Trivia

I am a small red dot worn between the brows — a sun, a third eye, a marker of presence. What am I?

What’s the full birth name of the doll the world calls ‘Barbie’?

I have three wheels but I’m not a tricycle. I am king of the Indian street — yellow, green, or black. What am I?

The famous Hollywood sign originally spelled out something different. What?

I hang from your ears and dance every time you walk. What am I?

I am the tree under which the Buddha woke up. My heart-shaped leaves never stop whispering. What am I?

Why did New York earn the nickname ‘The Big Apple’?

I am a crunchy circle that snaps when you bite. I’m the loudest part of an Indian meal. What am I?

What is the original Sanskrit name for the game we now call Chess?

Multiply zero by any number and you get zero. Which Indian mathematician first formalised this rule?