India's eight classical dance forms are tied to regions: Bharatanatyam to Tamil Nadu, Kuchipudi to Andhra Pradesh, Kathak to north India, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam to Kerala, Odissi to Odisha, Manipuri to Manipur and Sattriya to Assam.
Heritage monuments come up constantly. The Ajanta and Ellora caves are in Maharashtra, Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, Konark Sun Temple in Odisha and Charminar in Hyderabad.
National symbols are easy marks: the tiger is the national animal, the peacock the national bird, the mango the national fruit and the banyan the national tree.