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Who is the eldest of the Kauravas?
Duryodhana
For how many years were the Pandavas in exile?
13
What is the name of the Kauravas' Kingdom?
Hastinapura
Who is the divine father of Arjuna
(30 bonus points if you can name the divine fathers of Karna and the rest of the Pandavas)
Lord Indra
How long was the Kurukshetra War?
18 days
Who was Shikhandi in a previous life?
Princess Amba
Bheema slew Asvathama. What was Asvathama?
An elephant
What was the name of the palace of illusions created by the Pandavas?
Mayasabha
Who is the mother of Bheeshma?
River Goddess Ganga
On which side of the war did Krishna's army fight?
Kauravas
Who first attempted to disrobe Draupadi at the Game of Dice?
Dusshasana
What was the challenge in Draupadi's swayamvara?
To pick up a bow, string it, and shoot the eye of a fish that was rotating on the ceiling but only by looking at the reflection of the fish in a pool of water on the ground
What was the condition that Ganesha had to agree to before Veda Vyasa allowed him to transcribe the Mahabharata?
He had to write it without a single break.
Who is the divine father of Nakula and sahadeva
The Ashwini Kumaras
Who was the commander of the Kaurava army after Bheeshma?
Dronacharya
Who did Duryodhana crown as 'King of Anga'?
Hint: He was Duryodhana's best friend
Karna
What type of creature posed a series of questions to Yuddhistira toward the end of the Pandavas exile?
A Yaksha in the form of a crane
Sage Duruvasa granted Kunti a boon. What was it?
A mantra to invoke any God for a child.
Who is the "father" of Pandu, Dhritarashtra, and Vidura?
Veda Vyasa
What was the only lie that Yudhistira ever told?
he tricked Drona into believing that Bheema had killed his son Asvathama when he actually killed the elephant
Who killed five sons of the Pandavas mistaking them for Pandavas?
Ashwatthama
all the Pandavas die on their climb up the Himalayas. Only Yudhistira remains alive to reach the summit, accompanied by an animal all along the way. What kind of animal was this?
A dog
What are the sections of the Mahabharata called?
Parvas
What was the form Krishna took during the recitation of the Bhagavad Gita to convince Arjuna to take up arms?
Vishwaroopa Avatara
What was the name of the famous war strategy the Kauravas used in the war?
(Hint: Abhimanyu (arjuna's son) only knew how to enter it but not exit, which resulted in his death)
The Chakravyuha