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100

The author of the Indian (subcontinent) national anthem, 'Jana Gana Mana'.

Who is Rabindranath Tagore?

100

Delivered speech about at World's Parliament of Religions in 1893

Who was Swami Vivekananda?

100

Who was the mother of Karna?

Who is Kunti?

100

Which Indian naval ship launched in 2023 became the first indigenous aircraft carrier completely designed and built in India?

INS Vikrant

100

This Canadian ice hockey legend has the most career points in NHL history.

Who is Wayne Gretzky?

100

Who was Canada’s first prime minister?

Who is John A. Macdonald?

200

The massacre that revolutionary Udham Singh avenged by assassinating Michael O'Dwyer in 1940 

What is Jallianwala Bagh?

200

Which ancient Indian astronomer calculated the length of the solar year with remarkable accuracy?

Who is Aryabhata?

200

Ganga devi was brought down to Earth by which ancestor of Lord Rama

Who is King Bhagiratha?

200

Who was the first Indian to feature on Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 most powerful women?

Who is Indra Nooyi (CEO of PepsiCo)?

200

This artist has the nickname 6ix God.

Who is Drake?


(Who is Aubrey Graham?)

200

Which Canadian province joined Confederation last?

What is Newfoundland and Labrador?

300

The first major war of Indian Independence (when and what)

What is the Sepoy Mutiny of 1867?

300

This Bhakti saint composed abhangas and advocated devotion to Vitthala.

Who is Sant Tukaram?

300

This Parva of the Mahabharata describes the Bhagavad Gita discourse.

What is the Bhishma Parva?

300

What was the name of the first Indian satellite launched into space?

What is the Aryabhatta?

300

The telephone was invented by this Scottish-Canadian inventor.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

300

This 1931 statute granted Canada full legislative independence from the United Kingdom.

What is the Statute of Westminster?

400

Which leader founded the (Akhil Bharat) Hindu Mahasabha in 1915?

Who was Madan Mohan Malaviya?

400

This saint and philosopher, author of Dasbodh, became guru to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Who was Samarth Ramdas Swami?

400

Which Upanishad contains the Mahāvākya “Tat Tvam Asi”?

What is the Chandogya Upanishad?

400

Which Indian city is famous for its floating post office (only one in the world)?

What is Srinagar (Dal Lake)?

400

This Canadian tech entrepreneur co-founded Shopify (largest non-bank company in Canada) in 2006.

Who is Tobias Lütke

400

This battle in 1917 is often cited as the birth of Canadian national identity on the world stage.

What is the Battle of Vimy Ridge?

500

This newspaper, founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, became a fiery voice for Indian nationalism.

What is Kesari?

500

The philosopher associated with Vishishtadvaita Vedanta.

Who is Ramanujacharya?

500
Name the 7 Kands (books or sections) of the Ramayan
  • Bala Kand – Rama’s birth and childhood

  • Ayodhya Kand – Events leading to Rama’s exile

  • Aranya Kand – Rama’s forest life and Sita’s abduction

  • Kishkindha Kand – Alliance with Sugriva and the Vanaras

  • Sundar Kand – Hanuman’s journey to Lanka

  • Lanka Kand / Yuddha Kand – War with Ravana and Sita’s rescue

  • Uttara Kand – Aftermath, Sita’s exile, Lava-Kusha, and Rama’s departure

500

Who was the first Indian astronaut to travel to space? And in which year?

Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian astronaut to travel to space, flying aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 on April 3, 1984.

500
This pair of UofT scientists discovered insulin in 1921.

Who are Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles Best?

500

This 1970 crisis involved the FLQ and the kidnapping of two public officials in Quebec.

What is the October Crisis?