Tuesday, September 11, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 162: 11-Sep-2012

Theme: Swami Vivekananda's September 11th 1893 speech at Chicago.
  1. On Sep 11, 1893, in which Chicago hall did Swami Vivekananda give his "Brother & Sisters of America" speech?  #DharmaQuiz 1166 #Remember911 Ans: Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago. (Hall of Columbus considered too). See -> http://hinduism.about.com/b/2012/09/11/swami-vivekanadas-911-speech.htm?nl=1
  2. Vivekananda give his 1st speech on Sep 11, 1893. When was his last speech during the same world's parliament of religions? #DharmaQuiz 1167. Ans: September 27, 1893.
  3. What did Swami Vivekananda teach in America primarily? a) Puranas. b) Mahabharata. c) Vedanta. #DharmaQuiz 1168. Ans: c) Vedanta.
  4. Vivekananda's speech at Chicago covered Hinduism teaching the world tolerance and universal acceptance. True or False?  #DharmaQuiz 1169. Ans: True. Read his speech here -> http://hinduism.about.com/od/vivekananda/a/vivekananda_speeches.htm and http://hinduism.about.com/od/vivekananda/a/vivekananda_speeches_2.htm
  5. {Final,Open till 11PM} Vivekananda spoke at Chicago about a grand religion of West Asia to which India gave refuge. Name it #DharmaQuiz 1170. Ans: Zoroastrianism.
Top Scorers during session 162:
  1. @sweetandu : 5
  2. @DevNakshi : 5
  3. @Manjunaath : 5
  4. @asraghunath : 5
  5. @intodust_in : 5
  6. @abhipar7 : 5
  7. @anandt_05 : 5
  8. @hchaturv : 5
  9. @Shree03 : 5
  10. @surnell : 5
  11. @iSaakshi : 5
Congrats to:
  • @sharathinindia : 4
  • @prashanthkpp : 4
  • @kapil_dev : 3
  • @man8shreen : 3
  • @Sahyadri : 2
  • @rinku3009 : 2
  • @bihar_ke_lala : 2
  • @IndianDarKnight : 2
  • @shylsmn : 2
  • @RaiAbhinav84 : 1
  • @Bhaarateeyudu : 1
  • @Sameer470 : 1
  • @CJ_Shekhar : 1
  • @nipun1090 : 1
  • @ChandanYogendra : 1
  • @PankajBagla : 1
  • @um_dubey : 1
  • @SandeepShelke : 1
  • @MadhusudanLohia : 1
  • @akyma1947 : 1
  • @UtsavMitra : 1
Do read through the reference links provided above to understand what a stellar performance was that of Swami Vivekananda in 1893.

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