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Guess the Famous Indian Quiz
Desi Looks Name the famous Indian from a paper cut-out of their look: freedom fighters, cricketers, film stars, leaders, comics and legends. No faces, just the hair, the cap, the specs and the props.
182 questions · 2 to 12 players, or solo · Typed answers, close enough counts
About this quiz
This Guess the Famous Indian Quiz has 182 questions: 57 easy, 70 medium and 55 hard, including 182 picture questions. It is free. Play it with friends in a room for 2 to 12 players, on phones or in a browser, or play it solo. Type your answers: close enough counts, so a small typo still scores.
Sample questions
20 of the 182 Famous Indians from their signature look questions in this pack. Think of your answer, then open it.
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Wrote letters to his daughter
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Jawaharlal Nehru
He was schooled at Harrow and studied natural sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge.
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Quit the civil service
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Subhas Chandra Bose
He passed the Indian Civil Service exam in 1920 and resigned from it in 1921 to join the freedom struggle.
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Delhi kid, 2008 under-19 captain
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Virat Kohli
He captained India to the Under-19 World Cup title in 2008.
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Posts viral videos daily
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Anand Mahindra
He studied film-making and architecture at Harvard, graduating in 1977.
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Ex ticket collector
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MS Dhoni
He worked as a travelling ticket examiner at Kharagpur railway station from 2001 to 2003.
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Queen of a fort city
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Rani Lakshmibai
Born Manikarnika in Varanasi, she was called Manu as a girl.
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Three ODI double hundreds
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Rohit Sharma
He is the only batter with three double centuries in men's ODIs.
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PhD from Columbia
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B. R. Ambedkar
He earned doctorates from Columbia University and the London School of Economics.
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College dropout from Ahmedabad
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Gautam Adani
He dropped out of a commerce degree and moved to Mumbai to sort diamonds as a teenager.
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First five-star general
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Sam Manekshaw
In January 1973 he became India's first field marshal.
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A soldier at Barrackpore
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Mangal Pandey
His attack on British officers at Barrackpore on 29 March 1857 is seen as an early spark of that year's rebellion.
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Lifted a cup at Lord's
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Kapil Dev
He scored 175 not out against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in the 1983 World Cup.
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Spun khadi beside her husband
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Kasturba Gandhi
She married Mohandas Gandhi in May 1883, when she was 14 and he was 13.
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Lightning Kid from Chennai
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Viswanathan Anand
He became India's first grandmaster in 1988.
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Tribal hero from Ulihatu
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Birsa Munda
Jharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000, his birth anniversary.
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World champion at 18
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Gukesh Dommaraju
In December 2024 he became the youngest undisputed world chess champion, at 18.
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Emperor at thirteen
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Akbar
He became Mughal emperor in 1556 at the age of 13.
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Engineer who disliked milk
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Verghese Kurien
Known as the father of India's White Revolution, he said he did not drink milk himself.
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Lives in a 27-floor home
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Mukesh Ambani
His Mumbai home, Antilia, is a 27-storey tower.
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IPL hundred at fourteen
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
In April 2025, aged 14, he hit a 35-ball IPL century for Rajasthan Royals.
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Questions about this quiz
How many questions are in the Guess the Famous Indian Quiz?
182. Each game plays a round of them, so you can come back for more.
Can I play the Guess the Famous Indian Quiz with friends online?
Yes. Start a room with this quiz, share the room code or link, and 2 to 12 players join from the Braggit app or any browser. You can also play it solo.
Is the Guess the Famous Indian Quiz free?
Yes. Play it free in your browser or in the Braggit app.
Do I have to spell the answers exactly?
No. You type your answers, and Braggit accepts close spellings, so a small typo still scores.
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