BRAIN test

The theme this week is “India”.

1. Name the mausoleum in Agra, built in the 17th century, that became a Unesco World Heritage site in 1983.

2. Name the largest member of the cat family — the national animal of India.

3. Name the 1982 bio-pic for which Ben Kingsley won the Best Actor Oscar and which features a scene with the most extras in film

(300 000), a record that’s unlikely to be surpassed.

4. Which Danny Boyle-directed film features a boy (played by Dev Patel) who is accused of cheating in a TV quiz game?

5. What “H” is a Hindu festival that celebrates the end of winter? It’s also known as the “Festival of Colour”.

6. What Rajasthan city lends its name to the trousers worn by horse riders?

7. Which Rudyard Kipling set of stories features a man-cub called Mowgli?

8. Which of these singers was born in India? A) Shirley Bassey, B) Lady Gaga, C) Cliff Richard, D) Sam Smith

9. In computer science, what “A” is a picture representing a person; it comes from the Sanskrit for the “human incarnation of God during times of distress”?

10. Which former Indian cricketer was known as the “Little Master”?

11. Which one of these countries does not share a border with India? A) Bhutan, B) Myanmar, C) Bangladesh, D) Laos

12. What is the most populous city in India? A) Mumbai, B) Kolkata, C) Chennai, D) Bangalore

13. What was the name of the city of Chennai prior to 1996?

14. Which colour would you associate with the city of Jaipur (buildings were painted this colour for a visit by the future King Edward VII)? A) Green, B) Blue, C) Pink, D) Orange

15. Name the musician, mentor of George Harrison and father of Nora Jones.

16. What “D” is a name (common in India) for Coriander or Cilantro?

17. Who was the first prime minister of an independent India in 1947? A) Indira Gandhi, B) Jawaharlal Nehru, C) Lal

Bahadur Shastri, D) Morarji Desai

18. Who wrote the novel “A Passage to India”?

19. Pachisi is the national game of India and uses wooden pieces and cowrie shells. Pachisi denote the number 25 — this game has been modified and patented in Europe as what? (Clue: it means “I play” in Latin.)

20. Which India-born British actress starred in “Dr Zhivago”, “Fahrenheit 451” and “Darling”, for which she won an Oscar? Answers on this page