Deities/Gods/Goddesses
Which God is known as the preserver of the universe and has multiple avatars?
Answer: Vishnu
What symbol represents the universe and is often chanted as a sacred sound during Hindu Prayer and meditation?
Answer: Om
What is the piece of literature telling the story of a war between the Pandavas and Kauravas?
Answer: Mahabharata
What holiday do people throw colored powders and water to celebrate the arrival of spring?
Answer: Holi
What do these emojis represent?
🛕🪔🎇
Answer: Diwali
Which monkey-god is a devoted follower of Rama and played a key role in rescuing Sita from Ravana?
Answer: Hanuman
Which three gods are considered the “Big 3” for Hindus?
Answer: Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesha
What is the philosophical text discussing beliefs like duty, ethics, and nature of life? This was a discussion between Arjun and Krishna.
Answer: Bagavad Gita
During what holiday do we burn large models of King Ravana?
Answer: Dussehra
What do these emojis represent?
🌈👹😇
Answer: Holi
Which god represents wealth, prosperity and is depicted sitting on a lotus?
Answer: Lakshmi
What river is considered sacred to Hindus where pilgrims travel to bathe in its water to cleanse their sins.
Answer: Ganga River
Who is the vulture in the Ramayana that tries to rescue Sita from Ravana and get his wing sliced during the event.
Answer: Jatayu
During what festival do people decorate their homes and perform prayers about attracting wealth and propensity into their lives.
Answer: Lakshmi Puja
What do these emojis represent?
🪷🎉🇮🇳
Answer: Indian Independence day
Which God is known for swallowing snake venom and can be seen on his neck in most depictions?
Answer: Lord Shiva
Which goddess is worshiped as the mother of the universe and represents strength, power, and protection? Depicted as riding a lion or a tiger.
Answer: Durga
Who is the vulture that helps Hanuman discover that Sita is in Lanka?
Answer: Sampati
What is the main thing we do to celebrate Janmashtami? HINT: related to swings
Answer: Pulling the swing with Lord Krishna on it.
What does this represent?
🐢🦁🏹
Answer: Vishnu's avatars.
Which god represents the sun and is depicted riding a chariot pulled by seven horses.
Answer: Surya
In Hindu philosophy, this concept refers to the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, with karma influencing the soul’s next life?
Answer: Samsara
How many Mahapurans are there? Name some for bonus points.
Each name: 50pts
Answer: 18; Agni, Bhagavat, Brahma, Brahmanda, Garud, Padma, Skanda, Vamana, Varaha, Matsya, Kurma, Linga, Shiva, Vishnu, Narada, Markandeya, and Bhavishya.
Why/What is Diwali truly celebrated?
Answer: Lord Rama’s return to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. Symbolizes victory of light over dark.
What does this represent?
🌎🐗🌊
Answer: Varaha