Mahabharata General
Name Shantanu's second wife?
Satyavati
What does Bhishma mean?
Some one who has taken a terrible/difficult vow.
Give 3 more names that Karna was called by?
Vasushena, Radheya, Kaunteya, Suryaputra, Angaraja
Name the five Pandavas from oldest to youngest?
Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva
How did Pandava's escape from house of Lac?
By going through a hidden tunnel to the banks of the river and then going to the other side and burning the house before they left.
Who dictated the Mahabharata?
Sage Veda Vyasa
Name the sons of Ambika and Ambalika?
Ambika:- Dhritarashtra
Ambalika:- Pandu
What was the name of Gandhari's brother?
Shakuni
Nakula was born through the blessing of?
Ashvini Kumara
From the Hastinapur kingdom, who was the one who helped Pandava's in their escape from house of Lac?
Vidura
Mahabharata is divided in to how many paravas/sections and has how many verses?
18 parvas and 100,000 verses
What was Devvrata doing when King Shantanu saw him after many years?
He was shooting arrows in river Ganga
Who did Kaurava's tried to kill and how when they were playing near river Ganga?
Bheema, by feeding him poisonous laddu's
Name Bhima and Hidimbi's son?
Ghatotkacha
What event triggered that Pandava's decided to come out of disguise and reveal themselves?
After they married Draupadi and got support from King Drupada.
What was the name of the cow that the Vasus stole?
Nandini
Who was Bhishma's guru?
Sage Parasurama
What was the plan by Duryodana to destroy all the Pandavas and their mother Kunti?
Builds a palace made of Lac and set fire to it when Pandavas are in there
Who and how many cups of nectar was given to Bhima?
Vasuki and 8 cups
Why was the Brahman in the city of Ekachakra upset one day?
It was his Son's turn to take food to Bakasura and his son will be killed
Which Vasu was not freed from the curse of Vasistha?
Dhyu/Dyu
What was Shantanu's boon to Bhishma?
He can choose the time of his death
How did sage Parasurama find out that Radheya was not a Brahmin?
When he could bear the pain of a bee stinging his thigh when the sage Parasurama was resting on his knees.
Who was Draupadi's brother?
Drishtadyumna
Name the rakshasa that Bhima killed after eating all of his food? Also name the city where this event occurred?
Bakasura and Ekachakra