India and Mythology Quiz

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1 India and Mythology Quiz

2 Rules 15 questions, total of 30 points All questions related to India and/or Indian mythology.

3 1. Whose name has been blanked out? (3 points) (Check next slide)

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5 And the answer is Jhumpa Lahiri (This was a Indian-theme quiz, remember?)

6 2. Which opposition? (1 point) Till 1973, the Davis Cup had only ever been won by the United States, Great Britain/British Isles, France and Australia/Australasia. In 1974, India and country X qualified for the final. India refused to travel to Country X for the final and X became the first outsider nation to win the Davis Cup. As of 2010, X has never actually played in a Davis Cup finals match. The following year, Sweden became the first outsider nation to win after playing the finals. Which country is country X?

7 And the answer is South Africa South Africa never reached any other Davis Cup final after that

8 3. Google Doodle for? (1 point)

9 And the answer is Yep, 82 nd birth anniversary of the lovable Anant Pai

10 4. Identify (3 points) What s so special about this Waheeda Rehman starrer that was released in 1972? The still is taken from a photoshoot for the movie that took place indoors in April 1970.

11 And the answer is Sorry for being a bit arbit, but didn t want to give out Googlable clues This is an image taken from a vintage photoshoot done in April Fardin and Waheeda Rehman played the lead in the movie Subha-O-Shyam, released in 1972 produced by B. Radhakrishna and Abbas Shahabiz. Chanakya directed the film, which also costarred Sanjeev Kumar as Fardin s younger brother. What s special about that? This movie was perhaps the first Indo-Iranian coproduction movie. Iran s Abbas Shahabi was the coproducer, and it starred the Iranian actor Fardin.

12 5. Who? Which famous company is he a founder of? (2 points)

13 And the answer is DLF Group; Choudhary Raghvendra Singh Will give full points to either of these answers

14 Indian Mythology The next 10 questions are from Hindu mythology Most of them are crackable All the best 2 points each

15 6. Who? His real name is Sathyavrata, but he got his name because of his acts. A. He misbehaved and misused his authority as a prince and hence was exiled. B. He killed the cow of sage Vasishta C. He used the unsanctified meat of his kill as food. There are clues in the question... Work it out :)

16 And the answer is Trishanku, meaning 3 sins

17 7. My favourite question Arjuna weilded the Gandeeva bow. But who was the original owner of the celestial bow that could singlehandedly create havoc on the opposition?

18 And the answer is Varuna He gave it to Agni, who in turn lent it to Arjuna for the great war. After the war was over, when Arjuna began his ascent, Agni requested Arjuna to return the bow.

19 8. Which list? During the period of every Manu, this list varies. If the current list comprises of: Kashyapa Atri Vashishtha Vishvamitra Gautama Jamadagni Bharadvaja Then what list is this?

20 And the answer is Yes it s the Saptarishis

21 9. Who? was observing on the last day of the war, how an owl was attacked by crows in the day and how the owls attacked back in the night. So he surmised that under the laws of nature, a person can fight when he is strong. He, Kritavarma and Kripacharya tried to attack the camp of Pandavas and they were stopped by a demon kept by Krishna.

22 And the answer is Ashwattama, the son of Drona

23 10. Who / What? In the beginning when Brahma created the universe, he did not consider the concept of over-population. Since there was no death then and the Earth became over-crowded. What did the worried Brahma do after this and what practise arises because of this particular act of Brahma?

24 And the answer is Agni was originally used to burn, but this led to extinction. Hence Brahma created the concept of death. This is why Hindus burn the bodies after death. Pretty cool, isn t it!

25 11. I am death Though there are many prescribed in the sacred texts of India, the following are the key ones: Naimittika, Prakritika and Atyantika. What popular word used often as a movie plot in various Hollywood movies, is this?

26 And the answer is Pralaya - or the end of the world as we know it

27 12. Who? Bhima was the only one who managed to kill Jarasandha. But that was one-on-one. Jarasandha was considered invincible in battle with armies (the reason why Krishna, Arjuna and Bhima went for a single combat). Who is the only warrior to have defeated Jarasandha before Bhima? (and this was a real battle)

28 And the answer is Karna

29 13. The game We all know the game of dice in the Mahabharata that ended with the Pandavas going to exile. There was another with Nala in the game which he also lost. What was probably the only game of dice in which a fight ensued over the claim for victory in the game, where two warriors who were neutral during the great war fought each other?

30 And the answer is Balarama, the brother of Krishna and Rukmi, the brother of Rukmini (aka one of Krishna's brother in laws!) Balarama became angry, hurled his pestle at Rukmi's head and killed him.

31 14. Who? If Srutasena, Ugrasena and Bhimasena were the other lesser known brothers, who was the most famous brother, a vital character in the Mahabharata?

32 And the answer is Janamejaya, the person who started the rendering of the itihasa

33 15. Un, dos, tres And the final question of this quiz What was the original name that Pandu gave to his third son?

34 And the answer is Krishna (because of his dark complexion) I know, even I did not believe it!!!

35 The scores (for Round 2) Navdeep Shukla 13 Gaurav Makker 12.5 Abhishek Chaturvedi 9 GZ Ramharish 8 Chanchal Pati 8 Anuj 6 Ganesh Puttu 5 Rushil Dhar 5 Vidyasagar 3

36 The cumulative scores after Round 2 Gaurav Makker 23 Anuj 21.5 Chanchal Pati 17 Sudeep 15 GZ Ramharish 14.5 Navdeep Shukla 13 Anup Kumar 11 Ganesh Puttu 9.5 Abhishek Chaturvedi 9 Rushil Dhar 5 Vidyasagar 3 Supratim 2

37 Scoring Pattern (for Quiz 2) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Total Score Points per question Anuj Ganesh Puttu GZ Ramharish Chanchal Pati Gaurav Makker Abhishek Chaturvedi Vidyasagar Rushil Dhar Navdeep Shukla

38 Please Note: The scoring pattern has been shared to remove ambiguity and ensure transparency in giving points, especially giving half-points to answers It will be shared as when needed The next quiz, a Biz Quiz, will be uploaded before 10 am tomorrow morning i.e. 17/10/2011

39 End of Quiz Thank you for attempting!!!