Nervous Nineties
Yeh Jo Desh
Historigram
You Only Look Once
Six Syllable Words
200
This was the highest-grossing movie of 1996 with a sequel coming out in 2016
What is Independence Day?
200
'Father of the White Revolution'
Who is V Kurien?
200
A jail cures us but friends killed him.
Who is Julius Caesar?
200
Reporting for duty
Who is Stephen Colbert?
200
The story of your life as written by you
What is Autobiography?
400
The buildup operations started with the Desert Shield. Though the Storm, which followed it, happened for a brief period – from 17 January to 28 February, it had the most lasting effect. Granby, Daguet, Locusta and Friction played the supporting roles to the main Storm.
What is the Gulf War?
400
It is a mountain pass in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan in western India. It connects Rajsamand and Pali districts, 40km from Udaipur. The name of this very famous place is believed to have come from the ‘yellow soil. Akbar and Maharana Pratap fought here.
What is Haldighati?
400
A grand loaner in his schemes against the reds.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
400
Inaugration of the Special Olympics. 
What is DOW chemicals, Bhopal Gas Tragedy?
400
In this type of complex one has a persistent sense of inadequacy or a tendency to self-diminishment
What is Inferiority?
600
Initially named, Race and Chase, the police brutality, initially an unintended consequence, was loved by the testers and hence was left in the development.
What is GTA?
600
It is a tropical tree, native to India and it was apparently from India that it reached the Persians. The Arabs called it ‘Date of India’.
What is Tamarind?
600
Hated for ill treatment of millions
Who is Adolf Hitler?
600
The first celebrity to come out of a TV show, this cab driver broke the norm that anyone could do it, and it's not just for the elite. He won because he was a a registered tour guide in London.
What is BBC Mastermind?
600
This literally means in the middle of land
What is the Mediterranean?
800
This historical city, also known as ‘the thousand-year capital’, is the home of several UNESCO World Heritage Sites and also holds about 20% of the country’s National Treasures. The Asian city came into the spotlight in 1997 with 192 countries that are currently following suit.
What is Kyoto?
800
In 2005, there were calls to delete this word and substitute it with the word Kashmir. The argument was that this was no longer a part of India, having become part of Pakistan as a result of the Partition of 1947. The Supreme Court rejected the appeal with the argument that people of such ethnicities are still present in India.
Why is Sindh in Jana Gana Mana?
800
Solemn and lean he was finally freed to lead.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
800
"I came in with it. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don't go out with it"
What is Halley's Comet, Mark Twain and Dr Strangelove?
800
When fats and oils smell good with alcohol
What is Saponification?
1000
The 4-word headline on the front page of TOI in Feb 22, 2006, shocked the nation. It was about an unfortunate incident that took place in front of several ‘eyewitnesses’ in a Delhi-restaurant during April 1999.
What is No one Killed Jessica?
1000
It’s thought to be derived from a practice during WWII. To cope up with the shortage of diesel, trucks would be filled to the brim with kerosene instead. The kerosene made the vehicles highly flammable and prone to exploding at the slightest accident.
What is Horn OK Please?
1000
Tough up a section for this modern dictator
Who is Augusto Pinochet?
1000
This first picture is Hansa Mehta. She is an Indian reformist and activist credited with making the First Amendment to the UNHRD to Eleanor Roosevelt's statement.
Who changed all Men are created equal to all human beings are created equal?
1000
He was the accidental prime minister who brought forth this
What is Liberalization?