Friday, February 11, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 48: 11-Feb-2011

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Session 48: Feb 11, 2011
Theme: Theme: Asuras or Demons in Hindu Puranas/Epics
  1. Who was the mother of  Daityas or Demons or Rakshasas?  #DharmaQuiz 523 Ans: Diti
  2. Who was the younger brother of rakshasa Hiranyakashipu? #DharmaQuiz 524 Ans: Hiranyaksha
  3. Name the Asura grandson of Prahlada in memory of whom Onam festival is celebrated in #Kerala. #DharmaQuiz 525 Ans: Bali or Maha Bali
  4. Name the great Asura King Prahlada's aunt, whose burning is symbolically celebrated as Holi festival by Hindus. #DharmaQuiz 526 Ans: Holika
  5. Name the man eater Asura from Mahabharata, who had forced the local Raja to send him daily supply or food plus a man to eat. #DharmaQuiz 527 Ans: Bakasura
  6. Name the son of Bhima and a Asura girl. That Asura girl's brother was killed by Bhima. Also Himachal has temples for her. #DharmaQuiz 528 Ans: Ghatokacha son of  Hidimbi. Ghatam = pot and utkacha = hairless. He was born with hairless head shaped as a pot.
  7. During Samudra Manthan, one Asura managed to drink Amruta, but only till neck. Also credited to causing eclipses. Name him. #DharmaQuiz 529 Ans: Rahu
  8. Name the Asura, from Devi Mahatmya, who had the boon of him being cloned for every drop of his blood falling to ground. #DharmaQuiz 530 Ans: Raktabija Asura
  9. Name the guru of Rakshasas/demons, upon whom the common Indian word for Friday is named after. #DharmaQuiz 531 Ans: Shukra Acharya 
List of people who got answers right and indicating how many they got right:
  • @cpdarshi : 9
  • @Saffronizer : 9
  • @Rahulbaba19 : 9
  • @pirateadmiral : 9
  • @GirishLN : 9
  • @bhaw_jha : 9
  • @shibu_kt : 8
  • @pangalanrao : 8
  • @clumsycoder : 8
  • @AviTweets : 8
  • @Amaresh80  : 7
  • @dhanu_hansda : 7
  • @itsmesuresh : 7
  • @kishor_narayan : 7
  • @nationalizer  : 7
  • @TheArvindDhar : 6
  • @debaduttakar : 6
  • @smartrudra : 6
  • @PointBlank2108 : 5
  • @lshyam : 4
  • @talmukund : 4    
  • @keshda : 4
  • @mayureshgaikwad : 4
  • @srikanth_km : 3
  • @ecophilo : 2
  • @subodh1945 : 2
  • @rahulbagati : 2
  • @sureshnakhua : 2
  • @therepublian : 2
  • @binoyashokan : 2
  • @kamalranjini : 2
  • @malleshwara : 1
  • @gootypp : 1
  • @anand_rohan  : 1
  • @Right_Wingdian : 1
  • @hbnsl : 1  
  • @venkateshkm : 1
  • @Rohitdass : 1
  • @deepnest  : 1
  • @_SHIVANGI__ : 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.

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