Mahabharat I
How many children did Dhritarashtra & Gandhari have?
101
Which Kaurava fought for the Pandavas in the war?
Yuyutsu
What was Bhishma's real name?
Devavrata
Bhishma had a boon that let him choose when he must die. Who granted him this boon?
Shantanu
Which among the following was the capital city of the Kuru dynasty of kings?
Hastinapuram
Who was the youngest martyr in the War of Kurukshetra?
Abhimanyu
Which weapon did Lord Krishna use to kill Shishupala?
Sudarshan Chakra
Which of the following women in The Mahabharata was also known as Vasavi?
Satyavati
Who was Vasudevar's sister?
Kunti
Who was re-born as Shikhandi to slay Bhishma?
Amba
Who killed Shakuni in the Mahabharata war?
Shahadev
Name two rules to be followed in the Kurukshetra war.
- No warrior may kill an unarmed warrior
- No warrior can strike below the waist in mace warfare
Who is Shakuntala's biological father?
Vishwamitrar
Who was Satyavati's father?
Uparichara Vasu
Who was Sage Ved Vyasa another incarnation of?
Lord Vishnu
Bhishma, who could choose a particular time for his death, left his body on ________.
The first day of Uttarayana
How many sons does Satyavati have? (Exclude Bhishma)
3
Who taught Kunti the mantras that helped her beget children by invoking the blessings of the Devas?
Sage Durvasa
Who cursed Parikshit that he would die bitten by a snake?
Shringi
What does "Bhishma" mean?
One who took a deadly vow
What was Gandhari’s curse for Lord Krishna after the war was over?
That the Yadu dynasty should cease to exist
When Ashwatthama invoked the Narayanastra against the Pandavas, how did they escape his wrath?
All the troops abandoned their weapons
Match the following characters with their appropriate alternative names.
A. Arjuna a. Parthasarthy
B. Satyavati b. Partha
C. Veda Vyasa c. Vasusena
D. Lord Krishna d. Krishna Dwaipayanar
E. Karna e. Devavradhan
F. Bhishma f. Matsyagandhai
Arjuna -- Partha
Satyavati -- Matsyagandhai
Veda Vyasa -- Krishna Dwaipayanar
Lord Krishna -- Parthasarathy
Karna -- Vasusena
Bhishma -- Devavradhan
Who succeeded in stopping Janamejayan from destroying all the serpents in the world?
Asteekan
Who wrote the Mahabharat?
Sage Ved Vyasa