DharmaQuiz: Draupadi

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Women of Mahabharata

#DharmaQuiz Session 350: 1-Dec-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2136: Draupadi has a name in Mahabharata which means "the one born from a Yajna or fire-sacrifice". What's that name? Ans: Yajnaseni.

#DharmaQuiz 2137: Name the brave son of Chitraganda, the wife of Arjuna from Manipura. Ans: Babruvahana.

#DharmaQuiz 2138: The great grand mother of Pandavas and Kauravas, Satyavati, was a fisherwoman on the bank of which mighty river? Ans: Yamuna.

#DharmaQuiz 2139: Name the wife of Bhima, who was a Rakshasi, for whom a temple exists today in Himachal Pradesh. Ans: Hidimba.

{Final, open till 9 PM} : #DharmaQuiz 2140: The Grandmother of warrior Arjuna in Mahabharata, Ambalika, was from which kingdom? Ans: Kashi.

Scores for session 350:

@_akt05 : 5
@Appu_Chikku : 5
@sabal_abla : 5
@anil_prongs : 5
@Simuntweets : 5
@jasshu7 : 5
@sposavalike : 5
@MangoAdmi : 5
@durgaramdas : 5
@deepti_nainwal : 5

@AMoorthy : 4
@mrsnrao : 4

@katwamurali37 : 3
@GayathriSrinath : 3
@Tweelak : 3

@HarMat24 : 2
@NikhilShembekar : 2
@bhsngr : 2
@Mamdhata : 2
@aditi2005 : 2
@deva1956 : 2
@arunmramu : 2
@deshi_mangoman : 2
@Susri1210 : 2
@_krishna1_ : 2
@manu_2k5 : 2
@rajeshrajput1 : 2
@jupallykk : 2
@drarora_gaurav : 2

@noniecool : 1
@harishinamdar : 1
@vamshitweet : 1
@Ateendriyo : 1
@vijayrkshetty : 1
@c_bhargava : 1
@gnb_351 : 1
@shantheshkulur : 1
@kum_1_09 : 1
@ganeshmahnar : 1
@ANILKUMARAN5 : 1
@arshaileshapte : 1
@ShivRTs : 1
@Amaradma : 1
@AshishSonwane : 1
@sraman0603 : 1
@vicky20680 : 1
@InnovativeHindu : 1
@rohitsamvada : 1
@thebagchi : 1
@apar_rajesh : 1
@JAYPATEL1018 : 1
@maverickmax1 : 1
@drrajeshnaik : 1
@rakeshjmishra : 1
@krsnaloveu : 1
@nation1st : 1
@radhakras21 : 1
@harianand_dr : 1
@sachinvij : 1
@saikripa1008 : 1
@0ff1ceofRG : 1
@kalpokashyap : 1
@DesiHum0ur : 1
@DrSndptripathi : 1
@RAJ_KUMAR_VERMA : 1
@aasare1 : 1
@rahultri1977 : 1
@Bhaskar42182097 : 1
@arjun_eklavya : 1
@Praveen_1singh : 1
@harigunwant : 1
@rinku3009 : 1
@sanjaynparikh62 : 1
@pramodgurav : 1
@Kalyan_Chakraa : 1
@jay2978ms : 1
@vimalrajm : 1
@Rajdarbar : 1
@surya_mukhi : 1
@vishaljammu : 1
@AnshulAgarwal4 : 1
@vicky20680 : 1
@BhairaviAshar : 1
@anna_do_kaudi : 1
@arya_shaktar : 1
@Rakeshbhaati : 1
@harigunwant : 1

Thanks to the great participation today. We all learned more on Mahabharata's famous ladies.

Friday, March 7, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 260: 7-Mar-2014

Theme: Descendants of famous people in Mahabharata

#DharmaQuiz 1686: Name one grandson of Shri Krishna in Mahabharata. Ans: Aniruddha, son of Pradyumna.

#DharmaQuiz 1687: Name one grandson of Arjuna in Mahabharata. Ans: Parikshit, son of Abhimanyu.

#DharmaQuiz 1688: Did any son of Draupadi survive the 18 day Mahabharata war? Ans: No. The only Pandava descendant who survived Mahabharata war was Parikshit, son of Arjuna and Subhadra.

#DharmaQuiz 1689: Name Duryudhana's daughter who married Krishna's son in Mahabharata. Ans: Lakshamana, who married Samba, son of Krishna and Jambavati.

#DharmaQuiz 1690: Name one warrior from the Kaurava army, who survived the epic Kurukshetra war in Mahabharata. Ans: Kritavarma, Kripacharya and Ashwatthama.

Answers to session 260:

@Tasmayi : 5
@man8shree : 5
@sweetandu : 5
‏@ayush4bharat : 5
@Joojhaaru : 5

@Telugutalli : 4
‏@vijayvaani : 4

@RaghuDiggavi : 3
@ChampakRoy : 3
@vijay_bhayani : 3
@KaushikRg : 3

@Gopalaratinam : 2
@Ronakvijay : 2
@ps1118 : 2
@joshiajaydeep : 2
@pandey_ashishkp : 2
@RameshBeeKe : 2

@rexrao52 : 1
‏@Twadda : 1
‏@tathagat12 : 1
@yogendra_11 : 1
@DrShobha : 1
@sharmabrr : 1
‏@rajathrao : 1
@krishnasdwar : 1
@vikasdixit1984 : 1
@mukulnda : 1
@vipinkrsingh30 : 1
@dhanushgowdacml : 1
@Veeravasanth : 1
@comfykaju : 1
@sujeetpillai : 1
‏@SatyaPandey99 : 1
@Gulaaabi : 2
@shivprasath : 1
@Sharan207 : 1
@ShrikanthHs : 1
@rohan194 : 1
‏@Lohana1983 : 1
@SrDPO : 1
@arunprasad72 : 1
@dr_anuragbajpai : 1
@karbhat : 1
@BhattJignes : 1
@abhicm03 : 1
@vallurisantosh : 1
@Atulkbhaskar : 1
@sanjaynparikh62 : 1
@ssk3071 : 1
@utkaws : 1
@venkataa : 1
@rohit2vats : 1

Very nice participation. See you next week! Suggest in comments, if you have any special them that you would like to see in Dharma Quiz.

Friday, July 19, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 224: 19-Jul-2013

Theme: Maha Janapadas or ancient Great Kingdoms of India.

2500 years ago, how many Maha Janapadas (Great Kingdoms) were there in India? #DharmaQuiz 1496 Ans: 16.
Name the two Maha Janapadas or Great Kingdoms of India 2500 years ago, that were there to the west of river Sindhu (Indus). #DharmaQuiz 1497. Ans: Kamboja and Gandhara.
Name the Mahajanapada or Great Kingdom 2600 years ago, that existed between Godavari and Krishna rivers in South India. #DharmaQuiz 1498. Ans: Assaka or Ashmaka.
Kashi was a Mahajanapada 2500 years ago. True or False? #DharmaQuiz 1499. Ans: True.
Name the Mahajanapada 2500 years ago in today's UP, from where Draupadi came during Mahabharata. #DharmaQuiz 1500. Ans: Panchala

Refer to this map from wiki for these regions:

Toppers during session 224:

‏@PrachinVaani : 5
@kshetragnya : 5
@vijirak : 5
‏@sharathinindia : 5
@surenc1974 : 5
@manya_rao : 5
@man8shree : 5
@ManiKSK : 5
‏@gupta_n : 5
@KaushikRg : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@cubicle_warrier : 5

Also, congrats to:

@cgmagia : 4
@Simuntweets : 4

@kmukundra : 3
@Susri1210 : 3

@ds54956 : 2
@Rasraj : 2
@CONgressMukt_IN : 2
@manishkmishra : 2
@pnthacker : 2
‏@JagannathAjnabi : 2

@Rasraj : 1
@drarora_gaurav : 1
‏@bsr3012 : 1
@Keefarqpaindha : 1

We have now reached 1500 questions in Dharmaquiz series. Browse this site for all those questions and answers.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 141: 5-Jun-2012

Theme: Pandavas' sons in Mahabharata

Draupadi had a son named Shrutasena. Which of the Pandava was the father of this boy? #DharmaQuiz 1061. Ans: Sahadeva.
Arjuna had a son named Iravan. He's worshipped in Singapore today as Aravan. Name Iravan's mother. #DharmaQuiz 1062. Ans: Ulupi, the Naga Princess.
Who killed Yudhishtira and Draupadi's son, Prativindhya during the Kurukshetra war time? #DharmaQuiz 1063. Ans: Ashwatthama.
Karenumati, the princess of Chedi, had a son Niramitra from one of the Pandavas. Who was that Pandava? #DharmaQuiz 1064. Ans: Nakula.
{Final, Open till 11PM} Sarvaga was the son of a princess of Varanasi or Kashi. Who was his strong Pandava father? #DharmaQuiz 1065. Ans: Bhima.

Top Scorers:

@Gaandeeva : 5
@geophyraj : 5
@siddarthpaim : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@iSumitRk : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@mediacrooks : 5
@iSaakshi : 5

Congrats to:

@prashanthkpp : 4
@lodyaashi : 4
@gdeepy : 4
@sharathinindia : 4
@DevNakshi : 4

@vschanna : 3

@drvijayr1 : 2
@bhijeetD : 2
@_Innovision : 2
@tandonb : 2
@akhilm176 : 2
@vaishwaanara : 2

@CommonM06649192 : 1
@idhairya : 1
@ganeshmahnar : 1
@gauravrathi08 : 1
@ProudHindu3 : 1
@ashu2aug : 1
@Satya046 : 1
@hindu_rashtra : 1
@jemin_p : 1
@menondivya : 1

Do keep participating in the Tuesday and/or Friday's evening quiz sessions. Good luck.