15 August family challenge

Follow the clues.
Discover India’s story.

Five picture-rich questions, made for curious kids and grown-ups to enjoy together.

Choose a trail

Where would you like to begin?

Ages are only a guide. Any child can choose any trail.

Ages 3–5 Little Kites Big pictures and short clues. A grown-up can read along.

Ages 6–8 Freedom Finders Picture clues, people and a mini timeline.

Ages 9–11 History Detectives People, symbols, dates and a flag-ratio puzzle.

This quiz does not ask for a child’s name, age or contact details. Your trail and answers stay in this browser and reset when the page is refreshed.

Picture clues, people and a mini timeline.

Clue 1. In which year did India become independent? Options: 1942, 1947, 1950.

Answer: 1947. India became independent on 15 August 1947. Source: Press Information Bureau · National flag milestones
Clue 2. How many spokes are in the Ashoka Chakra? Options: 12 spokes, 18 spokes, 24 spokes.

Answer: 24 spokes. The Ashoka Chakra in the centre of the flag has 24 spokes. Source: Press Information Bureau · National flag milestones
Clue 3. Who became the first Prime Minister of independent India? Options: Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore, Emperor Ashoka.

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru took the oath as India’s first Prime Minister at midnight on 14–15 August 1947. Source: Nehru Portal · Prime Minister
Clue 4. From which famous Delhi fort does the Prime Minister address the nation on Independence Day? Options: The Red Fort, The Gateway of India, Parliament House.

Answer: The Red Fort. The Independence Day address is given from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi. Source: Prime Minister of India · Independence Day at the Red Fort
Clue 5. Put these moments in time order: India became a republic · 26 Jan 1950, India became independent · 15 Aug 1947, The present flag was adopted · 22 Jul 1947.

Answer: Flag adopted, independence, then republic. The present flag was adopted in July 1947, independence followed in August 1947, and India became a republic in January 1950. Source: Press Information Bureau · National flag milestones

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