DharmaQuiz: 2011

Friday, December 30, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 110: 30-Dec-2011

Theme: Ancient India, Modern Concepts

Which is the shortest Veda among the 4? #DharmaQuiz 904. Ans: Sama Veda
Name the ancient Indian epic, in which possible artificial insemination technique was hinted, resulting in multiple births. #DharmaQuiz 905. Ans: Mahabharata, Birth of 100 Kauravas
Vishwaruchi is termed to be the ancient Indian name for Blackhole concept. Which Upanishad is it found in? (Starts with M) #DharmaQuiz 906. Ans: Mundaka Upanishad
16 functions of human brain were first said to have been described in an Upanishad. Name it (starts with E). #DharmaQuiz 907. Ans: Eitereya Upanishad.
By what name do we call Lord Shiva, when he is doing cosmic dance, symbolically describing cosmos? #DharmaQuiz 908. Ans: Nataraja

Just for this session, I will skip publishing the scores. It's the day before new year's eve, and past midnight too. Hope you will excuse me as it takes over an hour to get scores computed.

Happy new year 2012 to everyone!

Friday, December 23, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 109: 23-Dec-2011

Theme: Hindu cultural history of Indian city names.

Name the Indian city, whose name was that of a state not so long ago, whose name is derived from demon Mahishasura. #DharmaQuiz 899. Ans: Mysore from Mysuru derived from Mahishuru. (uru or ooru = city).
This is probably the 2nd oldest city in India. Mughals renamed it as "Settled by (Islamic) God". Name this Hindu Holy city. #DharmaQuiz 900. Ans: Allahabad known earlier as Prayag.
Name this megapolis of India, whose name is derived from the Hindu Goddess' name, "Maha Amba" or The Great Mother - #DharmaQuiz 901. Ans: Mumbai derived from Mumba Devi or Maha Amba Devi.
Name this metro city of India, whose name by some versions means, "The Land of the Goddess Kali". #DharmaQuiz 902. Ans: Kolkata derived from Kali kata or Kali Kshetra originally.
Name this city in the west of India, where Lakshmana is believed to have cut off Shurpanakha's nose. #DharmaQuiz 903. Ans: Nashik. (In Sanskrit, naasika = nose)

Top scorers for this session:

@bhaviknz : 5
@pvaidyaraj : 5
@antidespondent : 5
@RohitRajpurohit : 5
@clumsycoder : 5
@sudhen03 : 5
@PriyaTweets_ : 5
@gdevraj : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@Sammy_2912 : 5
@pkagrawala : 5
@hindu_tweeter : 5
@voxindica : 5
@vijirak : 5
@nitinsaini76 : 5

Congratulations to these:

@dvijanma : 4
@Musunurii : 4
@keerthinarayan8 : 4
@khaishk : 4
@iSaakshi : 4
@kirankarlmarx : 4
@sharathinindia : 4

@psudo : 3
@jitndr : 3
@chaitanyabdesai : 3
@anivyas : 3
@vkspathak : 3
@sanrobin3 : 3
@malaylakhani : 3
@Susri1210 : 3

@biswajeetdash : 2
@madhu52 : 2
@manohar_sram : 2
@jaideepb : 2
@AvinashCKM : 2
@InternetVHindu : 2

@beingjyoti : 1
@madaddie24 : 1
@ParwezAhmedKhan : 1
@amitprabhu : 1
@stormylook : 1
@BHARATH_H_RAJU : 1
@rajivgaxdhi : 1
@Ace_Of_Pace : 1
@ishekhar_sk : 1
@nimeshchandra : 1
@miumesh : 1
@rajsekharpattem : 1
@MRWIndia : 1
@ankushraj29 : 1
@veenaazz : 1
@DaringDeepa : 1
@folotole : 1
@rajputrahul19 : 1
@mayaadvaita : 1
@asimhot : 1
@chhayank : 1

Many congratulations to all those listed above and those who attempted but couldn't manage to get here. Better luck next time!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 108: 20-Dec-2011

Theme: Bhagavad Gita

How many verses are there in Bhagavad Gita ? #DharmaQuiz 894. Ans: 700
Krishna says in Gita : "Karmanyeva Adhikaraste....". What does the Sanskrit word "Hetu' mean in that stanza? #DharmaQuiz 895. Ans: Hetu = cause
Bhagavad Gita occurs in which "Parva" of Mahabharata? a)Shanti Parva. b)Bhishma Parva. c)Srishti Parva. #DharmaQuiz 896. Ans: b - Bhishma Parva's 25th through 42nd chapters.
Apart from Arjuna, Hanuman's spirit & Sanjaya (divya drishti), who else was the direct audience of Krishna's Gita discourse? #DharmaQuiz 897. Ans: Barbarika, son of Ghatotkacha.
All the 18 chapter titles of Bhagavad Gita end with a common word. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 898. Ans: Yoga.

Top Scorers:

@bhaviknz : 5
@Amaresh80 : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@shaileshsoni : 5
@iSaakshi :5

Also, congrats to:

@PriyaTweets_ : 4
@shawjipk : 4
@hindu_tweeter : 4
@sharathinindia : 4
@Sammy_2912 : 4

@pvaidyaraj : 3
@biswajeetdash : 3
@AshutoshNSingh : 3
@sudhen03 : 3
@CAKiranb : 3

@chaitrabhat7 : 2
@pkagrawala : 2
@smna17 : 2

@Ind_Renaissance : 1
@VijayShenli : 1
@gaurishevatekar : 1
@tpratheesh : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@deepaksam5 : 1
@talismaan : 1
@Rasraj : 1
@manu_bhaarat : 1
@rsenthilkumar : 1
@nimeshchandra : 1
@DaringDeepa : 1
@mediacrooks : 1

Many congratulations to all those who attempted the above. Today being a Gita trend day on Twitter, it was a slightly tougher quiz, so understandably not many scoring top scores as session 106 for example. Still, a good show.

Keep it up!

DharmaQuiz Session 106: 13-Dec-2011

Theme: Mapping Mahabharata places to today's maps.

What was the Mahabharata time name for Delhi, aka Dilli? #DharmaQuiz 884. Ans: Indraprastha
Rukmini, the eldest wife of Krishna, was from which of today's region of Maharashtra state? #DharmaQuiz 885. Ans: Vidarbha
Jarasandha, the famed wrestler king from Mahabharata, was from which of today's Indian state? #DharmaQuiz 886. Ans: Magadha or Bihar.
Name the most famous queen mother from Mahabharata, whose origin is from today's NW Pakistan and Eastern Afghanistan area. #DharmaQuiz 887. Ans: Gandhari
Name today's Indian state, where the location at which Krishna revealed Bhagavad Gita, exists. #DharmaQuiz 888. Ans: State is Haryana, Kurukshetra is the place.

Top Scorers in this Session:

@PriyaTweets_ : 5
@ramas_cal : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@mspenta : 5
@Sammy_2912 : 5
@hchaturv : 5
@saurabhvc : 5
@back_to_vedas : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@Senag23 : 5
@pvaidyaraj : 5
@jagdish : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@NikhilNikunj : 5

Also, Congratulations to:

@hindu_tweeter : 4
@GrandIndusJurix : 4
@kapil_dev : 4
@kishan_harathi : 4
@idurgesh : 4
@AvinashCKM : 4

@gabbar01 : 3
@pantgovinda : 3
@scharati : 3
@wavehit : 3
@psudo : 3
@pchaturved : 3
@iNIMISH : 3
@Rasraj : 3
@octa_sud : 3
@mamtan14 : 3
@folotole : 3

@sapana_almelkar : 2
@7Notes4Beats : 2
@voxindica : 2
@stormylook : 2
@itsmesuresh : 2
@radiatingenergy : 2
@manohar_sram : 2
@anivyas : 2
@theSaketRanjan : 2
@jemin_p : 2

@simplybhavesh : 1
@yuvrajsays : 1
@swamilion : 1
@surajasar : 1
@zincoshine : 1
@nimeshchandra : 1
@jaideepb : 1
@manu_bhaarat : 1
@kk_ahm : 1
@krishnarjun108 : 1
@kamalphil : 1
@IYogiBear : 1
@sohanjain : 1
@vibrantindia1 : 1
@gakiq : 1
@girikesavan : 1
@Sapianonline : 1
@srikanth_km : 1
@SSamdarshi : 1
@mayaadvaita : 1
@biswajeetdash : 1
@anuragjain12 : 1

As you can see, this was one of the easy sessions with lots of people landing on the score board. Glad to see so many folks interested in discussing India's heritage spots. Thanks to all those who attempted without getting there.

Better luck next time to everyone!

Friday, December 16, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 107: 16-Dec-2011

Theme: Famous Dharma people who were not stopped by caste/background barrier

Name the great-grand mother of Arjuna and Duryodhana, who was a fisherwoman and ran a ferry service across the river. #DharmaQuiz 889. Ans: Satyavati.
Name the tribal woman, a daughter of a hunter, who offered half eaten fruits to Rama, and heard a nava-bhakti discourse. #DharmaQuiz 890. Ans: Shabari.
Name the highway robber, who used to loot people before killing them, but later turned out to be a great "EPIC" writer! #DharmaQuiz 891. Ans: Valmiki.
Name the son of a daasi or a servant woman, who gave religious and administration instructions to King Dhritarashtra. #DharmaQuiz 892. Ans: Vidura
By some accounts, Rama's guru was a son of a prostitute, but became a very learned sage. Name him. #DharmaQuiz 893. Ans: Vasistha.

Answers to session 107:

Top Scorers:

@pirateadmiral : 5
@gdeepy : 5
@kishan_harathi : 5
@RohitRajpurohit : 5
@Sammy_2912 : 5
@surabhi18 : 5
@hindu_tweeter : 5
@rajudasonline : 5
@pvaidyaraj : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@imukuvacha : 5

Congratulations:

@Mimaniya : 4
@twitrkshukla : 4
@shawjipk : 4
@jemin_p : 4
@dwellerinme : 4
@kapil_dev : 4
@sharathinindia :4
@sgdas2004 : 3
@keerthinarayan8 : 3
@chikchirp : 3
@scharati : 3
@CAKiranb : 3
@manohar_sram : 2
@jaideepb : 2
@gkamitabh : 2
@Rasraj : 2
@anivyas : 2
@melatturng : 2
@_stupid_common_ : 2
@TheArvindDhar : 2
@mspenta : 2
@gayu_tweets : 2
@shaileshsoni : 2
@vinukj : 1
@kalpesh0304 : 1
@Flyfiddlesticks : 1
@nandini2611 : 1
@im_adi : 1
@the_4th_estate : 1
@Sapianonline : 1
@pchaturved : 1
@retinaboss : 1
@_Rohaan : 1
@2thsculptor : 1
@twisteD_Canine : 1
@b_rishav : 1
@AAA2100 : 1
@KetPan : 1
@dppoddar : 1
@chaitanyabdesai : 1
@AmiSri : 1
@gpg_28 : 1
@agenthunt : 2
@DaringDeepa : 1
@rsenthilkumar : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above. Also, thanks to those who didn't get there, but attempted. Better luck next time.

Leave comments if you have something to say on DharmaQuiz.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 105: 09-Dec-2011

DharmaQuiz Session 105: 09-Dec-2011
Theme: 21st century Hindu Gurus and Saints.

Which famous Hindu Guru has made "Sudarshan Kriya" a very popular technique in 21st century? #DharmaQuiz 879. Ans: Sri Sri Ravishankar
Which famous Hindu Guru of 21st century made Kapalbhati Yoga a household name? #DharmaQuiz 880. Ans: Baba Ramdev
Name this Hindu spiritual guru of 21st century, whose ashram claims that she has hugged 3,10,00,000 people around the world! #DharmaQuiz 881. Ans: Mata Amritanandamayi
Name this 21st century soothing voice Hindu preacher, who founded Vishwa Jagriti Mission & has over 1,00,00,000 followers. #DharmaQuiz 882. Ans: Sudhanshu Maharaj
Name this Sindh born famous Guru, who today has 350 ashrams and teaches Jnana/Bhakti/Karma Yoga mix. #DharmaQuiz 883. Ans: Asaram Bapu.

Answers to session 105:

Top Scorers:

@DrSatyaSaraswat : 5
@sureshvar : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@arunz : 5
@shaileshsoni : 5
@ramas_cal : 5
@shibu_kt : 5
@mamtan14 : 5
@Sammy_2912 : 5
@vijirak : 5
@kishor_narayan : 5

Congratulations to:

@clumsycoder : 4
@Dptoshniwal1 : 4
@amitgupta_lnct : 4
@sudhen03 : 4
@CAKiranb : 3
@dhruvhere : 3
@2thsculptor : 3
@stormylook : 3
@twisteD_Canine : 3
@gchellappan : 3
@iSaakshi : 3
@Rasraj : 2
@psudo : 2
@mebrahmin : 2
@santosh2304 : 2
@biswajeetdash : 2
@Purple_Truths : 2
@keerthinarayan8 : 2
@asimhot : 1
@venkat1INDIA : 1
@yogesh_kris : 1
@iSaakshi : 1
@Flyfiddlesticks : 1
@Garib_Aadmi : 1
@Andewalla : 1
@NAashish : 1
@MRYYTYUNJAY : 1
@rajputrahul19 : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@madhusudan41 : 1
@amitvkaushik : 1

Thanks to all those who ended up on the score board above, particularly those who top scored! Also thanks to those who attempted, but couldn't make it up there. Better luck next time.

Feel free to write comments and additional info regarding any topic in this particular DharmaQuiz. Till next time..

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 104: 06-Dec-2011

DharmaQuiz Session 104: 06-Dec-2011
Theme: Saint Poets of medieval India.

Tyagaraja, the composer of Pancharatna Kritis, the most famous South Indian devotional songs, composed in which language? #DharmaQuiz 874. Ans: Telugu (and Sanskrit)
Name this 13/14th century Marathi devotional Abhanga composer, whose 61 hymns made to the Guru Granth Sahib of Sikhism. #DharmaQuiz 875. Ans: Sant Namdev
Name this "Father of Carnatic or South Indian Music",whose devotional songs invariably contained 'Vithala' or Vishnu's name. #DharmaQuiz 876. Ans: Purandara Dasa
Achyutananda was a Vaishnava saint/composer from 16th century Eastern India. Which language did he translate Sanskrit into? #DharmaQuiz 877. Ans: Oriya.
Name this female poet saint from Rajasthan, who is likely the most famous Krishna Bhajan composer! #DharmaQuiz 878. Ans: Meera bai

Answers to session 104:

Top Scorers:

@vcd_87 : 5
@DevNakshi : 5

and congrats to:

@Sammy_2912 : 4
@sharathinindia : 4
@shawjipk : 4
@pvaidyaraj : 4
@bhaviknz : 4

@Susri1210 : 3
@scharati : 3
@agenthunt : 3
@KVSarmaJ : 3

@chikchirp : 2
@mamtan14 : 2
@TheArvindDhar : 2
@hindu_tweeter : 2
@stormylook : 2

@subodh1945 : 1
@miumesh : 1
@Senag23 : 1
@WhatElseIsOnTV : 1
@NAashish : 1
@DrSatyaSaraswat : 1
@gchellappan : 1
@imoindian : 1
@Mimaniya : 1
@kapil_dev : 1
@ItsJyoti : 1
@jaygun_00 : 1
@arora_chandan : 1
@ranganaathan : 1
@gootypp : 1
@rmsripada : 1
@shivsankar : 1
@jaideepb : 1

Congratulations to all those who attempted and those who succeeded in getting to the scorecard above. Keep watching for DharmaQuiz action every Tuesday and Friday around 5 PM India time. Open till 11 PM India time to cater for other time zones. Try your best and always help yourself with some small serving of Dharma:)

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 103: 29-Nov-2011

DharmaQuiz Session 103: 29-Nov-2011
Theme: Indian classical Dance Forms

#DharmaQuiz 869 : Name this Indian classical dance from Andhra Pradesh, which usually has Krishna Leela Tarangini number as music. Ans: Kuchipudi
Name this classical Indian dance from Uttar Pradesh, whose Sanskrit name means "The story teller". #DharmaQuiz 870. Ans: Kathak
Name this classical dance form from Odisha, which is referred in ancient Natya Shastra, as "Odra-Magadhi" - #DharmaQuiz 871. Ans: Odissi
Name this 500 year old classical dance form from Asom, which a Vaishnava saint Srimanta Sankardeva created. #DharmaQuiz 872. Ans: Sattriya Nritya
{Final, open till 11 PM} Name the classical dance from a tiny NE Indian state, with Krishna & Radha's Raas Leela as theme. #DharmaQuiz 873. Ans: Manipuri

Scores for this session:

@bhaviknz : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@me_labelle : 5
@vcd_87 : 5

@FEEL4INDIA : 4
@shibu_kt : 4
@Dhruv_rathore : 4
@iSaakshi : 4
@saurabhvc : 4

@mamtan14 : 3
@amitgupta_lnct : 3
@sharathinindia : 3
@hchaturv : 3
@RohitRajpurohit : 3

@Rasraj : 2
@chikchirp : 2

@man0jsharma : 1
@yourwhineguy : 1
@kishan_harathi : 1
@itsmesuresh : 1
@subodh1945 : 1
@kanika_22 : 1
@Ethirajans : 1
@psudo : 1
@hindu_tweeter : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@delhidreams : 1

Congratulations to all the above. Also, many attempted without getting to score board and thanks to them too for their interest.

Feel free to leave comments on topic suggestions or other matters related to DharmaQuiz.
Till next time!

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 102: 25-Nov-2011

DharmaQuiz Session 102: 25-Nov-2011
Theme: Religious Conversion Quotes

Name the very famous person of 20th century India who claimed: "I Call Myself a Sanatani Hindu" - #DharmaQuiz 864. Ans: Mahatma Gandhi
Name the 19th century's most famous Hindu monk, who termed religious conversion as "religious perversion". #DharmaQuiz 865. Ans: Swami Vivekananda
Name the very scholarly President of India who claimed: "The idea of one single religion for the humankind is illogical". #DharmaQuiz 866. Ans: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Name the 19th century monk, whose famous Samaj encourages conversion back to Hinduism for those who left earlier. #DharmaQuiz 867. Ans: Swami Dayananda Saraswathi, founder of Arya Samaj.
{final,open till 11 PM} Name the Hindu educationalist, who propagated Sangathan & Shuddhi, a Hindu reform movement in 1920s. #DharmaQuiz 868. Ans: Swami Shraddhanand

Here is a collection of quotes from Hinduwisdom site: http://www.hinduwisdom.info/Conversion.htm

For this particular quiz, my apologies as I could not gather all correct answers on time to publish the scores. The new Twitter web interface with "Activity" incorporated, makes it very tough to gather the info.

Also, this particular session is a bit off topic to the general trend of Dharmaquiz which is usually focusing on scriptures & sampradayas (rituals) of Indic Dharma.

See you next time!

DharmaQuiz Session 101: 22-Nov-2011

DharmaQuiz Session 101: 22-Nov-2011
Theme: Hindu Scriptures

Technically, Ramayana and Mahabharata belong to which category of Hindu scriptures? a)Upanishad. b)Veda. c) Itihasa. - #DharmaQuiz 859. Ans: c- Itihasa.
Dhanurveda belongs to which category of Hindu scriptures? d)Purana. e)Upaveda. f)Veda. #DharmaQuiz 860. Ans: e- Upaveda
Among Hindu scriptures, Garuda is a type of; g)Gita. h)Upanishad. i)Purana. - #DharmaQuiz 861. Ans: Purana
Jyotisha or Astrology is a type of what Hindu scripture? j)Nyaya k)Vedanga l)Purana. #DharmaQuiz 862. Ans: Vedanga
Which category of Hindu scripture declares, "Ekam Sat, Viprah Bahuda vadanti"? #DharmaQuiz 863. Ans: Vedas, specifically Rig Veda.

For this particular session, I could not compile the answering tweeple IDs with scores. My apologies.

See you next time!

Friday, November 18, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 100: 18-Nov-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 80 updates.

Session 100: November 18, 2011
Theme: General Hindu Items

In Mahabharata, which prominent warrior waited till "Uttarayan Punyakaala" for his inevitable death? #DharmaQuiz 852. Ans: Bhishma
What was the name of the Rakshasa or demon who turned into a golden deer form in Ramayana, visible to Sita? #DharmaQuiz 853. Ans: Maaricha
Vedas are the oldest religious books among the surviving religions of the world today. What is the 1st word in the 1st Veda? #DharmaQuiz 854. Ans: First 3 words: "Om AgnimeeLe Puroheetam" from Rig Veda.
Name the very famous Guru of India, who established 4 mathas in 4 corners of India and revived Sanatana Dharma: #DharmaQuiz 855. Ans: Shankaracharya or Adi Shankara.
Name the Purana which describes the marriage of Shiva and Parvati. It is also the largest among the 18 Maha Puranas. #DharmaQuiz 856. Ans: Skanda Purana. Note the "largest" purana hint too.
Name the Hindu Goddess whose Sanskrit name essentially translates as "The Invincible". #DharmaQuiz 858. Ans: Durga

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@shibu_kt : 6 (Clinched the first prize, which is "Transforming India" book for this special 100th edition of DharmaQuiz, with this fast and correct tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/shibu_kt/status/137507575636832256)
@pirateadmiral : 6
@sharathinindia : 6
@bickybadhera : 6
@Sammy_2912 : 6
@scharati : 6
@bhootnath : 6
@ramas_cal : 6
@vipulgupta1976 : 6
@amitgupta_lnct : 6
@arunz : 6

@Equateall : 5
@aparazzi : 5
@idurgesh : 5
@some_indian : 5
@twitrkshukla : 5
@Amaresh80 : 5
@man0jsharma : 5
@FEEL4INDIA : 5
@NPatnaik55 : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@shaileshsoni : 5
@sgdas2004 : 5
@nationalizer : 5
@kishan_harathi : 5
@stormylook : 5
@bhaviknz : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@jemin_p : 5
@venkateshkm : 5
@sharmisthaNandy : 5
@lodyaashi : 5
@kishor_narayan : 5
@saurabhvc : 5
@clumsycoder :5

@Dhruv_rathore : 4
@vcd_87 : 4
@DevNakshi : 4
@itsmesuresh : 4
@rahulbagati : 4
@pchaturved : 4
@dwellerinme : 4
@chikchirp : 4
@gchellappan : 4
@pkagrawala : 4
@iNIMISH : 4
@GauthamPG : 4
@pvaidyaraj : 4
@Mimaniya : 4
@RohitRajpurohit : 4

@chhayank : 3
@imukuvacha : 3
@ashwi26 : 3
@SaradhiTweets : 3
@jaideepb : 3
@manohar_sram : 3
@GirishLN : 3
@AbhiUwach : 3

@yourwhineguy : 2
@dhruvhere : 2
@mayaadvaita : 2
@luckyfresh : 2
@mukunthaniyer : 2

@NikhilNikunj : 1
@kapil_dev : 1
@nation1st : 1
@sudhen03 : 1
@boribunder : 1
@ganeshmahnar : 1
@vvsn : 1
@mahalikesme : 1
@gpg_28 : 1
@shutter_butter : 1
@Mahi_66 : 1
@2thsculptor : 1
@AmiSri : 1
@subodh1945 : 1
@centerofright : 1
@VenkatKL : 1

Congratulations to the nearly 80 folks listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog. Without your active participation, there won't be any quiz :)

This was THE 100th edition!! A significant milestone achieved by this quiz started on one afternoon in a casual way. Usually these quiz sessions happen on Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon India time, while being open for at least 5 hours for answers to come in. Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.

DharmaQuiz Session 99: 15-Nov-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 79 updates.

Session 99: November 15, 2011
Theme: Hindu Samskaras

Name the Hindu Samskara or rites of passage, wherein a newborn is given a name(s). #DharmaQuiz 847. Ans: Namakarana
Name the Hindu Samskara, in which the child is fed cereal for the first time. a)Seemanta. b)Anna prashana. c)Deeksha. #DharmaQuiz 848. Ans: b - Anna Prashana
Karna Vedha is a Hindu Samskara or rite, performed on a child. Which organ does it involve? #DharmaQuiz 849. Ans: Ear. It's about piercing the ear.
Vivaha is very important Hindu Samskara. Which of the 4 Ashramas do the couple enter after marriage? #DharmaQuiz 850. Ans: Grihasta Ashrama
{Final, open till 9PM} What's the Sanskrit name for Hindu funeral rites? d) Jatkarma. e)Nishkarma. f) Antyeshti. #DharmaQuiz 851. Ans: f - Antyeshti

For more subtle but effective description of all 16 Hindu Samskaras, please refer to:
http://hinduism.about.com/od/basics/a/Hindu-Samskaras.htm

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

Top Scorers!

@TheArvindDhar : 5
@itsmesuresh : 5
@saurabhvc : 5
@sureshvar : 5
@vijirak : 5
@mayureshgaikwad : 5
@sgdas2004 : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@arunz : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@pkagrawala : 5
@shaileshsoni : 5
@pvaidyaraj : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@AbhiUwach : 5

Others :

@jaideepb : 4
@Amaresh80 : 4
@urs_sandeepan : 4
@amitgupta_lnct : 4
@twitrkshukla : 4
@bhaviknz : 4
@gkundra : 4
@Sammy_2912 : 4
@chikchirp : 4
@imukuvacha : 4
@pchaturved : 4
@manohar_sram : 3
@patilso : 3
@vcd_87 : 3
@__alka : 2
@subtlechat : 2
@subhashpakhare : 2
@nvignesh93 : 2
@zincoshine : 2
@idurgesh : 2
@gchellappan : 2
@colnrkurup : 2
@i_m_prathamesh : 2
@sharmarohitraj : 2
@adrajiv : 1
@hchaturv : 1
@anivyas : 1
@man0jsharma : 1
@vismayshah : 1
@ashwi26 : 1
@bickybadhera : 1
@da_enlightened1 : 1
@schandrask : 1
@bhootnath : 1
@arjundubey21 : 1
@Rona36 : 1
@manu_bhaarat : 1
@Aps4466 : 1
@miumesh : 1
@BelajarHindu : 1
@2thsculptor : 1
@schandrask : 1
@KumarSinha : 1
@AmiSri : 1
@subodh1945 : 1
@upendrverma : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for 100th edition!! . Usually these quiz sessions happen on Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon India time, while being open for at least 5 hours for answers to come in. Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 98: 4-Nov-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 78 updates.

Session 98: November 4, 2011
Theme: Misc topics

What's the name of Goddess in the holy Hindu city of Kashi or Varanasi? #DharmaQuiz 842. Ans: Vishalakshi (also Annapurna)
What's the name of the Lord in Karnataka's famous Melukote temple? #DharmaQuiz 843. Ans: Cheluvanarayana Swami (Vishnu)
Who was blind among these 4 dasas? a)Kabir das b) Kanaka das c) Sur Das d) Chandi das. #DharmaQuiz 844. Ans: c - Surdas
What was Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's mother's name? #DharmaQuiz 845. Ans: Chandramani Devi
In Ramayana one of King Dasharatha's wives had two sons. Name her. #DharmaQuiz 846. Ans: Sumitra

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@pvaidyaraj : 5
@amitgupta_lnct : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@ajith_shetty : 5
@kishor_narayan : 4
@vishchan : 4
@itsmesuresh : 4
@matarishva : 4
@saurabhvc : 4
@NPatnaik55 : 4
@imukuvacha : 4
@KPGanesh : 4
@Susri1210 : 3
@Sammy_2912 : 3
@RohitRajpurohit : 3
@iSaakshi : 3
@pchaturved : 3
@DevNakshi : 3
@wavehit : 2
@Ajay_witter : 2
@Ethirajans : 2
@mjrajput : 2
@chikchirp : 2
@mayureshgaikwad : 2
@Balaji__S : 2
@man0jsharma : 2
@vinaybsub : 2
@subodh1945 : 2
@Rona36 : 2
@bharath_yadav : 2
@bhaviknz : 1
@zincoshine : 1
@venkateshkm : 1
@ASHISHRAJE1 : 1
@AmiSri : 1
@Andewalla : 1
@upendrverma : 1
@RramachandranR : 1
@vcd_87 : 1
@mohittrivedi : 1
@tgirishkumar : 1
@mediacrooks : 1
@khamandhokla : 1
@jaideepb : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for the next update. Usually these quiz sessions happen on Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon India time, while being open for at least 3 hours for answers to come in. Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.

DharmaQuiz Session 97: 1-Nov-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 77 updates.

Session 97: November 1, 2011
Theme: Karnataka

Which river's banks is the Ramayana famed Rushya Muka hill is on? a)Tunga Bhadra. b)Yamuna c)Mahanadi. #DharmaQuiz 837. Ans: a- Tunga Bhadra
Name the Atma Linga temple in coastal Karnataka that is said to have been deified by Ravana. d)Sirsi e)Gokarna f)Nanjangud. #DharmaQuiz 838. Ans: e - Gokarna
In 2007 Gomateshwara statue in Karnataka was voted as 1 of the Seven wonders of India. Who was Bahubali's (Gomata) brother? #DharmaQuiz 839. Ans: Bharata.
Name the 1st Muslim poet to write in Kannada (19th century), whose Tatva padas (moral poems) are still popular among Hindus. #DharmaQuiz 840. Ans: Santa Shishunala Sharif
There is a beach in Karnataka,near Gokarna, which is in the shape of the most auspicious symbol for Hindus. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 841. Ans: Om Beach

Just for this quiz, I will skip the list of tweeple who answered rightly. Too late to compile them now.

Congratulations to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for the next update. Usually these quiz sessions happen on Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon India time, while being open for at least 3 hours for answers to come in. Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.

Friday, October 28, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 96: 28-Oct-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 76 updates.

Session 96: October 28, 2011
Theme: Deepavali or Diwali

Pandavas appeared back from vanavasa or banishment in forest during Diwali. How many years were they banished in forest? #DharmaQuiz 832. Ans: Twelve years (see question. asking only about vanavasa, not agnata vasa or incognito)
It was on Deepavali day, Amavasya, that Arya Samaj's founder attained nirvana. Name him - #DharmaQuiz 833. Ans: Mahrashi Dayananda
Deepavali also marks the death of demon Narakasura. Along with Krishna, which of his wives went to battleground with him? #DharmaQuiz 834. Ans: Satyabhama
The foundation stone of a very famous Sikh shrine was laid out on Diwali day in 1577. Name its city. #DharmaQuiz 835. Ans: Amritsar
Diwali is the birthday of a very famous Hindu Goddess. Name the event in which she was born. #DharmaQuiz 836. Ans: Samudra Manthan or Churning of the sea.

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@vipulgupta1976 : 5
@sureshvar : 5
@DevNakshi : 4
@RohitRajpurohit : 4
@amitgupta_lnct : 4
@mspenta : 4
@ajith_shetty : 4
@kishan_harathi : 3
@sharathinindia : 3
@Sammy_2912 : 3
@matarishva : 2
@agenthunt : 2
@itsmesuresh : 2
@keerthinarayan8 : 2
@jaideepb : 1
@Geminiseventh : 1
@pantgovinda : 1
@chikchirp : 1
@kanika_22 : 1
@tgirishkumar : 1
@prasad_athereya : 1
@sapana_almelkar : 1
@dimpsdawns : 1
@rubenmasc : 1

DharmaQuiz Session 95: 18-Oct-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 75 updates.

Session 95: October 18, 2011
Theme: Famous Disciples of Indian Dharma Gurus

Name Buddha's principle disciple, who was referred as "Guardian of the Dharma". a)Nagarjuna b)Sariputta c)Ananda #DharmaQuiz 827. Ans: c - Ananda
Name Adi Shankara's famous disciple who became the 1st Shankaracharya of Dwaraka peetha. e)Nandi f)Hastamalaka g)Sureshwara #DharmaQuiz 828. Ans: f - Hastamalaka
Name the ultra famous disciple of Shri Ramakrishna, who composed "Khandana Bhava Bandhana" aarti for his guru. #DharmaQuiz 829. Ans: Vivekananda
Name the disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, who preached Krishna tradition to the west. g)Prabhupada h)Aurobindo i)Osho #DharmaQuiz 830. Ans: g - Shrila Prabhupada
Name 2 famous disciples of Vidyaranya, who were converted back from Islam by their Guru to form Vijayanagara kingdom #DharmaQuiz 831. Ans: Harihara (Hakka) Raya and Bukka Raya

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@amitgupta_lnct : 4
@surenc1974 : 4
@bhaviknz : 4
@saurabhvc : 4
@sharathinindia : 4
@hindu_tweeter : 4
@DevNakshi : 3
@clumsycoder : 3
@wavehit : 2
@man0jsharma : 2
@Susri1210 : 2
@mediacrooks : 2
@upendrverma : 2
@Sharma_spks : 2
@melatturng : 1
@kishan_harathi : 1
@jaideepb : 1
@dimpsdawns : 1
@Dadlany : 1
@Dhruv_rathore : 1
@mayaadvaita : 1
@BKrtik : 1
@Dhruv_rathore : 1
@bhootnath : 1
@appu_sivamani : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@TrueNationalist : 1
@Equateall : 1
@sgdas2004 : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! I wonder why no one scored cent percent in this quiz:)

Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for the next update. Usually these quiz sessions happen on Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon India time, while being open for at least 3 hours for answers to come in. Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.

Friday, October 14, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 94: 14-Oct-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 74 updates.

Session 94: October 14, 2011
Theme: North East India

Name the North Eastern Indian state, whose Sanskrit name's meaning is "the land of the rising sun" - #DharmaQuiz 822. Ans: Arunachal Pradesh
Name the rare Indian river which has a masculine name and means "The son of the God of Creation" - #DharmaQuiz 823. Ans: Brahma Putra
The ancient and very famous Kamakhya temple is in which state of North East India? #DharmaQuiz 824. Ans: Assam or Ahom
Name the North East Indian state,whose Sanskrit name literally means "Abode of the Clouds". It has Hatakeswarat Shiva Linga. #DharmaQuiz 825. Ans: Meghalaya
Name the North East Indian state from which in Mahabharata, Arjuna got a Snake tribe's bride - #DharmaQuiz 826. Ans: Nagaland (Bride Ulupi)

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@NPatnaik55 : 5
@kishan_harathi : 5
@amitgupta_lnct : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@hindu_tweeter : 5
@talmukund : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@chhayank : 5
@clumsycoder : 4
@mspenta : 4
@abhi_dave : 4
@manohar_sram : 4
@kk_ahm : 4
@MihirKumarJha : 4
@abhi_bol : 4
@PRanam1 : 4
@TheArvindDhar : 4
@ASHISHTWITTED : 4
@kbs321 : 3
@twitrkshukla : 3
@itsmesuresh : 3
@saurabhvc : 3
@surabhi18 : 3
@arora_chandan : 3
@gchellappan : 3
@upendrverma : 2
@AvirneniRao : 2
@MetalDew : 2
@rainaamit : 2
@kabadu : 2
@Sammy_2912 : 2
@pawandurani : 1
@sgdas2004 : 1
@RaviGhiyar : 1
@psudo : 1
@venshu : 1
@chikchirp : 1
@theashok1949 : 1
@DelAlpha : 1
@shreedhar_raman S : 1
@RAJW27 : 1
@pk3061972 : 1

DharmaQuiz Session 93: 11-Oct-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 73 updates.

Session 93: October 11, 2011
Theme: Time scale in Ancient India

Brahma's 1 day is made up of 14 what? a) Manvantaras. b)Pakshas c)Samvatsaras. #DharmaQuiz 817. Ans: a- Manvantaras.
1 Paksha in Hindu calendar denotes what? d)30 days & nights. e)15 days & nights. f)60 days & nights. - #DharmaQuiz 818. Ans: e - 15 days & nights.
Hindu calendar divides an year into two ayanas. How many ritus (seasons) make up one ayana? g)4 h)6 i)3 - #DharmaQuiz 819. Ans: i - 3 ritus.
Which one is the shortest yuga in terms of the number of years? j)Satya k)Treta l)Dwapara m)Kali. #DharmaQuiz 820. Ans: Kali Yuga, about 1/4th of Satya (Krita) Yuga.
Longest unit of time measure is a Brahma's day. The shortest one? n)Ghatika o)Alpakalpa p)Nimisha - #DharmaQuiz 821. Ans: o - Alpakalpa.

More info I read in Bharata Jivana Tarangini book, describing the Hindu or Sanatana Dharama's time scale:

Alphakalpa is the time a needle takes to pierce two leaves.. precisely the time taken by the edge of the needle to traverse from one leaf to another.

30 Alpakalpas = 1 Truti
30 Trutis = 1 Kalaa
30 Kalaas = 1 Kaashta
30 Kaashtas = 1 Nimisha (Maatra)
4 Nimishas = 1 gaNita
10 gaNitas = 1 Netravirpu (time for a sigh)
6 Netravirups = 1 Vinalika
6 Vinalikas = 1 Ghatika
60 Ghatikas = 1 Day and Night
15 Days & Nights = 1 Paksha (fortnight).
2 Pakshas = 1 month of the moon (1 day of a forefather or Pitru)
2 months = 1 Ritu (season)
3 Ritus = 1 Aayana
2 Ayanas (Uttara and Dakshina) = 1 Samvatsara or Varsha or year (1 day of Gods)
360 Varshas = 1 Divya varsha (1 year of Gods)
4,32,000 Years = 1 Kali Yuga = 1/2 Dwapara Yuga = 1/3rd Tretayuga = 1/4th Krita (satya) Yuga
1 Krita + 1 Treta + 1 Dwapara + 1 Kali Yuga = 1 Chaturyuga = 43,20,000 Years.
71 Chatur Yugas = 1 Manvantara
14 Manvantaras = 1 day of Brahma

Just for this session, I will skip mentioning the list of people who got one or more answers answers right.

Watch out for the next update. Usually these quiz sessions happen on Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon India time, while being open for at least 3 hours for answers to come in. Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.

Friday, October 7, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 92: 7-Oct-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

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Session 92: October 7, 2011
Theme: Hinduism in Gujarat

Gujarat's most famous dance Garba, is derived from Sanskrit words Garbha and Deep. Tell us the meaning of Garbhadeep. #DharmaQuiz 812. Ans: Earthenware lamp
One of Gujarat's most famous sects of Hinduism is the Swami Narayan sect. Which of today's states was Swami Narayan born in? #DharmaQuiz 813. Ans: Uttar Pradesh (Chhapaiya)
Which sect of Hinduism did Mahatma Gandhi's family belong to? a) Shaivism. b) Vaishnavism. c) Shaktism. #DharmaQuiz 814. Ans: b - Vaishnavism
A famous Hindu sect, Pashupata, originated in Gujarat. It adheres primarily to which God? 1) Krishna 2) Brahma 3) Shiva. #DharmaQuiz 815. Ans: Shiva
The ultra colourful mass kite flying celebrations of Gujarat occur on which Hindu festival day? #DharmaQuiz 816. Ans: Makar Sankranti

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@chhayank : 5
@imukuvacha : 5
@amitgupta_lnct : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@DevNakshi : 4
@bhaviknz : 4
@schandrask : 3
@sapana_almelkar : 2
@MihirKumarJha : 2
@akshaydhar88 : 2
@malleshwara : 1
@kk_ahm : 1
@nimeshchandra : 1
@upendrverma : 1
@TUSHAR_DWIVEDI : 1
@suffocatedcitz : 1
@mayureshgaikwad : 1
@jaya_888 : 1
@Rajarath : 1
@DevNakshi : 1
@rahul89t : 1
@mediacrooks : 1
@Dadlany : 1
@harshvb : 1
@vinukj : 1

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 91: 20-Sep-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 71 updates.

Session 91: September 20, 2011
Theme: Satya or Truth

Among the four yugas mentioned in Hinduism, what position is Satya Yuga in? #DharmaQuiz 807. Ans: First
The story of Yama granting Satyawan another chance of life was due to his very dedicated wife. Name her. #DharmaQuiz 808. Ans: Sati Savitri
Satyam eva jayate or Truth Alone Truimphs, the national emblem of India, is from which upanishad? a)Mundaka b)Katha c) Kena #DharmaQuiz 809. Ans: Mundaka
Buddha taught Arya Satyas during teaching of Dharma Chakras. How many Arya Satyas did he teach? a)2 b)8 c)4 - #DharmaQuiz 810. Ans: Four Arya Satyas
Satya is a part of Mahavratas that Jain monks follow. How many mahavratas or vows totally are there? #DharmaQuiz 811. Ans: Five Mahavratas

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@prashanthkpp : 5
@vipulgupta1976 : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@kishor_narayan : 5
@rohitbhatta : 4
@DevNakshi : 4
@divya1110 : 4
@kishan_harathi : 4
@itsmesuresh : 3
@man0jsharma : 3
@manohar_sram : 2
@matarishwan : 2
@bhootnath : 2
@Karmasura : 2
@rash_tipsntips : 2
@nationalizer : 2
@pchaturved : 1
@SAIRAMNATARAJA : 1
@brknanda : 1
@Scrap370 : 1
@miraclegirl9 : 1
@im_adi : 1
@laksarma : 1
@08sanjeev08 : 1
@eabhvee : 1
@sarfaroshhindu : 1
@odunghat : 1
@mukunthaniyer : 1
@krishnachethan : 1
@TorontoDreams : 1
@amit_sincy : 1
@Swabhimaan : 1
@psudo : 1
@Susri1210 : 1

DharmaQuiz Session 90: 16-Sep-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 70 updates.

Session 90: September 16, 2011
Theme: Hinduism outside India

In terms of Hindu population, which is the world's third largest Hindu populated country? #DharmaQuiz 802 . Ans: Bangladesh, around 15 million Hindus in 2011.
This capital city of a South Asian country draws its name from a Hindu temple for Ishwari or Goddess. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 803. Ans: Dhaka, from Dhakeshwari temple.
This capital city of a South Asian country derives its name from Sanskrit, meaning "Wooden Covered Shelter". Name it. #DharmaQuiz 804. Ans: Kathmandu from Kaashtha (wooden) Mantapa (covered shelter)
Which Shiva temple in Bangladesh holds the largest Linga in that country? a)Kantaji b) Kal Bhairab c)Ramna Kali. #DharmaQuiz 805. Ans: Kal Bhairab
Nepal's official calendar is Bikram Sambat Hindu calendar. Is that a Solar or a Lunar calender? #DharmaQuiz 806. Ans: Solar

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@vipulgupta1976 : 3
@sharathinindia : 3
@sumeetgarg : 3
@SantaSingh : 3
@DevNakshi : 3
@jagdish : 3
@talmukund : 2
@hd223 : 1
@BKrtik : 1
@manu_bajaj : 1
@smartAleckTweet : 1
@itsmesuresh : 1
@RefugeeBlues: 1
@Dhruv_rathore : 1
@krbhavsar : 1
@sanatsan : 1
@subodh1945 : 1
@SandeepMertia : 1
@Ricky_Kha : 1
@ChefSanketo : 1

DharmaQuiz Session 89: 13-Sep-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 69 updates.

Session 89: September 13, 2011
Theme: Sacred Sayings

When Rig Veda says "ekam sat vipra bahudha vadanti", who are Vipras? a)Kings b)Sages c)Soldiers #DharmaQuiz 797 Ans: b - Sages
When Rig Veda proclaims "Prajnanam Brahma" what is prajnanam? a)Consciousness b)Validity c)Bravery #DharmaQuiz 798 Ans: b - Consciousness
When Yajur Veda announces "aham brahmaasmi", who is 'brahman' in the context? a)Teacher b)Priest c)God #DharmaQuiz 799. Ans: c- God
When Yajur Veda prays, "Sham no mitrah, sham varunah" kind to gods, what is 'sham' conveying? a)Bliss b)Grace c)Arrival #DharmaQuiz 800. Ans: a - Bliss
{Final, 9 PM closing} Atharva Veda says "Bhadram Karnebhih shrunuyama devah" what's 'bhadram'? a)Auspicious b)First c)Eager #DharmaQuiz 801. Ans: a - Auspicious

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@ManiKSK : 5
@krish53 : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@AvinashCKM : 4
@itsmesuresh : 4
@Mimaniya : 4
@man0jsharma : 4
@amitgupta_lnct : 4
@manohar_sram : 3
@internet__hindu : 3
@krbhavsar : 3
@mukuvacha : 3
@surabhi18 : 3
@SathyMJ : 2
@matarishva : 2
@SantaSingh : 2
@prashanthkpp : 2
@rainaamit : 1
@stormylook : 1
@mayureshgaikwad : 1
@manga_man : 1
@doubtinggaurav : 1
@kk_ahm : 1
@KittuKrithika : 1
@straighthindu : 1
@ninaada : 1
@ChanakyPandit : 1
@itz_deva : 1

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 88: 9-Sep-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 68 updates.

Session 88: September 9, 2011
Theme: Pandavas and Kauravas

Who was the ONLY Kaurava who advised Duryodhana against Draupadi's vastrapaharan? a)Vikarna b)Nandana c)Mahodara. #DharmaQuiz 792. Ans: (a) Vikarana
Karna used a major astra (not brahmastra) to kill one son of Bhima in Mahabharata. Name that son. a)Sarvanga b)Sutasoma c) Ghatotkacha #DharmaQuiz 793. Ans: (c) Ghatotkacha
Pandavas spent 1 year of incognito or ajnatavasa in which king's court? a)Virata b)Nala c)Jayadhrata #DharmaQuiz 794 Ans: (a) Virata
Who was the only son of Kunti who was born to Surya or Sun God? a)Yudhishtira b)Arjuna c)Karna #DharmaQuiz 795. Ans: (c) Karna
Name the mother of Arjuna's son who made Chakravyuha very famous. a)Ulupi b)Subhadra c)Draupadi #DharmaQuiz 796 Ans: (b) Subhadra

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@RohitRajpurohit : 5
@venkataa : 5
@FEEL4INDIA : 5
@nilayshah80 : 5
@man0jsharma : 5
@GirishLN : 5
@ManiKSK : 5
@Mimaniya : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@NPatnaik55 : 5
@SwarupKS : 5
@mayureshgaikwad : 4
@mohitmathurs : 4
@DevNakshi : 4
@itsmesuresh : 4
@lodyaashi : 4
@AvinashCKM : 4
@praneshak : 4
@alka_ks : 3
@SantaSingh : 3
@chhayank : 3
@vamshitweet : 3
@_SHIVANGI__ : 3
@rv_nath : 3
@rudraveenaa : 3
@krish53 : 3
@stormylook : 2
@laajjo : 2
@manishsinghm : 2
@manohar_sram : 2
@amitgupta_lnct : 2
@Sshankara : 2
@pavanaja : 2
@Mandar1008 : 1
o@psudo : 1
@Karmasura : 1
@jithu2k1 : 1
@nandini2611 : 1
@masoodalam1 : 1
@666666satish : 1
@krish53 : 1
@sapana_almelkar : 1
@kk_ahm K : 1
@jitendramehta70 : 1
@koolkarthik : 1
@__Awdhi__ : 1
@monalisasahoo : 1
@AmiSri : 1
@ranganaathan : 1
@vivek_nk : 1
@the_deep_throat : 1
@sudhindra_t : 1
@jaideepb : 1
@subhashpakhare : 1
@teehehea : 1
@madhu_shala : 1

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 87: 6-Sep-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 67 updates.

Session 87: September 6, 2011
Theme: Vishnu

Vishnu is worshiped as "Bhujagashayanam". What does Bhujaga mean in Sanskrit? #DharmaQuiz 787. Ans: Snake/serpent
Vishnu is worshiped as "Bhava Bhaya Haram". Haram means the one who removes. What does "Bhava Bhaya" mean? #DharmaQuiz 788. Ans: Inborn nature's fear (bhava = inborn nature; bhaya = fear). Other version, fear of life's cycle.
Lord Vishnu is prayed as "Kshetrajnah" ; What does that mean? #DharmaQuiz 789. Ans: The one who can lead us (to moksha or salvation)
Vishnu is also known as 'Akshara' : In Sanskrit it's explained as "Na ksharati iti Aksharah". Then what does Akshara mean? #DharmaQuiz 790. Ans: The one which (greatness) never diminishes.
{Final, open till 9 PM} Vishnu is referred with respect as "Shrimaan". What does Shrimaan exactly mean? #DharmaQuiz 791. Ans: The one with lovely form.

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@DevNakshi : 4
@manohar_sram : 3
@man0jsharma : 3
@sureshvar : 3
@amitgupta_lnct : 3
@ManiKSK : 3
@sharathinindia : 3
@neelesh_mishra : 3
@SantaSingh : 2
@ChanakyPandit : 2
@shivsankar : 2
@itsmesuresh : 2
@Susri1210 : 2
@dwellerinme : 1
@ca_deepakG : 1
@Mimaniya : 1
@girist : 1
@TheArvindDhar : 1
@traighthindu : 1
@AmiSri : 1
@Sshankara : 1
@anuragjain12 : 1
@nandini2611 : 1
@kdpgrahi : 1
@mukunthaniyer : 1
@_Aniket : 1
@Amit2you : 1
@dildhondtahai : 1

Friday, September 2, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 86: 2-Sep-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 66 updates.

Session 86: September 2, 2011
Theme: Ganesha

When Tamil people refer to 'Pillaiyar', which famous Hindu deity are they referring to? #DharmaQuiz 782. Ans: Ganesha
Ekadanta is usually associated with Siddhi (spiritual power) and Riddhi (prosperity); Name the third associated quality. #DharmaQuiz 783. Ans: Buddhi (intellect)
Cynodon dactylon is the botanical name of the grass that is a must when worshiping the Lambodara. What's its Sanskrit name? #DharmaQuiz 784. Ans: Durva
Biggest immersion processions of Vakratunda on which day? a) Subramanya Shashti b) Ananta Chaturdashi c) Naraka Chaturdashi #DharmaQuiz 785. Ans: b) Ananta Chaturdashi
When Gajanana was the scribe to write Mahabharata, who narrated the epic to him? #DharmaQuiz 786. Ans: Veda Vyasa

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@sharathinindia : 5
@ManiKSK : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@rohitbhatta : 5
@nevesaydie : 5
@mayureshgaikwad : 4
@kishan_harathi : 4
@sureshvar : 4
@koffeewitharsha : 3
@dharmakrit : 2
@SamitLive : 1
@TorontoDreams : 1
@TheArvindDhar : 1
@jaideepb : 1
@ramjoukani : 1
@RaviGhiyar : 1
@Sshankara : 1
@manohar_sram : 1
@shekhar7 : 1
@dineshamle : 1
@Saffron_Surfer : 1
@SajanShetty : 1
@jitndr : 1
@ASHISHTWITTED : 1
@ksmsundaram1975 : 1
@FatAngryBird : 1

DharmaQuiz Session 85: 23-Aug-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 65 updates.

Session 85: August 23, 2011
Theme: Krishna

Lord Krishna's foster father, Nanda, became the head of a community of cow herders and settled down in which place? #DharmaQuiz 776. Ans: Vrindavan
Name of the mountain that Krishna lifted as a small boy? a)Simhadri b)Govardhana c)Rohini. #DharmaQuiz 777. Ans: Govardhana
Who was Radha's father, an original inhabitant of Vrindavana? a)Vrishbhanu. b)Gosimha. c)Nimbarka. #DharmaQuiz 778. Ans: Vrishbhanu.
Name the dance immortalized by Krishna & Radha, translated as the play of asthetics or more broadly as Dance of Divine Love. #DharmaQuiz 779. Ans: Raasa Leela.
Which Vedic god was furious when Krishna advised people of Vrindavana to worship nature, and not the Vedic god? #DharmaQuiz 780. Ans: Indra
Krishna lost 6 of his siblings to the madness of uncle Kamsa. Name his only half sister who survived. #DharmaQuiz 781. Ans: Subhadra.

List of people who got one or more answers answers right:

@man0jsharma
@Susri1210
@sureshvar
@rohitbhatta
@imoindian
@mebrahmin
@Ash Dubey
@itsmesuresh
@08sanjeev08
@chaitrabhat7
@urs_sandeepan
@RaviGhiyar
@SandeepShelke
@krish53
@sharathinindia
@7Notes4Beats
@AviTweets
@GirishLN
@ManikandSharma
@chhayank
@shwetakeshav
@TwtbyKoushik
@surabhi18
@umeshbhateja
@JustChetu
@ranganaathan
@ASHISHTWITTED
@patilso
@jaya_888
@ramjoukani
@idurgesh
@_ankitG
@AshutoshNSingh
@Maheshcr
@lndian_ITman
@psudo
@madhu52
@stormylook
@vijay_vvk
@umeshbhateja
@atulbadani
@Narainised
@RetardRahulG
@priyanksri
@Amaresh80
@krish53
@Aiyoo_Rama
@rasita
@cvmanjoo
@vamanan81
@laajjo
@PanchuDas
@amitraval111
@matarishva
@indiantweeter
@ganguli
@Ranger98806
@jasminemovement
@Rajput_Ramesh

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