Mahabharata Quiz - Part 2
1) What was the name of Drona's father?
1) Kashyap
2) Bhardhwaja
3) Parashurama
4) None
2) To whom does Yudhisthira offer the first worship at the time of the Rajasuya Yagna?
1) Balarama
2) Dhritharashtra
3) Bheeshma
4) Krishna
3) Who presented the bow "Gandiva" to Arjuna?
1) Vayu
2) Agni
3) Varuna
4) Indra
4) What was the name of Eklavya's father?
1) Drona
2) Hiranyadhanu
3) Dhritharashtra
4) Pandu
5) Where did Drona go when he was insulted by Drupada?
1) Hastinapura
2) Indraprastha
3) Kishkinda
4) Panchala
6) What does the word Bheeshma mean?
1) An invaluable man
2) The angry young man
3) A terrible man
4) None
7) Who recited the Mahabharata?
1) Ved Vyasa
2) Ganesh
3) Valmiki
4) Krishna
8) Even after the war was over, someone attempted to take Bheema's life. Who was this?
1) Ashvathama
2) Dhritarashtra
3) Kripacharya
4) Gandhari
9) Bhishma chose a particular time for his death. What was this time called?
1) Bhramakaal
2) Sainkaal
3) Suprabhaat
4) Uttarayan
10) Who was the last commander of the Kaurava army?
1) Shalya
2) Karna
3) Ashvathama
4) Kripacharya
11) Jayadratha singlehandedly held back the Pandavas (except Arjuna) on the day of the Chakravyuha, leading to Abhimanyu's death. This was the result of a boon bestowed upon him by a God. Which God was this?
1) Indra
2) Agni
3) Bhrama
4) Shiva
12) Which warrior lured Arjuna away while Drona formed his Chakravyuha to capture Yudhistira?
1) Susharma
2) Vikarna
3) Kritvarma
4) Shakuni
13) Which warrior is said to have broken 101 bows of Drona before the latter could fire even a single arrow?
1) Satyaki
2) Abhimanyu
3) Arjuna
4) Dhristadyumna
14) How many soldiers and warriors is Bhishma said to have killed each day of the war?
1) 500
2) 1,000
3) 10,000
4) 5,000
15) Duryodhana had a son who fought in the war. What was his name?
1) Rama
2) Laxman
3) Durmukh
4) Durvasa
16) Which warrior on the Pandava side died on the first day of the war?
1) Yuyutsu
2) Abhimanyu
3) Uttar
4) Ghatotkacha
17) Which warrior shot the first arrow, thus beginning the war?
1) Dushasana
2) Arjuna
3) Duryodhana
4) Bhishma
18) Whom did Duryodhana trick into joining his side before the war?
1) Susharma
2) Yuyutsu
3) Jayadratha
4) Shalya
19) Duryodhana and Arjuna both approached Krishna for help before the war began. Arjuna asked for Krishna himself to aid him. What did Duryodhana ask for?
1) Narayani Sena (army)
2) Bhramastra
3) Yadavi Sena (army)
4) His body to become that of stone
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