Friday, February 18, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 50: 18-Feb-2011

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Session 50: Feb 18, 2011
Theme: Terms related to creation concept in Vedas
  1. Which is the 50th Samvatsara or Hindu year out of the set of 60 that repeat in a cycle?  #DharmaQuiz 540 Ans: Anala. More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samvatsara
  2. In the famous Vishnu Sahasranama or 1000 names of Vishnu, which one is the 50th name of Lord Vishnu? #DharmaQuiz 541 Ans: Vishwakarma. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu_sahasranama
  3. 50th name in a famous Ashthottaram (108 names) is "Om Bijapuraphalasaktaya Namaha". Which Lord's name is that? #DharmaQuiz 542 Ans: Lord Ganesha More: http://www.astroloka.com/showarticle.aspx?articleid=313&article=108+names+of+Lord+Ganesha+-+Sri+Ganapathay+Ashtothram
  4. Which Lord's 50th name in the 108 name Ashthottara is "Om Lakshmana pranadataaya namah"? #DharmaQuiz 543 Ans: Hanuman / Anjaneya. More: http://www.saihanuman.com/hanuman-mantra.html
  5. Gandhari gave birth to 100 boys and one girl in Mahabharata. Name the 50th Kaurava in that list of 100 Kauravas. #DharmaQuiz 544 Ans: Nishamgy. More here: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=137088887279&topic=10434
  6. What's the Sanskrit word for Fifty? #DharmaQuiz 545 Ans: Panchashat More here: http://veda.wikidot.com/sanskrit-numbers
  7. Out of the four Ashramas of a Hindu person's life, which one should ideally start at the age of 50? #DharmaQuiz 546 Ans: Vanaprastha or Hermitage phase of life
  8. In the 50th Shakti Peetha of Goddess, she is worshiped as Nandini. In which state of India is this peetha in? #DharmaQuiz 547 Ans: West Bengal. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti_Peethas
  9. Muktika Upanishad gives the name of 108 Upanishads. Name the 50th Upanishad from that grand list. #DharmaQuiz 548 Ans: Sharabha. More: http://www.vedah.com/org/literature/upanishads/108Upanishads.asp
List of people who got answers right and indicating how many they got right:
  • @khaishk : 8
  • @neetaraina1 : 8
  • @Saffronizer : 8 
  • @cpdarshi : 8
  • @pirateadmiral: 7
  • @kamalranjini : 7 
  • @Amaresh80 : 6
  • @pvaidyaraj : 5
  • @shwetakeshav : 5
  • @GirishLN : 5
  • @rohitbhatta : 4
  • @adhyam : 3
  • @mjrajput : 2
  • @smartrudra : 2
  • @hbnsl : 2
  • @itsmesuresh : 2
  • @idurgesh : 1
  • @keshda : 1
  • @dharm_rakshak : 1
  • @MukulKMishra : 1
  • @Swabhimaan : 1
  • @keerthanpai : 1
  • @rajudasonline : 1
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