Friday, January 10, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 251: 10-Jan-2014

Theme: Hindu Rivers and Cities

#DharmaQuiz 1641: Hindu holy city Varanasi got its name due to two rivers. Name them. Ans: Varuna and Asi. The city is between them.

#DharmaQuiz 1642: Name one major Hindu temple from Tamil Nadu, that is 1000 years or more old. Ans: Brihadeshwara temple, Tanjavur. Reality is that there are 100s if not 1000s.

#DharmaQuiz 1643: Name one university in India, that has the name "Gangotri" (Ganga river's origin) in it. Ans: Manasa Gangotri, Mysuru, Karnataka. Mangala Gangotri, Mangaluru.

#DharmaQuiz 1644: Name one sacred text of Jains. Ans: Samyak Jnana, Samyak Darshana and Samyak Charitrya.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 1645: The sacred Saligrama stones are usually found at the bed of which river in Nepal? Ans: Gandaki.

Answers to session 250:

  1. @atinmali : 5
  2. ‏@IdiOt_B : 5
  3. ‏@brahmavith : 5
  4. @CJ_Shekhar : 5
  5. @n_dolli : 5
  6. @ajaypawardr : 5
  7. @Tasmayi : 5
  8. @GuruCharan99 : 5
  9. @KaushikRg : 5
  10. ‏@rohitsamvada : 5
  11. @bhaviknz : 5
  12. @vijirak : 5
  13. ‏@man8shree : 5
  1. ‏@rainaamit : 4
  2. @cgmagia : 4
  3. @GirishSiddapura : 4
  4. @FatAngryBird : 4
  1. @shivprasath : 3
  2. @ashujoshi27 : 3
  3. @Baacharaju : 3
  4. @nandini2611 : 3
  5. @Telugutalli : 3
  6. @Mamdhata : 3
  1. @BoredCricketFan : 2
  2. @suhasn88 : 2
  3. ‏@maathinamalla : 2
  4. @DrPannagDesai : 2
  5. @mrsnrao : 2
  1. @SnookyBangalore : 1
  2. @shreyasms : 1
  3. @deovaibh : 1
  4. @SreeIyer1 : 1
  5. @kamshettysp : 1
  6. @Sheks65 : 1
  7. @krishnamaroli : 1
  8. @DrSrishtiGupta : 1
  9. @Chari_O_Teer : 1
  10. @sudheerpai : 1
  11. @Nirahua_dehati : 1
  12. @durgaramdas : 1
  13. @Mahavee46084860 : 1
  14. ‏@Cs_Cl : 1
  15. @girishbellad : 1
  16. @Aps4466 : 1
  17. @dilipdehariya : 1
  18. @Jal_Kukdi : 1
  19. @AniilkumarAnil : 1
  20. @Morattu1 : 1
  21. @manoj30898 : 1
  22. @Jille_ilahi : 1
  23. ‏@Smoking_Sadhu : 1
  24. ‏@ganeshmahnar : 1
  25. ‏@twit2amit : 1
  26. @NilimaNilimas : 1
  27. @venkataa : 1
  28. @saravanan_d : 1
  29. @vikasdixit1984 : 1
  30. @rohit2vats : 1
  31. @sampathkas : 1
  32. @KSVSUBRAMANIAN : 1
  33. @kbsconsultants : 1
  34. @YashwantCharan : 1
  35. ‏@rajmohan_k : 1
  36. @Ivinayjain : 1
  37. @Giridhar02 : 1
  38. ‏@Venky1971 : 1

Very good response today. See you next week.

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