Friday, December 16, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 107: 16-Dec-2011


Theme: Famous Dharma people who were not stopped by caste/background barrier
  1. Name the great-grand mother of Arjuna and Duryodhana, who was a fisherwoman and ran a ferry service across the river.  #DharmaQuiz 889. Ans: Satyavati.
  2. Name the tribal woman, a daughter of a hunter, who offered half eaten fruits to Rama, and heard a nava-bhakti discourse.  #DharmaQuiz 890. Ans: Shabari.
  3. Name the highway robber, who used to loot people before killing them, but later turned out to be a great "EPIC" writer! #DharmaQuiz 891. Ans: Valmiki.
  4. Name the son of a daasi or a servant woman, who gave religious and administration instructions to King Dhritarashtra. #DharmaQuiz 892. Ans: Vidura
  5. By some accounts, Rama's guru was a son of a prostitute, but became a very learned sage. Name him. #DharmaQuiz 893. Ans: Vasistha.
Answers to session 107:



Top Scorers:
  • @pirateadmiral : 5
  • @gdeepy : 5
  • @kishan_harathi : 5
  • @RohitRajpurohit : 5
  • @Sammy_2912 : 5
  • @surabhi18 : 5
  • @hindu_tweeter : 5
  • @rajudasonline : 5
  • @pvaidyaraj : 5
  • @iSaakshi : 5
  • @DevNakshi : 5
  • @imukuvacha : 5
Congratulations:
  • @Mimaniya : 4
  • @twitrkshukla : 4
  • @shawjipk : 4
  • @jemin_p : 4
  • @dwellerinme : 4
  • @kapil_dev : 4
  • @sharathinindia :4
  • @sgdas2004 : 3
  • @keerthinarayan8 : 3
  • @chikchirp : 3
  • @scharati : 3
  • @CAKiranb : 3
  • @manohar_sram : 2
  • @jaideepb : 2
  • @gkamitabh : 2
  • @Rasraj : 2
  • @anivyas : 2
  • @melatturng : 2
  • @_stupid_common_ : 2
  • @TheArvindDhar : 2
  • @mspenta : 2
  • @gayu_tweets : 2
  • @shaileshsoni : 2
  • @vinukj : 1
  • @kalpesh0304 : 1
  • @Flyfiddlesticks : 1
  • @nandini2611 : 1
  • @im_adi : 1
  • @the_4th_estate : 1
  • @Sapianonline : 1
  • @pchaturved : 1
  • @retinaboss : 1
  • @_Rohaan : 1
  • @2thsculptor : 1
  • @twisteD_Canine : 1
  • @b_rishav : 1
  • @AAA2100 : 1
  • @KetPan : 1
  • @dppoddar : 1
  • @chaitanyabdesai : 1
  • @AmiSri : 1
  • @gpg_28 : 1
  • @agenthunt : 2
  • @DaringDeepa : 1
  • @rsenthilkumar : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above. Also, thanks to those who didn't get there, but attempted. Better luck next time.

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