Culture
What is a multi-course meal in Kashmiri cuisine called?
Wazwan
Which country had the largest number of casualties during the Second World War?
Russia (USSR); over 21 million casualties
This fountain has appeared in several Hollywood films including Roman Holiday, name the fountain.
Trevi Fountain
Which Indian political leader was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times but never actually won?
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
What is common between JK Rowling and Harry Potter?
Their birthdays; 31st July
What are Supriya Malhotra's two biggest fears (out of the many)?
Lizards, public speaking, technology, being photographed and the list is endless!
What was the heir apparent to the French crown called?
Dauphin of France
Where in India is the world's only floating post office located?
Srinagar; it's on a shikhara on the Dal Lake
Which colourful Indian politician's wife is named after an Indian sweet?
Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi
A prolific Hindi writer's real name was Dhanpat Rai Srivastava. What is his pseudonym?
Munshi Premchand
What is the ritual suicide unique to Samurai warriors called?
Harakiri
To which Hindu God was the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia dedicated?
Lord Vishnu; Later was converted to a Buddhist Temple; it is also the largest religious monument in the world.
In which modern-day country are the ruins of Troy located?
Turkey
Name the PM whose five-party cabinet included 12 women out of the total 19 at the time of formation.
Sanna Marin, PM of Finland. She is also currently the second-youngest head of state.
Which was Shakespeare's last play?
The Tempest
Identify the state in which the Hornbill festival is organised annually?
Nagaland
Which modern-day Indian state did the Ahom Dynasty rule over?
Assam; they ruled for 598 years
Name the town in the United States which was the site of the turning point in the civil war?
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In which year did the #BlackLivesMatter movement start?
#BlackLivesMatter movement started in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman.
Name the three books in the Ibis trilogy by Amitav Ghosh.
Sea of Poppies (2008), River of Smoke (2011), and Flood of Fire
Jallikattu is a festival in Tamil Nadu, what is a similar festival in Spain called?
The Pamplona Running of the Bulls, which takes place during the San Fermin festival.
Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr- what do all these women have in common?
They were Henry VIII's wives; the sixth one was Anne Boleyn
If I was standing in front of the Akhet Khufu, the tallest man-made structure in the world until the Lincoln Cathedral was built, which monument would I be looking at?
Great Pyramid of Giza
Name Narayan Murthy's relative who is the current Finance Minister of the United Kingdom?
His son-in-law; Rishi Sunak
On which momentous occasion did Maya Angelou recite her iconic poem 'On The Pulse Of The Morning'?
Bill Clinton's Presidential Inauguration; She was the second poet after Robert Forest to do so.