DharmaQuiz: October 2014

Friday, October 31, 2014

Hindu population percentages across the world.

DQ 1906. Pic from Wiki

DharmaQuiz Session 304: 31-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1906: In one of the 22 republics in Russia, more than 2% of the population have become Hindus. Name it. Ans: Altai Republic

#DharmaQuiz 1907: Name one Arab country today, where Hindus form more than 5% of the resident population, including migrant workers. Ans: Oman 20%, Kuwait 6%, Qatar 7.2%, UAE 5% and Bahrain 6.25%.

#DharmaQuiz 1908: In terms of percentage of the country's population, name the country today that has the max percentage of Hindus. Ans: Nepal 81.3% (India, 80.5%).

#DharmaQuiz 1909: Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, and Suriname in south America, have large Hindu populations. Which 1 has the max % of Hindus? Ans: Guyana, with 28% Hindus.

#DharmaQuiz 1910: Which African country has the max percentage of Hindus? Mauritius or South Africa? Ans: Mauritius, which has 48% Hindus.

Answers to session 304:

@mdbiyani : 5

@Simuntweets : 4
@Telugutalli : 4
@MangoAdmi : 4

@MadusudhanR : 3

@drswapnilm : 2
‏@ProtectIndia : 2

‏@pandey_ashishkp : 1
@sudhirapai : 1
@kp8278 : 1
@harishshenoy1 : 1
@suresh97 : 1
@jayashreeravish : 1
@sbnIndia : 1
@GreatMind_Quote : 1
@vimaljaitly : 1
@navdesh50 : 1
@abhi2911 : 1
@stormylook : 1
@mitkon : 1
‏@SujnanNayak : 1
@rajnish821 : 1
@srinivasanands : 1
@TarunMaini3 : 1
@hrnaidu : 1
@abhicm03 : 1
‏@sunil_kumarpg : 1

Thanks for being a part of this today. Hindus should know more about Hindus who now reside on all the 6 continents outside Antarctica.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Deepawali or Diwali

DharmaQuiz Session 303: 21-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1901: Lord Krishna's wife killed Narakasura, on Naraka Chaturdashi day of Deepawali. Name her. Ans: Satyabhama.

#DharmaQuiz 1902: On 1 of the Deepawali days, some Hindus celebrate Bali Pratipada.
Name any non Deepawali festival where Bali is welcomed. Ans: Onam, in Kerala.

#DharmaQuiz 1903: Does Happy Dhanteras festival day during Diwali, occur before or after Amavasya? Ans: Before.

#DharmaQuiz 1904: Name a country on the South American continent, where Diwali is a national holiday. Ans: Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago or Suriname. Technically T & T are islands off the north of SA continent.

#DharmaQuiz 1905: Grandest event of 5 Day Diwali is Lakshmi's birth.
During which Puranic event was she born? Ans: Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean). @Individualist_ says, not born but manifested.

Scores for session 303:

@GuruCharan99 : 5
@mdbiyani : 5
@GayathriSrinath : 5
@CJoshi28 : 5
@MangoAdmi : 5
‏@arunz : 5
@Mamdhata : 5
@pramod_klr : 5
@mareekuree : 5
@Telugutalli : 5

@gboxam : 4
@sreekannoth : 4
@keshavaram : 4
@Tweelak : 4
@pandey_ashishkp : 4

@stormylook : 3
@krajthakkar : 3
@Simuntweets : 3

@nehjin8 : 2
@bhupinderpti : 2
@vschanna : 2
‏@Seek_self_truth : 2
@SwathiRagha : 2
@Lawan22 : 2

@acrajesh : 1
@narayanbpurohit : 1
@shegde63 : 2
@Maveric1128 : 1
@kapilsanvaliya : 1
‏@surecussam : 1
@rinku3009 : 1
‏@Anoopsri : 1
@TheJanamejaya : 1
‏@trueindian131 : 1
@patnaikt : 1
@acharya2 : 1
@AnupamkPandey : 1
@gandabherunda : 1
@ushamirra : 1
@saumya1985 : 1
@sibhaskaran : 1
@HarishankarSY : 1
@mrsnrao : 1
@prasad1654 : 1
@AmalPar : 1
‏@vjchats : 1
@ishuaadi : 1
‏@magaxiom : 1
@aravindan_krish : 1
@6amiji : 1
@ShivaKap : 1
‏@sun_pathak : 1

Happy Deepawali to all!

Friday, October 17, 2014

Theme: Hindu Scriptures

DharmaQuiz Session 302: 17-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1896: Is Ramcharitmanas older or Artha Shastra? Ans: Artha Shastra by Kautilya. Almost 2000 years older than Ramcharitmanas of Tulasidas.

#DharmaQuiz 1897: Which one of these is a Vaishnava purana?
Padma or Brahmanda. Ans: Padma.

#DharmaQuiz 1898: Name any one Itihasa (historical account) from Hindu scriptures.
Ans: Ramayana or Mahabharata.

#DharmaQuiz 1899: Is Mundaka upanishad that contains "Brahma vid Brahmaiva bhavati", a part of Yajur veda or Atharva veda? Ans: Atharva veda.

#DharmaQuiz 1900: Shrauta sutra and Smarta sutra, are a part of which of the six Vedangas? Ans: Kalpa.

Scores for session 302:

@sankarbe : 5
@Telugutalli : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 5

@AmatyaKautilya : 4

@PrinceArihan : 3
@Simuntweets : 3
@kepalagudde : 3

@nikhil__13 : 2
@deshi_mangoman : 2
@rajeshrajput1 : 2
@23nutty : 2

‏@Beingamby : 1

@ahmednkhan : 1
@sanya53 : 1
@Anirvachan : 1
‏@drarora_gaurav : 1
@Karmasura : 1
@anityakr : 1
@bapufromzalawad : 1
@srijai : 1
@ProtectIndia : 1
@SwathiRagha : 1
@rinku3009 : 1
‏@sudhirapai : 1
@TedhiLakeer : 1

Good show today.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Theme: Guru Shishya Parampara and Sampradaya

DharmaQuiz Session 301: 14-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1891: In Hindu sampradaya, Guru gives initiation to Shishya into a specific parampara. What's the Samskrita word for initiation? Ans: Diksha.

#DharmaQuiz 1892: Name the shishya of Adi Shankara, who started the Dwaraka pitha's Kitavala Guru- Shishya sampradaya. Ans: Hastamalaka Acharya.

#DharmaQuiz 1893: Name any one Vaishnava Guru-Shishya sampradaya that has been running for more than 500 years. Ans: Gaudiya sampradaya (Madhwacharya started it). Ramanandi sampradaya (Ramanujacharya a part of it). Pustimarga sampradaya (Vallabhacharya started it).

#DharmaQuiz 1894: Before Swaminarayan started Swaminarayan sampradaya under Guru Ramanand Swami, what was this sampradaya called? Ans: Uddhav Sampradaya.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1895: Name any 1 famous Guru, for whom temples exist, who did not belong to any traditional sampradaya. Ans: Shirdi Sai Baba, Narayana Guru, Puttaparthi Satya Sai Baba.

Answers to session 301:

‏@man8shree : 5

@Mamdhata : 4
@Simuntweets : 4
@GuruCharan99 : 4

@SwathiRagha : 3
@Telugutalli : 3
‏@anasrini : 3

‏@jgdanjesh : 2
@tanksalikv : 2

@_shomy : 1
@tmsatagoapan : 1
@ParambathP : 1
@aravozhukkam : 1
‏@ddpatel1120 : 1
@nityaism : 1
@iMumbaykar : 1
@schandrask : 1
@BogleSidha : 1
@Archana1207 : 1
@Eagleeye47 : 1
@vjchats : 1
@rajizm : 1
‏@raamss : 1
‏@yenkak : 1
@ParthiVasudev : 1
‏@anasrini : 1
@nikhil__13 : 1
@sharan070192 : 1

Shri Gurubhyo namah.. Harih om!

Friday, October 10, 2014

Hindu festivals in October 2014

DQ 1888. Pic from spiritualbangalore.com

DharmaQuiz Session 300: 10-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1886: This week we had the jayanti of Ramayana's writer.
Also, a famous Rajput princess famous for Rama/Krishna bhajans. Who? Ans: Meera

#DharmaQuiz 1887: Tomorrow is Karva Chauth.
According to Vikram Samvat calendar, which month's Krishna's paksha's 4th day is this festival? Ans: Kartik.

#DharmaQuiz 1888: Last Saturday was Jayanti of this philosopher from 13 century.
Considered Vayu's 3rd avatara.
Who? Ans: Madhwacharya

#DharmaQuiz 1889: A few days after Diwali, a famous sun worship puja happens in North India.
Name it. Ans: Chhath puja. @SaugataChaterje informs that it was started by Karna.

DQ 1889. Pic from Wiki

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1890: 12 days from now is Naraka Chaturdashi. Krishna slayed a demon on this day. Name that asura. Ans: Narakasura.

Answers for session 300:

@ajaypawardr : 5
@karthikjana : 5
@KaushikRg : 5
@kishor_narayan : 5
@HarishankarSY : 5

@pramod_klr : 4
@stormylook : 4
‏@mdbiyani : 4
@rajeshrajput1 : 4

@Mamdhata : 3
@Simuntweets : 3
@DrShobha : 3
@supportnmforpm : 3
@drarora_gaurav : 3
@drswapnilm : 3
@meenabg : 3

@sarvankarthik6 : 2
@SnookyBangalore : 2
@JpackJack : 2

@BharatKandpal2 : 1
@skdeshpande : 1
@jgdanjesh : 1

@kiranGowda0007 : 1
@harishinamdar : 1
@trivedianupam : 1
@DeepeshLakhera : 1
@ARSHURPALI : 1
‏@deshi_mangoman : 1
@pankaj165 : 1
@NeenaSinha : 1
‏@Deipakk : 1
@ushamirra : 1
@VishnuDhanuka : 1
‏@Ashishkr101 : 1
@sandeepgandotra : 1
@pchaturved : 1
@SaugataChaterje : 1
‏@vschanna : 1
@aachedeen : 1
@basuhan9 : 1
@gppatil2281 : 1
@Prach82 : 1
@Suri_Sing : 1
@raghavendra3190 : 1
@TheArvindDhar : 1
@vasenvy : 1
@nikhil__13 : 1
@piyushkaul : 1
‏@peeyushmalhotra : 1
@sreekannoth : 1
@PoonamV_ : 1
‏@enlightend_mind : 1
@Earthlingum : 1

300 sessions of Dharmaquiz over 4 years!!

Congratulations to all the loyal participants. Thank you.