Sikh Gurus
The ten Gurus of the Sikhs.
Who are Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Angad Dev Ji, Guru Amardas Ji, Guru Ramdas Ji, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Guru Hargobind Ji, Guru Har Rai Ji, Guru Harkrishan Ji, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, Guru Gobind Singh Ji?
This means "timeless or beyond death".
What is the meaning of the word "Akaal"?
This represents the power of God’s truth to cut through falsehood.
What does the double-edged sword in the Khanda symbolize?
The Sikh general who led the Khalsa in the capture of Sirhind.
Who is Banda Singh Bahadur?
This is where the original copy of Guru Granth Sahib Ji is kept.
What is Kartarpur Sahib?
This Guru established the practice of "Masands" (representatives of the Guru in distant places).
Who is Guru Amardas Ji?
This is "Charan-Pahul" in early Sikh initiation ceremonies.
What was the initiation where followers would drink water touched by the Guru's feet?
This city is where the first Amrit Sanchar took place.
What is Anandpur Sahib?
This person led the Sikh resistance against Ahmad Shah Abdali’s invasions.
Who is Jassa Singh Ahluwalia?
This is the year when Afghan forces massacred tens of thousands of Sikhs.
What is the historical significance of the year 1762 in Sikh history? (What is 1762?)
This Guru performed the wedding of Emperor Akbar’s granddaughter to a Sikh prince.
Who is Guru Hargobind Ji?
These are the five virtues emphasized in Sikhism.
What are truth, contentment, compassion, humility, and love?
This is the difference between the two Khanda's in Sikhism
What is the Khanda (symbol) which shows brotherhood and represents, charity, sword, and victory, and Khanda (Sword), double-edged representing the power of God’s truth to cut through falsehood?
This is what Havildar Ishar Singh is known for.
What is the Battle of Saragarhi?
This is when and where the First Sarbat Khalsa convened.
What is the significance of 1721 in Amritsar?
There is one God who is omnipresent and omnipotent.
What was the key message of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s teachings summarized in "Ik Onkar"?
This Sikh value requires standing up against oppression, even at personal cost.
What is Dharam Yudh (righteous struggle)?
This represents the eternal nature of God and unity.
What is the Chakkar?
This general was known as the “Right Hand of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.”
Hari Singh Nalwa?
This event in Sikh history is commemorated during the month of Magh.
What is the martyrdom of the Chali Mukte (Forty Liberated Ones) during the Battle of Muktsar?
This was where and when Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born.
What is the significance of the date April 15, 1469 A.D. in Talwandi (now in Pakistan - Nankana Saheb)?
This term refers to the realm of knowledge or wisdom in spiritual practice.
What is the principle of "Gyan Khand" in Sikhism?
This is the Dasam Granth in Khalsa Tradition.
What is the secondary scripture written by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, containing teachings on martial and spiritual life?
This Afghan ruler oversaw widespread Sikh massacres in the 1700s.
Who is Ahmad Shah Durrani?
This was the historical impact of the Treaty of Amritsar (1809).
What was the treaty recognizing the Sutlej River as the boundary between Sikh territory and British India?