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What are the 2 branches of the family?
Pandavas and Kauravas
The Pandavas were the sons of who?
Pandu
This person had the idea to have a tournament to display the skills of the Pandavas and Kauravas
Dronacharya
Whad did Duryodhana do so that Karna could fight with Arjuna?
He made him King of Anga
Who do the Pandavas go to war against?
Kauravas
Who is the God of Wealth
Kubera
The Mahabharata has how many verses?
200,000
The Kauravas were the sons of
Gandhari and Dhritarashtra
Where did Drona go after Drupad refused to help him?
Hastinapura
How many years were the Pandavas in exile?
13
Mahabharat is divided into how many parvas/sections?
18
Name the Pandavas in the order they were born
Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva
Who was the last person to be lost by the Pandavas in the dice game
Draupadi
What land was given to the Pandavas after they returned from Panchala?
Khandavaprastha
What happened when Karna shot an arrow at an animal he thought was a deer?
It was a cow belonging to a brahmin and he got very angry and cursed him
Who was shooting arrows at River Ganga
Devavrata (Bhishma)
Where did King Dhritarashtra send the Pandavas so that people would forget them?
Varnavrata
What city did Bhima save from Bakasura?
Ekachakra
Name all the characters who were present during the dice game (Hint! There are 9 :) )
Pandavas, Kauravas, Shakuni, Bhisma, Drona, Kripa, Radheya, Dhritarashra, Vidhura
From which lake did Maya bring precious stones for the sabha?
Bindusara Lake
Goddess Ganga agreed to marry King Shantanu? How many conditions were there? And what were they?
3 conditions 1) He will not ask her any questions 2) He should not interfere in anything that she does. 3) He will be kind to her
What forest did the Pandavas go to after the game of dice?
Kamyaka forest
How did Duryodhana try to get rid of Bhima?
By poisoning him and throwing him into the river
Balarama came to the camp of the pandavas, they thought that maybe they could convince Balarama to come to their side. but he declined. Why did he decline?
Because is not going to take anyone's side because he doesn't believe in this business of war and he doesn't want their aunt, mother kunti or cousins to be affected by this situation.
What are the rules of war?
a.) only can fight at day, both have to fight with the same weapon.
b) if you get hurt you have to stop fighting and let them take him away.
c) If he gets hurt and runs away, they cant chase him.
d) You can also fight with words, during the war if for any reason that somebody says that they want to stop warring then the elders ( chief) have to come in agreement that the war will end till then they continue