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Trivia

The kind that makes someone go, 'wait, really?'

A fresh set rotates in tomorrow.

  • The only ATM in the world that gives instructions in Latin is in which country?

  • Which country’s currency is the oldest continuously circulating one in the world?

  • The shortest scheduled commercial flight in the world lasts about 90 seconds. Where?

  • The Ganges river supports over 1,900 species of fauna. But it also holds an untested secret — what unusual property does its water have?

  • There’s a 1,600-year-old iron pillar in the middle of Delhi that has never rusted. Why?

  • Which dish, so unassuming, was served on the day of Akbar’s coronation?

  • What did the ten heads of Ravana traditionally represent?

  • In an Indian botanical garden lives a single tree so vast it looks like a forest. What kind of tree is it?

  • Which ancient language did NASA researchers identify as potentially the most suitable for AI programming?

  • Diwali isn’t only a Hindu festival. Name two other religions that celebrate it.