DharmaQuiz Session 275: 20-May-2014

Theme: Muslims who contributed towards Hinduism in India.

#DharmaQuiz 1761: Name the Mughal prince who translated 50 Upanishads from Sanskrit into Farsi, naming, Sirr e Akbar (The Greatest Mystery). Ans: Dara Shikoh, son of Shah Jahan.

#DharmaQuiz 1762: Name this Bharat Ratna Musician, a Shia, but a great Goddess Saraswati devotee. He performed at Kashi Vishwanath temple. Ans: Ustad Bismillah Khan.

#DharmaQuiz 1763: Name this tatvapada(moral poems) Kannada poet who was born a Muslim, but but was made a Brahmin by guru Govinda Bhatta. Ans: Santa Shishunala Sharif.

#DharmaQuiz 1764: There is a Venkateshwara temple where Burqa clad Muslim women pray since centuries. In which state? Ans: Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh.

Read: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/muslims-offer-prayers-at-this-temple/article5855962.ece

{Final,Open till 10.30PM} #DharmaQuiz 1765: Each year Shaikh Jannat Hossain leads Durga Pooja committee. Which state? Ans: Odisha.

Read more: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article1311134.ece


Answers for session 275:

1. @CJoshi28 : 5
2. @PrashanthSai369 : 5
3. @Ethirajans : 5
4. @KaushikRg : 5
5. @man8shree : 5
6. @showadarsh : 5

1. @GuruCharan99 : 4
2. @ChampakRoy : 4
3. @Iam_BigV : 4

1. @deshi_mangoman : 3
2. @sweetandu : 3
3. @Susri1210 : 3

1. @rohitkumarnath : 2
2. @iParamanand : 2
3. ‏@kamshettysp : 2
4. @mrsnrao : 2
5. @JagannathAjnabi : 2

1. @hooves2 : 1
2. @sudha073 : 1
3. @Viswajgd : 1
4. ‏@KushiChand : 1
5. @rajeshshenoy63 : 1
6. @avinash8899 : 1
7. @Beingamby : 1
8. @Dil_nair : 1
9. @SanathanBharat : 1
10. @vkansagra : 1
11. @vinaysagark : 1
12. @rohit_batra : 1
13. @igopik : 1
14. @mayavarathaan : 1
15. @samba3thy : 1
16. @VinayCKBP : 1
17. @kumardeepak2050 : 1
18. @aaaryes : 1
19. ‏@acakash : 1
20. @Pputhige : 1
21. @itsapollo13 : 1
22. @sharnarthi90 : 1
23. @srinivasanands : 1
24. @mithlm10sg8 : 1
25. @AmatyaKautilya : 1
26. @akhileshsingh70 : 1
27. @Oprabhu : 1
28. @vmanumachu : 1
29. ‏@imPhaniraj : 1
30. @octotus : 1

Hope this was interesting.

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

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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.
4. 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
5. 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.

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