What is Kaun Banega Crorepati?
Is and Indian game show based on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaun_Banega_Crorepati
List five essential facts about Bombay (Mumbai).
A tropical climate.
Population is about 18 million people.
38% of the international air passenger traffic.
Money is country in rupees
Was renamed Mumbai in 1848.
http://www.mumbaiproperties.com/Mumbai_-_Fact_File/page_748140.html
What is Dharavi?
A slum or an administrative word.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharavi
What is a shantytown? How many people live in shantytowns worldwide?
A slum settlement of impoverished people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanty_town
About 20% of the world lives in a shantytown.
http://www.bookrags.com/research/shanty-towns-enve-02/
Who is Amitabh Bachchan, and what does he have to do with Slumdog Millionaire?
He is a famous Indian actor and in the movie Slumdog Millionaire he is brought up at the beginning.
(in class)
What is Bollywood?
The Indian Film Industry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood
How much is 250,000 rupees (or any amount of rupees) in American dollars? (Hint: find a currency converter.)
$5371.62
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Rupees_250000_equals_US_dollars
What were the Bombay riots?
Damage was about 3.6 million dollars worth of damage. The Muslims and the Hindus were fighting about religion. Occur in 1992-1993. Babri Mosque demolition started this riot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Riots
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