Team Quiz - Hinduism End of Topic Quiz Pit your wits again your classmates Team Name: Round 1 - Picture Round Score for Round 1: /10 Round 2 - General Knowledge Score for Round 2: /10 Round 3 - Top Five Score for Round 3: /5 1
Team Quiz - Hinduism End of Topic Quiz Round 4 - Alphabet Chain Score for Round 4: /10 Round 5 - Connections Score for Round 5: /5 Round 6 - Annihilation Score for Round 6: /10 Tiebreaker: Total Score: /50 2
Round One - Picture Round There are ten pictures; you have to name the items/places/people. You have 5 minutes to name as many as possible. 2 1 3 4 5 6 8 7 10 9 3
Teacher Script Round One - Picture Round 1. There are ten pictures; you have to name the items/places/people. You have 5 minutes to name as many as possible. Round Two General Knowledge 1. What is the name given to the part of us that is eternal and connects us to Brahman? 2. There are four aims of life, which one refers to religious and moral duty? 3. What is the collective term for the three gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva? 4. Where would you find the quote, All this is Brahman.? 5. What happens to the body of a Hindu as part of the death rite, antyesti? 6. Why would a Hindu travel to the Ghats? 7. Who is the father of the elephant-headed god? 8. What does the story of Svetaketu and Uddalaka teach a Hindu? 9. What term do you give a Hindu who worships Vishnu (possibly through the form of one of his avatars)? 10. Why do Hindus perform arti? Round Three Top Five 1. There are 7 steps a Hindu couple take during their wedding ceremony with each step asking for a particular blessing. Name 5 of them. Round Four Alphabet Chain Remember, the answers to the questions follow the alphabet, so if the answer to question one begins with E, the answer to question two begins with F and so on. If the answer begins with Z, then the next answer will begin with A. All answers are one-word answers. 1. What is the term that means the opportunity to see a holy person or the image of a deity? 2. Once it has been blessed, prashad gets what? 3. Diwali, Holi and Ganesh Chaturthi are all types of these. 4. Which god is considered the remover of obstacles and is often depicted holding an axe in order to show this? 5. What is the ritual act of the burning of offerings, which are done at weddings, births and other occasions, known as? 4
Teacher Script 6. In what country did Hinduism originate? 7. What is the name given to the act of repeating a mantra or the name of God? 8. This is the belief in cause and effect; actions that you do will result in good or bad blank. 9. Who is the goddess of wealth and fortune often depicted sitting on a lotus flower? 10. What is the collection of the 100,000 verse poem known as? Round Five Connections 1. What is the name given to the ten-headed demon that kidnapped a princess? 2. What is the name of the monkey-headed God? 3. Which hero s father was Dashratha, King of Ayodha? 4. Who was the princess who was kidnapped by the ten-headed demon? 5. What is the connection between all of these answers? Round Six Annihilation Remember, there are five bonus points for getting all ten answers correct. However, if you get one incorrect answer, you lose all points for this round. So if in doubt, leave it out! 1. What is the name given to the fifth samskara in which a child is named? 2. Holi is celebrated to mark whose love for Krishna? 3. Why is the skull cracked during antyesti? 4. Hindus hope to achieve Moksha, which is the liberation from what? 5. Why do mandirs have shikharas? 6. What ceremony does upanaya refer to? 7. There are a number of people who would not have antyesti, but would be wrapped and thrown into the Ganges instead. Name one of them. 8. What is the name given to a Hindu group who worship Shiva as the supreme lord? 9. This collection of text is also known as the Song of the Lord. What is it? 10. What does the canopy used during a Vivah Samskar or Kalyanam ceremony represent? Tiebreaker: To be answered if two teams are in joint position. Closest answer wins. 1. How many times would a mantra be repeated by those who follow Vedic or Tantric traditions? 5
Answers Teams to swap sheets and mark each other s. Answers in brackets are also acceptable and are not restricted to what is on the sheet depending on what you have taught them. Round One Picture Round 1. Ganesha 2. Krishna 3. Hanuman 4. Varanasi Ghats (accept Ganges). 5. Puja tray 6. The Trimurti (Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu) 7. Rama and Sita 8. Shrine (in the home) 9. Mandir 10. Lakshmi Round Two General Knowledge 1. Atman 2. Dharma 3. Trimurti 4. Chandogya Upanishad (3:14. 5. It is cremated on the ghats of the Ganges 6. To worship the goddess Ganga (accept other suitable responses) 7. Shiva 8. That God is everywhere and you don t need to see it to have knowledge of the divine s presence (Story of Svetaketu and Uddalaka) 9. Vaishnava/Vaishnavite 10. Invoke the spirit of the divine in the Murti. Round Three Top Five Accept other legitimate responses as well as any 5 of the following: They ask to be blessed with: 1. An abundance of resources and comforts. 2. Strength to compliment one another. 3. With prosperity and wealth. 4. To be eternally happy. 5. A happy family. 6. To live in perfect harmony, remaining true to their values and joint vows. 7. To always be the best of friends. Round Four Alphabet Chain Remember, the answers to the questions follow the alphabet, so if the answer to question one begins with E, the answer to question two begins with F and so on. If the answer begins with Z, then the next answer will begin with A. All answers are one-word answers. 1. Darshan 2. Eaten 3. Festival 4. Ganesh 5. Havan 6. India 7. Japa 8. Karma 9. Lakshmi 10. Mahabarata 6
Answers Round Five Connections 1. Ravana 2. Hanuman 3. Rama 4. Sita 5. Connection All characters from the Ramayana Round Six Wipe Out Remember, there are five bonus points for getting all ten answers correct. However, if you get one incorrect answer, you lose all points for this round. So if in doubt, leave it out! 1. Nam Samskar 2. The love of Radha for Krishna 3. To release the atman 4. Samsara 5. To show where the presiding deity or deities are enshrined. (Shikhara) 6. The sacred thread ceremony. 7. Brahmin (priest), Sadhu, Pregnant woman, baby or someone killed by a cobra. 8. Shaivism 9. Bhagavad Gita 10. The home that will be built together as a married couple/the four pillars represent the parents of the bride and groom who supported their children to this point and will be handing over responsibility. Tie Breaker 1. 108 7