Misc: How many inches in a cubit?

Questions

in---------- , the colour of mourning is violet?

in turkey, the colour of mourning is ----------?

contrary to popular belief, there are almost no buddhists in---------- , nor have there been for about a thousand years?

husbands and wives in india who desire children whisper their wish to the ear of a ---------- cow?

a bolt of lighting can strike the earth with a force as great as ---------- volts?