Memorize these and recognize 53.9% of all India clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |