaram Tata's three oldest kids?
Eleven
What does Sankranti or Pongal celebrate? And, what God is usually celebrated on this occasion?
The Harvest Festival; Surya
Neeraj Chopra; Javelin
How many time-zones does Russia have?
Eleven
What is Elon Musk's first company that he founded?
Zip2
What hair color did Anju have as a child? And, how many colors did her eyes turn throughout the years?
Brown with blonde highlights; blue, green, hazel, grey (4)
Which river did Lopamudra become?
Kaveri