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1 Calcutta 7 Mother Teresa tended to the sick & dying in the slums of this city for about 50 years, dying there herself in 1997
2 Pakistan 5 India & this country have been disputing ownership of Kashmir since 1947
3 Bombay 5 "Rajah Harishandra", India's first full-length story film, premiered in 1913 in this city, a future film center
4 Bhopal 4 In 1984 thousands were killed by a gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in this city
5 Agra 4 Mumtaz knows it's the northern India city that's home to the Pearl Mosque & the Taj Mahal
6 the Ganges 4 The Bhagirathi & Alaknada rivers join to form this sacred river
7 Nehru 4 The British jailed him 9 times between 1921 & 1945; in 1947 he became prime minister
8 Portugal 3 In 1961 Indian forces invaded the territory of Goa & took it from this European power
9 New Delhi 3 In this city you'll find the National Museum & the Rashtrapati Bhavan or President's House
10 Kashmir 3 In the summer, Srinagar is the administrative capital of the Indian state called Jammu & this
11 Indira Gandhi 3 On June 12, 1975 she was convicted of corrupt practices in the 1971 election
12 the Untouchables 2 This group outside of the caste system has seats reserved for it in Parliament
13 the Bay of Bengal 2 India's Andaman & Nicobar islands are more than 600 miles off the mainland at the far southeast edge of this bay
14 a rupee 2 "Fodor's India" suggests that you tip an Indian bellboy one of these for every bag he carries
15 the Sikhs 2 Baptized members of this religion who cut their hair are considered renegades
16 a sari 2 Most Indian women wear this garment, a straight piece of cloth draped around the body as a long dress

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Calcutta 7x 14.3% stumper $543 avg J:4 DJ:3
DJ $200 2001 Until 1912 it was the capital of British India (black hole & all)
J $500 1992 This capital of the state of West Bengal is India's largest city
DJ $1,200 2008 Mother Teresa tended to the sick & dying in the slums of this city for about 50 years, dying there herself in 1997
Pakistan 5x $380 avg J:4 DJ:1
J $200 2022 Named for a British lawyer, the Radcliffe Line dividing India from this nation was established in 1947
J $500 1990 India became independent 1 day after this country was created
DJ $200 1989 Ownership of Jammu & Kashmir is a bone of contention between India & this country
Bombay 5x $460 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $400 2003 "Rajah Harishandra", India's first full-length story film, premiered in 1913 in this city, a future film center
DJ $600 1991 This city, India's chief port, is the center of the country's motion picture industry
J $300 DD 1995 The opening of the Suez Canal helped make this port city India's leading financial center
Bhopal 4x $900 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $200 1995 The largest mosque in India is in this city, the site of a deadly 1984 gas leak
DJ $800 2001 Over 2,000 died when the Union Carbide chemical plant in this city leaked toxic gas in 1984
DJ $1,000 1994 In 1984 this city of 670,000 was the site of the world's worst industrial disaster
Agra 4x 25.0% stumper $700 avg DJ:4
DJ $400 1992 A popular tourist attraction in this Taj Mahal city is the 16th century fort built by Akbar
DJ $600 1988 It's the city of the Taj Mahal
DJ $1,000 2001 Mumtaz knows it's the northern India city that's home to the Pearl Mosque & the Taj Mahal
the Ganges 4x $300 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 2003 The theme of Raj Kapoor's "Ram Teri Ganga Maili" is the pollution of this river
DJ $200 1991 The Bhagirathi & Alaknada rivers join to form this sacred river
J $400 2022 Many have had their ashes scattered into this holy river at Varanasi, including legendary actress Suchitra Sen in 2014
Nehru 4x $300 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 1991 A 1960s jacket fad was named for this man, India's first prime minister
DJ $400 1991 Teen Murti House, this first prime minister's Delhi home, is now a museum
J $300 1995 The British jailed him 9 times between 1921 & 1945; in 1947 he became prime minister
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