None of the listed vegetables like potato, tomato, chilli, and capsicum are native to India as they all originated from Mexico and South America. The tiger is the national animal of India, of which there are only about 5000 left with about 3000 found in India. The number zero was believed to have been invented in India and helped represent very large numbers, spreading from India to Arabia and Europe. Mango is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines, originating from North East India and Bangladesh. The lotus is the national flower of India and is sacred in Hinduism, associated with the goddess Lakshmi. It grows in swamps and other still bodies of water

1. Berry’s Quiz
15th August 2021

2. What is
common to
these
vegetables,
that are
common in
Indian
cooking?
• Potato
• Tomato
• Chilli
• Capsicum
• Seemebadanekai (Chayote)
• Peanuts

4. None of them are native
to India
They all came from Mexico and South America

5. Which animal, which is also the national
animal of India?
• Historically, this animal has only been found in Asia
• It has several subspecies, some of which are extinct. Some of them are
• Amur _____, also known as Siberian _____
• Bengal _____ (the most commonly found one)
• Malayan _____
• Currently, there are only about 5000 of this species left. Of which about 3000 are found
in India
• Some animals of this species don’t have a particular pigment, which means they have
white skin

7. Tiger

8. Which
commonly-
used
number is
believed to
have been
invented in
India?
European number systems did not have
this number, even though it is now very
very commonly used
The use of this number makes it very easy
to represent very large numbers,
something that the Europeans could not do
This number spread from India to Arabia,
and from there to Europe
In its earliest form, this number was
represented by a dot (.)

10. Zero
0

11. Which fruit, which is also the national
fruit of India, Pakistan and Philippines?
• The English name of this fruit comes from the Portuguese name, which comes from the
Malayan name, which comes from the Tamil name
• This fruit originated in north-east India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is mainly grown in
Asia
• India is the largest producer of this fruit in the world
• This fruit can be consumed raw, or in the form of pickles, juices, milkshakes and chutneys

13. Mango

14. Identify this plant, also
commonly known as
“water lily”
• Known to grow in swamps and other still
water, the flower of this plant is sacred in
India, and associated with goddess
Lakshmi, who is shows seated on this
flower
• The stem of this plant is fried and is an
important part of Chinese and other East
Asian cuisine
• The seed of this plant is also edible, usually
as a fried snack

16. Lotus
It is the national flower of
India

17. List it! • Name at least 5 rivers of India that flow into the
Bay of Bengal

19. Answer
• Brahmaputra
• Ganga
• Mahanadi
• Godavari
• Krishna
• Kaveri